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1 Mar

Henry Burgoyne was last of Ontario’s family-owned daily newspaper publishers

By John Nicol Henry Bartlett Burgoyne, the last of the family-owned daily newspaper publishers in Ontario, died Feb. 7 of cancer. He was 61. Murray Thomson, his long-time managing editor […]

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1 Mar

Toronto Star investigative reporters and editors win Journalism Integrity Award

Update — the original version of this story incorrectly named the Star’s “investigative team” as the winners The Toronto Star investigative reporters and editors’ “stubborn emphasis on substance” — particularly […]

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1 Mar

Covering the Heritage Classic: When a sports event becomes a news story

When sports becomes news the rules of the game become blurred. CTV reporter and anchor Reg Hampton reflects on the peculiarities of covering The Heritage Classic in Calgary, and the […]

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1 Mar

“Everybody talks”: Toronto Star’s Kevin Donovan on getting the story

Reporting by Dana Lacey, video and editing by Anand Ram What separates the Toronto Star‘s investigative reporting from the rest of Toronto’s newspapers? “For one, we’re actually doing it,” says […]

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1 Mar

The real consequences of the death of print: whither papier-mch?

The Onion News Network has broadcast a panel discussion video titled How will the end of print journalism affect old loons who hoard newspapers? A guest panellist suggests that “If […]

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1 Mar

Prix d’excellence en journalisme

Il reste moins d’une semaine pour participer au Prix annuel d’excellence en journalisme de la Fondation pour le journalisme canadien (éditeur de ProjetJ). Toutes les sociétés de nouvelles canadiennes sont […]

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1 Mar

2011 Dart Center Academic Fellowship

Calling all journalism educators… March 25, 2011 is the deadline for the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma’s 2011 Academic Fellowships. The program is designed for journalism educators working with […]

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1 Mar

Charlie Sheen and Qaddafi Cant Resist Interviews

Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi and Charlie Sheen are “addicted to explaining” themselves, writes the New York Times, like many politicians and celebrities who turn to the media to rehabilitate their public […]

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1 Mar

Metro Canada to launch editions in Winnipeg, London

Free daily paper Metro is expanding to two new cities: Metro Winnipeg and Metro London will launch on April 4, according to a press release. Editions are already published in […]

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1 Mar

Nominations open for freelance writers book and magazine awards

The Dave Greber Freelance Writers Books and Magazines Awards is open to Canadian freelance writers that are writing books or magazine features (or published a magazine feature in the first […]

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