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18 Oct

Print isn’t dead, but maybe it’s elite: Globe publisher Phillip Crawley

Print isn’t dead, but it may become a status symbol for the affluent elite, Globe and Mail publisher and CEO Phillip Crawley told a panel of newspaper heavyweights at a […]

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17 Oct

Reporter sponsored Haiti kids because “I am a human being first.”

Readers of the Toronto Star, inspired by the example of reporter Catherine Porter in sponsoring the education of three-year-old Lovely Avelus and of her cousin and friend, pitched in to […]

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17 Oct

Chilean mine swarm: the taxi drivers did well

The rescue of the Chilean miners became a ‘made for TV’ event, causing some journalists to ask: Have we gone too far? With some 2,000 reporters on the scene, it […]

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15 Oct

Le Buzz: Tout le monde en parle

Chaque vendredi, «le Buzz» revient sur les trois textes qui ont attiré le plus votre attention en piochant dans nos tweets et nos articles sur la base de nos statistiques. […]

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15 Oct

Tout le monde en parle soumis au Conseil de Presse

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Le Conseil de Presse du Québec (CPQ) a déclaré l'animateur Guy A.Lepage journaliste malgré lui en acceptant de recevoir une plainte relative à l'émission <i>Tout le monde en parle</i>.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Le plaignant, Giovanni (Wolfmann) Bruno reprochait à Guy A. Lepage et Dany Turcotte de s'être livrés, dans l'émission du 11 avril 2010, «à une vendetta et à un règlement de comptes» dans leurs échanges avec le journaliste Ian Halperin auteur d'une biographie non autorisée de Guy Laliberté.</p>

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15 Oct

Accused G20 ringleader barred from talking to media

Alex Hundert, an accused ringleader of violence at the G20 Summit in Toronto, has been banned from talking to the press as part of his strict bail conditions. Hundert has […]

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15 Oct

Judge lifts Blackberry ban at Col. Williams hearing

Journalists are now allowed to bring their laptops and cell phones into court during the sentencing hearing for Col. Russell Williams, who has admitted to murder and sexual stalking. Through […]

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15 Oct

Is it ethical for journalists to march in Stewart-Colbert rallies?

News organizations often require its employees to avoid taking partisan stands, making campaign contributions or participating in political events–and that includes Jon Stewart’s “Rally to Restore Sanity” and Stephen Colbert’s […]

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14 Oct

Les médias acteurs de la Crise dOctobre

Collaboration spéciale: Annabelle Nadeau-Gagné Pendant octobre 1970, les journalistes ont fait la lecture intégrale à l’antenne des communiqués du Front de libération du Québec (FLQ). Aucun traitement de l’information des […]

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14 Oct

Questioning a newspaper’s ethics

Note: This came in to J-Source and seemed like it should be posted here. Comments, folks? I live in St. Marys, Ontario.  One of our newspapers in town is saying […]

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