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12 Apr

Celebrating Women Journalists for International Women’s Day

By Anna Chen and Jen Wilson Canadian Journalist for Free Expression (CJFE) is celebrating the centenary of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2011, by highlighting the work of four […]

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12 Apr

Journalist to defend journalist-source confidentiality against another media outlet

By Anna Chen On Monday, March 21, 2011, CBC journalist Nancy Thomson will appear before the Supreme Court of Yukon to defend her right to journalist-source confidentiality. She will argue […]

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12 Apr

Landmark decision on U.S. government wire-tapping and surveillance

By Anna Chen In a victory for civil liberties, privacy and the rule of law, a New York federal appeals court reinstated a case that challenged the constitutionality of legislation […]

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11 Apr

Your source is safe with me: Panel discussion broadcast online

For those of you who missed it: last month’s panel discussion “Your source is safe with me: Journalism, confidentiality and the courts” is now online, courtesy of Ryerson University. Panelists […]

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11 Apr

Witch hunt: the Toronto Standard talks gender bias

The Toronto Standard kicked off its first publishing week by wading into one of journalism’s most of-the-moment discussions: gender bias in the media. In this case, the lack of female […]

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11 Apr

When it comes to journos, what’s fair on Facebook?

When the Toronto Star‘s new social media policy leaked, many journalists were tempted to brand it with a fail stamp. Not so fast, says Star public editor Kathy English. In […]

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11 Apr

Rabble goes print

Rabble.ca has launched a weekly print edition for the election period — the rabble rouser – available online for readers to download, print and share with friends. The alt-media website […]

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8 Apr

News kids can use

Globe and Mail education reporter Kate Hammer profiles a news website for kids in her article TeachKidsNews.com brings the world to the classroom. Developed by two Toronto teachers, and running […]

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8 Apr

Le Buzz: Quebecor monopolise l’attention

Chaque vendredi, «le Buzz» revient sur les sujets de la semaine qui ont attiré le plus votre attention sur notre site et notre fil Twitter. Cette semaine, Quebecor a une […]

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8 Apr

Lady Gaga set to guest edit British daily

It may be hard to wrap your mind around, but alas it’s true: Lady Gaga is going to be a journalist. Well, at least for a day. The over-the-top pop […]

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