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12 Oct

J-students don’t read newspapers

And are we surprised? A brief posting by British J-techer Roy Greenslade shows they think they’ll work in print but they don’t read it. So, where do they get their […]

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12 Oct

Toronto Star on the ethics of going undercover

Toronto Star reporter Dale Brazao went undercover as a resident of a retirement home and discovered untrained staff, unsanitary conditions and seniors left in dirty diapers. In a column, Star […]

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12 Oct

Disaster coverage: the journalism of outrage

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita changed the rules of disaster coverage. Journalistic objectivity and professional detachment have begun to give way to righteous indignation and emotion-laden reporting, Claude Adams writes. Shouldn’t […]

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12 Oct

Lock-out au Journal de Montréal: vote en cours

Les journalistes et employés de bureau du Journal de Montréal en lock-out depuis 20 mois sont réunis en Assemblée générale pour se prononcer sur une offre patronale, selon Radio-Canada. Cette […]

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11 Oct

Strauss and the sacking of Salutin

The question of the week seems to be: Did Leo Strauss get Rick Salutin fired? Perhaps a better question: Who is Leo Strauss? “Odd as this may sound, we live […]

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9 Oct

Chile: Have we gone too far?

Rescuing the Chilean miners has become a “made for TV” event. For some reason, that just seems wrong to me.

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8 Oct

CBC bans use of Creative Commons music

The CBC has discontinued its use of Creative Commons licensed music (which is free) and entered into an exclusive contract with APM Music Library. The ban was brought under fire […]

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8 Oct

Journaliste et animateur de débats: la vigilance s’impose

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">En septembre dernier, André Pratte a présidé deux tables rondes au Congrès mondial de l'énergie. L'éditorialiste en chef de <i>La Presse</i> n'en était pas à sa première activité du genre. Il anime en effet régulièrement des évènements publics comme plusieurs autres personnalités des médias, dont Yanick Villedieu de Radio-Canada et Valérie Borde de <i>l'Actualité </i> ou encore Pierre Duhamel de Argent.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b>Interdire ou baliser?</b></p>

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8 Oct

FPJQ: les journalistes d’ici sont-ils revendicateurs?

Le prochain congrès annuel de la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) aura lieu fin novembre à Montréal sous le thème «un contre pouvoir à assumer». Lors de la […]

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8 Oct

Access to agenda matter of accountability, Supreme Court hears

Lawyers argued at the Supreme Court of Canada yesterday that the prime minister’s daily schedule should be open to the public. Federal information commissioner lawyers have appealed lower-court rulings, which […]

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