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31 Jan

Rosie DiManno thinks courts should ban live reporting

Rosie DiManno doesn’t think laptops, cellphones or BlackBerrys should be allowed in courtrooms, because reporters should be more than stenographers, she says. In her Toronto Star column, DiManno writes, “I’m […]

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31 Jan

Applications open for Canadian Journalism Fellowships

Massey College and the University of Toronto have opened applications for their Canadian Journalism Fellowships, which go from September 2010 to April 2012. The application deadline is March 1. Fellows […]

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28 Jan

Le Buzz: deux ans de lock-out et un rapport

Chaque vendredi, «le Buzz» revient sur les sujets qui ont attiré le plus votre attention sur notre site et notre fil Twitter au cours de la semaine. Cette semaine a […]

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28 Jan

Interdiction de filmer dans les tribunaux

Le travail des journalistes restera encadré à l’intérieur des palais de justice québécois. La Cour suprême a en effet statué ce matin que les limites actuellement imposées aux médias dans […]

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28 Jan

Man sues CBC for publishing reader comment that attacks his credibility

A safety inspector is suing the CBC for publishing a comment he says is “malicious and cruel”, and ruins his professional credibility. Robert Scott, who lives in the Yukon, says […]

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28 Jan

Blogger Ezra Levant ordered to pay additional $32,500 for libel

Blogger and free speech activist Ezra Levant has been ordered by the Ontario Superior Court to pay an additional $32,500 in libel to human rights lawyer Giacomo Vigna. Last November, […]

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28 Jan

Living with the tragedy in Tucson

Here’s a fascinating story about how a friend of the accused Tucson shooter was treated by the media. She’s just a high-school student who, it seems, became a commodity for […]

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28 Jan

Les dessous du système Poutine

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: italic;">Par Marie-Pier Duplessis & Marie-Pier Tondreau, étudiantes à l'Université Laval</p>

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28 Jan

Thinking of photocopying that j-text? Think again

<p>Hey, journalism students, is your required j-textbook not on the schools buy-back list this semester?<br /><br />For many students, this is indeed the case. In the ongoing battle of expensive books, university and college students on a budget are always on the hunt for a cheaper version of their course texts. But if all is not done legally, then troubles are bound to arise.<br /><br />The RCMP arrested 13 people from four photocopy stores in Montréal last Thursday after finding 2,700 counterfeit university textbooks worth $540,000.<br />

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27 Jan

New documentary about New York Times

The Toronto Star‘s movie critic reviews a new documentary about the Gray Lady, Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times, and says it’s not the “gloomy obit” you’d […]

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