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18 Mar

Canadians accessing NewYorkTimes.com must now pay fee

The New York Times has begun charging Canadians for access to some of its digital content, Reuters reports. Print subscribers get full access for free, and non-susbscribers can access 20 […]

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18 Mar

Washington Post suspends Pulitzer-winning reporter for plagiarism

Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Sari Horwitz has been suspended for plagiarizing “substantial parts” of two recent news articles published by newspaper The Arizona Republic. The Post reports that “Horwitz […]

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18 Mar

RTNDA announces Prairie region award winners

The Association of Electronic Journalists (RTNDA) has announced the Prairie region winners of its annual eletronic journalism awards. From the RTNDA press release, here are the winners: THE TELEVISION WINNERS […]

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17 Mar

Gesca étendra le plan iPad à tous ses quotidiens

Il n’y aura pas que La Presse, navire amiral de Gesca, qui délaissera le papier pour l’iPad. Le patron du groupe, Guy Crevier, a en effet annoncé hier aux artisans […]

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17 Mar

Les médias étudiants de l’Université Laval victimes d’un incendie

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">La radio CHYZ 94,3 FM et le journal Impact Campus des étudiants de l'Université Laval ont été relocalisés à l'extérieur du campus après qu'un incendie ait endommagé leurs locaux la semaine dernière.</p>

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17 Mar

Court to rule on CBC reporter’s right to protect sources

In a unique case for media law, next week Fred Kozak, president of the Canadian Media Lawyers Association, will defend a CBC reporter’s journalist-source privilege — against another media outlet. […]

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17 Mar

Postmedia lists on TSX without IPO

In a move considered “highly unusual”, Postmedia, owners of The National Post, has been listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange without an initial public offering (IPO). In an article published […]

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16 Mar

A journalistic deja-vu: political party requests personal sources

<p>Journalists are routinely faced with issues regarding access to information, being summoned to hand over data that would reveal unnamed sources. When a journalist gives up their sources, they are breaking a promise of anonymity that allows people to come forward and be whistleblowers. Thus, maintaining ethics in this line of work -- more often than not -- has journalists refusing to give in.<br />

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16 Mar

OpenFile Montréal sera lancé fin avril

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-weight: normal;">Le réseau d'information hyperlocal OpenFile lancera son antenne québécoise à la fin du mois d'avril. Née à Toronto en mai 2010, la start-up s'est depuis implantée à Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary, Waterloo et Hamilton. À Montréal, elle tentera pour la première fois l'expérience bilingue, sous la gouverne de Caroline Boily, nommée rédactrice en chef.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b>Alimenté par le public</b></p>

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16 Mar

Globe and Mail launches political newsletter

The Globe and Mail has launched Globe Politics, a free daily e-newsletter with a focus on national and international political news, analysis and opinion from Globe columnists, foreign correspondents, editorial […]

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