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14 Feb

Working for nothing: The social media scam

When was the last time an online media site, like the Huffington Post,  told you they couldn’t pay you for the content you were offering them but, hey, they were […]

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13 Feb

Canadian newspapers still profitable and bouncing back, according to business columnist

Pointing to StatsCan figures showing Canadian newspapers earning almost 10 percent pre-tax profits last year, The Star’s David Olive says newspapers are resilient: “The newspaper habit is stronger than ever.”

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13 Feb

It’s not just Egypt: Star covers zone of entire Middle East

Instead of concentrating its reporting force in Egypt to replicate saturation coverage already available everywhere, the Toronto Star has nine journalists covering “the Arab Awakening” from Morocco, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, […]

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11 Feb

Former Governor General Michalle Jean on her relationship with the media

On yesterday’s episode of Q, host Jian Ghomeshi speaks with former Canadian Governor General Michaëlle Jean and her husband Jean-Daniel Lafond about their relationship with the media during her tenure. […]

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11 Feb

Égypte: le moment CNN de Al Jazira

Certains journalistes américains estiment désormais que le printemps arabe est le moment CNN de la chaîne Al Jazira. Sa couverture des révolutions tunisienne et égyptienne sert en effet de référence […]

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10 Feb

Des étudiants enfument le siège social de Quebecor

Un groupe d’étudiants a fortement perturbé les activités du siège social de Quebecor en début d’après-midi en y envoyant des fumigènes. La fumée a forcé l’évacuation complète du bâtiment situé […]

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10 Feb

Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award winner announced

The 2011 winner of the Canadian Journalism Foundation and The Canadian Press’s Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award is Aaron Vincent Elkaim. Elkaim, a freelance photojournalist whose work has appeared in the […]

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10 Feb

Why the CRTC should change false news rules

When the CRTC invited the public to weigh in on a proposed change to broadcast policy late last month, critics spoke out: many are worried that loosening the restrictions on […]

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10 Feb

Newsstand magazine sales rise in 2010

The latest ABC Fas Fax Periodicals report has been released, and it reveals an uptick in newstand sales. The report is published every six months and represents 4,000 members across […]

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10 Feb

Un Wikileaks québécois bientôt en ligne

Un groupe d’internautes québécois lancera la semaine prochaine une version locale de Wikileaks, QuébecLeaks. Son objectif est de lutter contre la corruption «par l’instauration de systèmes offrant une transparence complète», […]

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