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2 Sep

Sun TV News: l’opposition s’organise, Quebecor aussi

Près de 45 000 personnes ont signé une pétition en ligne pour faire obstacle à la nouvelle chaîne d’information anglophone de Quebecor, Sun TV News. Intitulée «Stop Fox News North», […]

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2 Sep

Columnist suspended for Twitter hoax

Washington Post sports columnist Mike Wise has been suspended for publishing false information on Twitter, which he says was to test how fast misinformation can spread online. Wise posted a […]

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2 Sep

Edward Greenspon joins Toronto Star

Former Globe and Mail editor-in-chief Edward Greenspon has been appointed vice president of business development for the Toronto Star and Star Media Group, effective September 13. In addition to this […]

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2 Sep

Michelle Lang included in war memorial

Calgary Herald reporter Michelle Lang, who was killed last December while covering the war in Afghanistan, will have her name added to Saskatchewan’s war memorial. “She is being treated, certainly […]

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2 Sep

Media management program for executives

The Canadian Journalism Foundation and Rotman School of Management has revamped their Media Management Executive Education program, registration ends Sept. 30. The full press release: Veteran media professionals and U.S.-based […]

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2 Sep

Use of “scab” in broadcast problematic: CBSC

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has responded to a listener complaint that CFMJ (AM640 Toronto) suggested a man who died in an elevator accident might be a “scab” worker. At […]

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2 Sep

Why CBC reported on judge’s nude photo scandal

Today the CBC ran a story about Lori Douglas, a Manitoba family judge that is involved in a scandal over nude photos of her that were posted online. Further complicating […]

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2 Sep

The new meaning of objectivity

Objectivity has long been a mainstay for journalism. A new study that asks “is objectivity possible in journalism?” The survey polled 500 Spot.Us users. Only 13.5% of respondents identified objectivity […]

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2 Sep

Toronto Sun responds to plagiarism accusation

The hockey blogosphere has accused the Toronto Sun of plagiarism, calling the traditional media clueless when it comes to understanding new media. Toronto Sun editor-in-chief James Wallace responds.J-Source reported yesterday […]

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2 Sep

Zeitgeist alert: NY Times looked-up words reflect troubled times

Joshua Benton of the Niemen Journalism Lab takes a peek at the words New York Times readers looked up most often this year and sees evidence of a time that’s […]

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