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29 Jul

Citizen vs. mainstream journalism

The credibility of what is called “citizen journalism” took a big hit this week, according to Eric Morse, a former Canadian diplomat who is now vice-chair of the Security Studies […]

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29 Jul

Communications revenue up 2%: CRTC report

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has released its annual Communications Monitoring report, based on 2009 data, which found that the industry accounts for 4.6% of Canada’s GDP after […]

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29 Jul

Arts journalists forced to become artists

Like an actor who waits tables for a living, underemployed arts journalists are becoming more like artists in terms of the “piecemeal way that they are scratching out their existence […]

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29 Jul

Blatchford faults media for believing friendly-fire reports

In a column for the Globe and Mail, Christie Blatchford writes that the Canadian media were too quick to jump on reports that friendly fire had killed four Canadian soldiers. […]

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29 Jul

Hot Docs and Canwest fund 12 new projects

Hot Docs and Canwest have chosen 12 new projects to fund as part of their goal to provide Canadian documentary filmmakers with financial support. The projects will receive $251,000 in […]

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29 Jul

Court OKs Shaw acquisition of Canwest

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved the proposed reorganization of Canwest Global Communication’s Corp’s broadcast assets, which will be sold to Shaw.Broadcaster Magazine quotes Shaw CEO Jim Shaw: […]

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28 Jul

Why is mainstream media pretending there’s no oil in gulf?: Mother Jones

In an article titled “Mainstream Media Helps BP Pretend There’s No Oil“, Mother Jones quotes various news outlets that have falsely reported that there is little oil left to clean […]

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28 Jul

New Yorker editor doesn’t like the e-word

Elitist? The New Yorker? Hardly. Editor-in-chief David Remnick doesn’t like the word, saying it doesn’t reflect what they do at the magazine. In an interview with Market Watch, Remnick is […]

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28 Jul

New course for war correspondents

A new course to train journalists entering conflict zones will be offered by Athabasca University from September 15 to October 31. The field experience course will include francophone troops, and […]

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28 Jul

Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting needs volunteer fundraiser

The Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting (CCIR) has put a call out for a volunteer fundraising professional. The press release reads: “Are you a recently accredited CFRE? Semi-retired fundraiser? One […]

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