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4 Feb

Keith Davey’s media legacy

Senator Keith Davey chats with Prime Minister and Pierre Trudeau in this 1976 photo. The Canadian Press. Toronto Star public editor Kathy English’s latest column explores the media legacy of […]

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4 Feb

Russell Williams’ lawyers say courtroom tweets “crude, unnecessary”, lacked context

In an interview with The Ottawa Citizen‘s Chris Cobb, the defence team of convicted rapist and killer Russell Williams blasts journalists for “crude, unnecessary” courtroom tweets. Cobb writes that lawyers […]

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4 Feb

Madame magazine to be discontinued

Transcontinental Media’s Madame magazine — the French-language counterpart to Homemaker’s — will publish its last issue in April. The publication was launched in the mid-60s. On his Canadian Magazines blog, […]

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3 Feb

Convergence: une commission en demande une autre

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">«Le lock-out <font face="Times New Roman, serif">[</font>au <i>Journal de Montréal</i><font face="Times New Roman, serif">]</font> démontre que la concentration de la presse et la convergence ont détruit l'équilibre entre les parties et que la Loi anti-briseurs de grève, obsolète, n'est plus en mesure d'assurer la défense de l'intérêt public.» C'est ce que plaide la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) dans le rapport qu'elle a livré hier aux parlementaires dans le cadre des travaux de la Commission de l

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3 Feb

Globe and Mail reporters targeted for second day

For two days in a row, some Canadian journalists covering protests in Cairo were again the targets of mob violence and military detentions. The Globe and Mail reports that on […]

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3 Feb

Media hit-list in Egypt

Here’s a preliminary list of journalists attacked and/or detained in Egypt.

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3 Feb

Nominations open for 2011 Western Magazine Awards

The Western Magazine Awards Foundation has opened nominations for its 2011 Western Magazine Awards. Deadline for entries is March 4. Winners will be announced at an awards gala in Vancouver […]

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3 Feb

Marching to the police beat

The media coverage of the Toronto Police during the G20 may have tarnished their image. Last week, they may have gained it back after the funeral for an officer. But […]

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3 Feb

CBC cameraman beaten by mob in Egypt riots

Sylvain Castonguay, a cameraman for CBC’s French all-news network, was beaten by a mob while filming protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the Toronto Star reports. Agence France-Press reports that “Cameraman […]

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2 Feb

Égypte: agression contre une équipe de Radio-Canada

Le journaliste Jean-François Lepine de Radio-Canada, son caméraman, Sylvain Castonguay, et leur interprète ont été violemment attaqués par des manifestants en Égypte lors d’un affrontement au Caire. Sans l’intervention de […]

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