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18 Aug

Why Rogers stole Pelley from CTV

After just four months as executive vice-president of strategic planning at CTVglobemedia Inc., Richard Pelley has left to job to become president of Rogers Media. Here’s why Rogers stole him […]

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17 Aug

V Télé exclut les nouvelles de sa stratégie d’affaires

«Nous autres à V, les nouvelles on trouve ça plate», a lancé hier Jean-François Mercier au lancement de la programmation automnale de V Télé. L’humoriste animera cet automne une émission […]

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17 Aug

CTV’s Keith Pelley named president of Rogers Media

CTV’s Keith Pelley, vice-president of strategic planning, will replace outgoing Rogers Media president Tony Viner. Pelley will be responsible for Rogers Publishing and its consumer and trade magazines and web […]

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17 Aug

Stursberg: loved and loathed

Seems CBC head of English programming Richard Stursberg ruffled a lot of feathers during his six-year tenure. He was hired in 2004 as new blood to “shake the damn place […]

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17 Aug

In defence of Stursberg

Jason Macdonald, Richard Stursberg’s former chief of staff at CBC Television, writes about the positive aspects of Stursberg’s legacy. Macdonald writes in the Ottawa Citizen: “How about this for a […]

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17 Aug

“Nothing changes”: CBC memo

A inside letter from CBC News editor-in-chief Jennifer McGuire says, despite the exit of CBC English head Richard Stursberg, “nothing changes” at Mother Corp. The letter, reprinted in full: “From […]

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17 Aug

Barbara Moon’s quest for perfection

Obsessive. Temperamental. Brilliant. Looking back on the life of the late Barbara Moon, a storied magazine editor, whose quest for perfection haunts writers still. This week we feature Seema Persaud‘s […]

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17 Aug

Separation of church and fourth estate

In a contentious new book The Armageddon Factor: The Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canada, the author explores how evangelical Christian organizations have affected Canadian public policy and opinion by […]

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17 Aug

How do I build a portfolio?

QUESTION: I am currently a 3rd year undergrad student at the University of Toronto. I was looking into applying into a master program in journalism at Concordia, UBC or even […]

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17 Aug

CBC loses its head

Richard Stursberg’s legacy at the CBC includes a massive employee lockout, a gutted arts program and a general disinterest for news and shows like the fifth estate and Market Place, […]

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