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28 Jul

Philip Szporer wins dance journalism award

Montreal-based journalist and dance filmmaker Philip Szporer has won the 2010 Jacqueline Lemieux Prize, awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts. The prize, named for the legendary Canadian teacher, […]

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28 Jul

News outlets vie for Helen Thomas’ White House seat

Now that Helen Thomas, who has long held the coveted front-and-centre seat in the White House press room, has retired due to a controversial statement she made (see video below), […]

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28 Jul

The life of a copy editor

I’ve written about fact-checking before, and the benefits of honing this skill, because it’s a good way to make decent money right out the door while you’re on your way […]

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28 Jul

U.S. pays Afghan media to run friendly stories: war logs

Amongst the 92,000 files leaked by WikiLeaks this week is evidence that the U.S. military paid Afghan media outlets to run positive, friendly stories. Yahoo.com reports: “Several reports from Army […]

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28 Jul

Citizen Journalism We Need

No sooner had British Petroleum put a cap (for now) on its blown-out gulf oil well than another leak was in the news. On Sunday three prominent publications – the […]

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28 Jul

Magazines Canada redesigns site

The newly-redesigned site for Magazines Canada offers new interactive features, including RSS feeds on specific topics, podcasts and video, industry events and the ability to purchase print or digital magazine […]

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28 Jul

Rogers quarterly results show growth in publishing

Net income for the second quarter of 2010 for Rogers Communications is up 21% (to US78 cents per share) from the same period last  year, while profit from its media […]

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28 Jul

iNeedaGreatStory.com sells ready-made stories

A new website offers editors access to a bank of ready-written stories with illustrations, designed for filling gaps on deadline. iNeedaGreatStory.com described itself in a press release as “a new […]

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28 Jul

Facebook offers tips for media

Facebook developers studied 100 media sites to come up with a list of useful tips for media to make the most out of the social networking site, including how to […]

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28 Jul

Fall fashion mags increase in size

While they’re the first to shed pages when the economy takes a downturn, fashion magazines are also the first to bounce back, as evident in a slew of thicker fall […]

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