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24 Mar

CBC reporter won’t have to reveal sources to newspaper

The Yukon Supreme Court will not force a CBC News reporter to reveal her sources, CBC reports. The Yukon News had requested that reporter Nancy Thomson turn over the identities […]

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24 Mar

International conference on media and higher education comes to Toronto

The Worldviews Conference on Media and Higher Education takes place in Toronto from June 16-18. Speakers include: •    Tony Burman, Al Jazeera’s head of strategy in The Americas •    Adrian […]

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24 Mar

Twitchell trial: A new kind of court reporting

In Edmonton, the trial of an accused murderer is attracting a flurry of media attention. Having already live-blogged their way through the gruesome sentencing hearing of convicted killer Russell Williams, […]

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24 Mar

2011 budget: what the media gets

Two media organizations and an investment in digital media are included in the Federal government’s 2011-2012 budget. The CBC gets it’s usual $60 million for Canadian programming, and Canada Media […]

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23 Mar

RTNDA announces Lifetime Achievement Award winners

The Association of Electronic Journalists (RTNDA) has announced that Mark Dailey (the former voice of Citytv) and Ross Kentner (former Bayshore Broadcasting news director) have been awarded its Lifetime Achievement […]

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23 Mar

An open letter to the Globe and Mail from an unpaid freelancer

After six fruitless months spent chasing an unpaid invoice from The Globe and Mail, freelance journalist Nino Ricci wrote the paper an open letter. Ricco wrote a travel story for […]

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23 Mar

Des médias mondialement masculins

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-weight: normal;">Mondialement, l'industrie des médias est dominée par des hommes à tous les niveaux, d'après une vaste étude menée par la Fondation Internationale des femmes dans les médias. Après avoir étudié 522 entreprises de presse dans 59 pays d'un bout à l'autre de la planète, l'organisme a relevé que les femmes ne représentent que 33,3% de la main-d'œuvre dans les médias.</p>

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23 Mar

Now THIS is a job ad

And I want to work for this guy. It’s all here.

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23 Mar

Vast majority of newsroom managers are men: Global report

73% of the world’s top newsroom management jobs are held by men, a new study reports. The Global Report on the Status of Women in the News Media also found […]

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23 Mar

10 tips for photojournalist portfolios

Photojournalist Peter Power offers 10 helpful portfolio-building tips for aspiring photojournalists.

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