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29 Mar

Election 2011: Carleton University launches election blog

Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication has relaunched its election blog, Political Perspectives, first introduced for the 2008 federal election. Christopher Waddell, the director of the school, says faculty […]

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29 Mar

Should journalists defend WikiLeaks’ whistleblower?

By now, everyone knows who Julian Assange is. The controversial WikiLeaks founder has made headlines around the world. But what about Bradley Manning, the 23-year-old Army private accused of releasing […]

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29 Mar

Radiohead produces newspaper: The Guardian covers “Creep”

In the tradition of rockstars producing journalism, Radiohead has announced that it will release a “newspaper version” of its latest album. UK paper The Guardian decided to respond by getting […]

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29 Mar

Toronto’s City Hall: are press a security threat?

In a column for The Toronto Star, Royson James writes about a confidential report that may limit press access to city councillors. He writes: “It is with no little concern […]

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29 Mar

Lights, camera … court?

<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">By Connie Monk </span><br /><br />In an historic first this week, cameras will record closing arguments in the landmark B.C. Supreme Court case on Canada’s anti-polygamy laws.<br />

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29 Mar

The Gray Lady paywall: will others follow NYT?

Last week the New York Times started charging Canadians for access to online content, and it plans to roll out its U.S. subscriptions this week. Good idea or bad idea? […]

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29 Mar

Royal Canadian Air Farce’s Roger Abbott dies

Roger Abbott, co-star of CBC’s Royal Canadian Air Farce, has died at the age of 64. His co-star Don Ferguson, quoted in a story from The Toronto Star, said: “I’m […]

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29 Mar

APTN hires Dana Foster as news co-host

APTN National has hired Dana Foster to co-host APTN National News with Michael Hutchinson. Broadcaster reports: “Foster holds an extensive and successful career in the broadcast industry, with a broadcast […]

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29 Mar

2011 election coverage underway

We’re off and running – sort of. The federal election campaign period began with the prime minister refusing to talk to journalists. But there’s no stopping the pesky press pack […]

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28 Mar

Proposed legislation effectively states that agribusiness and journalism do not mix

By: Steven Zhou In both Iowa and Florida, a series of proposed laws are working their way through the state legislatures which, if passed, would make it illegal to take […]

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