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4 Jan

Kenneth R. Wilson business awards opens all categories to digital work

The Kenneth R. Wilson Awards, which celebrate excellence in Canadian business journalism, have opened up all written categories to accept digital submissions. Nominations open tomorrow. The digital-only categories have also […]

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4 Jan

Trust in journalists up in 2010: poll

Okay, perhaps that headline is a bit misleading. Maybe even a bit untrustworthy. But according to an Ipsos Reid poll (commissioned by Postmedia News and Global National), journalists have climbed […]

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4 Jan

Williams, Bieber top newsmakers of 2010: poll

The much-scrutinized, often sensational and spine-chilling sentencing of convicted rapist and murderer Russell Williams made the former commanding officer the top newsmaker of 2010, according to a new poll. An […]

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3 Jan

Tyee fellowship winners

By David Beers, The TyeeYou who gave to the Tyee Fellowships Funds created a bit of a headache for three seasoned journalism experts. The independent panel of judges who chose […]

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3 Jan

An open letter to Torontoist’s new editor

In an open letter to Hamutal Dotan, the Torontoist‘s brand-new editor, writer and former Torontoistian (?) Jaime Woo offers some suggestions for creating a more inclusive site. Step one: look […]

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3 Jan

Pens and lens: Toronto Star reporters’ best photos of 2010

At the Toronto Star, there are reporters, and there are photojournalists, and there are “Two-ways” — Jim Rankin, Dale Brazao and Jim Wilkes. They’re the Star‘s answer to shrinking newsroom […]

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3 Jan

Reporter remembers Michelle Lang

Reporter Bruce Ward has written a thoughtful salute to Michelle Lang, who was killed while reporting on the war in Afghanistan on Dec. 30th, 2009. Michelle Lang Ward writes: “The […]

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3 Jan

Hamutal Dotan new EIC of Torontoist

Hamutal Dotan has replaced David Topping as the new editor-in-chief of news blog Torontoist. She’s joined by new deputy editor (and former Torontoist copy editor) Meg Campbell. In an note, […]

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3 Jan

The case for a freelance future

In a post for the newly-launched collaborative news site OpenFile.ca, journalist Craig Silverman writes about why freelance journalists are more important today than ever before. “Journalism has long been home […]

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3 Jan

David Topping leaves Torontoist for OpenFile Toronto

David Topping has left his post as editor of news blog Torontoist — a job he’s held for the last four and a half years — to become Toronto editor […]

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