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10 Aug

CTV police reporter Jim Junkin to retire

Long-time police reporter Jim Junkin will retire in August after a 41-year career with CTV Toronto. Junkin got his first job in broadcasting at age 15 at Oakville’s CHWO, and […]

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9 Aug

How to use your smartphone to report news

Seattletimes.com producer Tiffany Campbell created a slideshow with tips about using smartphones to report the news. Mojos Unite, a blog for “mobile journalists to share thoughts and information” posts a […]

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9 Aug

Readers design Wallpaper* cover

The creators of urban space magazine Wallpaper* decided to let readers custom-design the cover of their issues. The result: hundreds of different covers, one issue. In the video (available via […]

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9 Aug

What if PBS was more like CBC?: Doyle

The Globe and Mail‘s John Doyle writes about the serious (and marginal and obscure) PBS, its loyal and slowly growing audience, and what the next CBC head could learn from […]

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9 Aug

Rogers buys interactive ad company

In a bid to expand its online presence among francophone Quebecers, Rogers Media Inc. has acquired Montreal-based advertising company BV! Media Inc. for $25-million in cash. Rogers plan to employ […]

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9 Aug

Quebec undemocratic for barring journos: RWB

Reporters Without Borders has taken the Quebec government to task for backing the press gallery’s decision to bar reporters from Le Journal de Montreal. The decision was made during  the […]

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8 Aug

CBC head Richard Stursberg fired

Richard Stursberg, the head of CBC’s English-language television, radio and online operations was fired from his position after six years with the network. The Gazette reports that Stursberg was “on […]

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6 Aug

Western Magazine Awards scrap new magazine, lifetime achievement awards

The Western Magazine Awards panel has announced its finalist for its 2010 ceremony, but without the prestigious best new magazine and lifetime achievement awards. D.B. Scott reports: “In the case […]

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6 Aug

CBSC rules news reports accurate and fair

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has released its decision on two news reports aired on CTV British Columbia in May, 2009, one about seal fur and the other about an […]

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6 Aug

In defence of the CRTC: Rabble

The media has traditionally been critical of the CRTC, Rabble.ca columnist Steve Anderson writes, but two recent rulings in favour of the public interest are a step in the right […]

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