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26 Jul

“If a big story is available to everyone equally, journalists will pass on it”: Wikileaks

Why did Wikileaks give the Afghanistan war logs to just three publications, instead of letting the world’s journalists decipher them? Founder Julian Assange says that when a story is made […]

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26 Jul

Wikileaks provides largest leak in intelligence history

The Guardian reports on the Afghan war logs – 92,201 internal records of actions by the U.S. military in Afghanistan, threat reports, descriptions of enemy attacks etc., most classified as […]

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23 Jul

Ryerson continuing ed introduces web magazine publishing

Ryerson University’s Chang School of Continuing Education will expand its magazine publishing program to include web publishing, D.B. Scott reports. The school has broadened the scope and the name of […]

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23 Jul

Journalism should save itself: Google

In response to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which said regulations should change to reflect the challenges the internet poses to journalism, Google said journalism should help itself, but hasn’t […]

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23 Jul

In-house pre-press drops 10%

Manufacturing and production research suggests that magazine publishers in the U.S. (and likely in Canada) are increasingly moving toward outsourcing their pre-press operations, Folio reports, with in-house operations down 10% […]

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23 Jul

Donations wanted for Cynthia Brouse scholarship

A group of friends of Cynthia Brouse, who passed away earlier this month, have established a scholarship in her name at the Ryerson School of Journalism and is now accepting […]

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23 Jul

Global ad business begins recovery

New figures suggest that the global and North American advertising market is entering recovery, swinging from a loss to a gain in 2010. Global ad spending is expected to increase […]

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23 Jul

New CRTC policy for community and campus radio

The Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission has introduced new policy for community and campus radio stations. Broadcaster Magazine reports: “The policy provides this sector with stable funding, and emphasizes the importance […]

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23 Jul

Barb Higgins leaves CTV Calgary

Barb Higgins is leaving CTV Calgary after nearly two decades at the anchor desk. She made the announcement on July 22 with co-anchor Darrel Janz on CTV news at 6. […]

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23 Jul

Public hearing announced for Shaw’s acqusition of Canwest

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has announced that a public hearing will be held on September 20 to consider Shaw Communication’s proposed acquisition of Canwest. The CRTC will accept […]

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