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10 Jan

Kirstine Stewart named head of CBC English Services

CBC-TV general manager Kirstine Stewart has been named executive vice-president of CBC English Services: she has been interim VP since Richard Stursberg announced his departure last August.  

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10 Jan

Leslie Lorne McLaughlin passes away

Longtime CBC Radio producer Leslie Lorne McLaughlin has died of cancer. He began his career with CBC Northern Service in Whitehorse in 1962, and spent most of his career covering […]

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10 Jan

Newspaper reporter, photojournalist make U.S. “worst jobs” list

In a list of the 200 “best and worst jobs“, newspaper reporter and photojournalist are ranked near the bottom. U.S. company CareerCast compiled a best and worst jobs list using […]

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10 Jan

Metro Morning: Goodnight, Andy. Good morning, Matt.

Andy Barrie was the voice of CBC Radio Toronto for 15 years. He helped take it to the top. Can his successor, the subdued Matt Galloway, keep it there as […]

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10 Jan

National Magazine Award deadline on Friday

Do you have a favourite mag article from 2010? Nominations for the 2011 National Magazine Awards close on Friday. 

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10 Jan

Canada ranks last in freedom-of-information effectiveness

In a study comparing the effectiveness of freedom-of-information laws in five democracies, Canada ranked dead last. New Zealand ranked number one, The Canadian Press reports. “Above all, an effective FOI […]

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6 Jan

Four journalists file police complaints

Four journalists have filed police complaints with Ontario’s police watchdog, alleging physical assault and threats of sexual assault while being arrested during the G20 summit, The National Post reports. Read […]

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6 Jan

How to ensure accuracy: checklists

The best way to ensure accuracy in journalism? Craig Silverman of Regret the Error is a huge champion of the checklist, which inspired Steve Buttry of TBD to create a […]

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6 Jan

Two U.S. entertainment tabloids to share reporters

Entertainment tabloids The National Enquirer and Star magazine already share office space for their Los Angeles staff…and now they’re going to share reporters too. Editors in their New York office […]

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6 Jan

Lessons women have taught us about the future of media

In order to combat the endless, man-stuffed end-of-year lists that proliferate this time of year, Poynter’s Matt Thompson offers an interesting list of 10 lessons he’s learned from women (from […]

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