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23 Jul

Advice to live and write by

It seems like every journalist has that one crown jewel of wisdom that’s stuck with him throughout his career, and Mark S. Luckie at 10,000 Words has compiled a list […]

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22 Jul

Conrad Black: A trending topic

He no longer owns any newspapers but Conrad Black managed to inspire a lot of writers this week. His early release from a prison prompted a flood of tweets, blog […]

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21 Jul

Times paywall reduces readership by 84%: report

New figures published by The Guardian suggest Times readership has dropped 84% (compared to February) since introducing registration requirements and a paywall on the paper’s website just three weeks ago. […]

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21 Jul

Sierra Club files complaint against Canwest for oil advertorials

Sierra Club Canada has filed a complaint with Advertising Standards Canada, alleging that Canwest has been running advertising for Shell Canada disguised as news content. Marketing Magazine reports: “The complaint, […]

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21 Jul

Tyee gets first writer in residence

The Tyee has hired its first resident writer, muckrucking journalist Andrew Nikiforuk, who will write a regular column called Energy and Equity, starting with a story called ‘What those who […]

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21 Jul

Columnist laments glory days of headline writing

Washington Post columnist Gene Weingarten writes about the onslaught of strange new multi-platform journalism jobs and the lost art of headline writing. Weingarten writes: “Not very long ago, the typical […]

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21 Jul

Epitaph for Prince Rupert Daily News

Over a hundred years old, Prince Rupert Daily News is one of the papers that will shut down following its acquisition by Black Press. Long-time employee Ann Ferguson wrote an […]

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20 Jul

G20 reports of media repression keep coming in

After the G20 folded its tent, first-hand accounts of media repression have continued being posted on J-Source.  In ‘Access Denied,’ reporter Jesse Freeston describes being beaten by police. In the […]

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20 Jul

Police read student journalist’s notes

Student journalist Dylan C. Robertson was taking photos of police on the University of Toronto’s campus during the G20 when he was searched and questioned about the contents of his […]

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20 Jul

How pop culture influences Canadian communication

Valérie Bélair-Gagnon reviews the third volume of How Canadians Communicate, which features a series of essays that  focuses on Canadian pop culture and our nation’s search for identity in a […]

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