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23 Nov

Applying for summer internships? Learn from my mistakes

Hey, j-students, it’s finally here. Applications for summer internships at the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, and The Canadian Press are all due this this week. Of course, those […]

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23 Nov

Can’t we all just get along?

In Canada, culture clashes are part of landscape – so it’s no surprise when journalism gets drawn into the dance. This past week, Maclean’s magazine stood accused of fueling Asian […]

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23 Nov

“I am not a decent person. I am a journalist.” – War reporter David Axe

Earlier this week Bill Nye the Science Guy fainted onstage during a speech. No one bothered to help him — they were too busy tweeting the news to the world. […]

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23 Nov

Ezra Levant ordered to pay $25,000 for libel

A judge has ordered controversial blogger Ezra Levant to pay $25,000 to Giacomo Vigna for libel, citing his “reckless indifference” to the truth while writing blog posts about the Canadian […]

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23 Nov

Glenn Gould doc shortlisted for Academy Award

Bravo!’s documentary Genuis within: The inner life of Glenn Gould about Canada’s world-renowned pianist has been shortlisted for an Academy Award. The film has already won a Gemini for best […]

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22 Nov

U of T prof says recent Maclean’s story on Asian students ‘fueled racial stereotypes’ and shows journalists’ failure to cover diversity

A recent Maclean’s article about Asian students at Canadian universities not only “fueled racial stereotypes” writes Minelle Mahtani, but it also revealed “a growing crisis in news and current affairs […]

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22 Nov

Undercover investigation into offshore havens

A consortium of investigative reporters has just published a unique investigation into offshore tax havens. Part of the investigation used undercover work that eventually led to the arrest of a […]

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22 Nov

L’État doit-il voler au secours de l’information?

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">La survie de l'information passe par une intervention de l'État sous forme d'aide financière, selon l'éditeur franco-américain André Schiffrin. Dans son dernier essai intitulé «L'argent et les mots», il suggère la création d’un fonds indépendant pour appuyer la libre circulation des idées.</p>

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22 Nov

Murdoch to launch world’s first iPad newspaper

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. will launch an iPad-centric newspaper called the The Daily sometime in the new year, The New York Times‘ David Carr reports. The paper is currently being […]

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21 Nov

Whither Twitter?

An interesting posting on why one journalist — I know, there are many — thinks the rest of us should understand Twitter at the very least and get onto it. The […]

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