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6 Jul

Accountability in crisis

The motto of the Canadian Journalism Foundation is “as journalism goes, so goes democracy.” You could add “so goes accountability.” We see accountability take a backseat with BP’s staid denial […]

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6 Jul

Magazine writers slow to take up multimedia

As the digital age continues to creep into every aspect of journalism, Susan Currie Sivek asks: why aren’t magazines tapping freelancers for multimedia? An ideal pitch for a magazine story […]

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6 Jul

The fear that guides us: G20 op-ed

After a York University graduate student was detained under a city bylaw law nobody knew about (including him), Maija Saari wonders just who we really have to fear. Hearing the […]

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6 Jul

Freelancers prepare for battle

Freelance writers march into war. The cause: increased rates, rights and respect. The enemy: publishers like Transcontinental. Who will retreat first? This week we feature Melissa Wilson’s story from the […]

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6 Jul

G20 roundup: assault, arrests and broken gear

While the stories from Toronto’s chaotic G20 weekend continue to trickle in, J-Source has created a roundup of stories from journalists who were on the ground. A journalist covering the […]

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6 Jul

Was world media asleep during G20?

A story on The Tyee suggests that while Canadian coverage of the G20 was fairly thorough, the rest of the world’s media was simply running the more obvious riot stories, […]

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6 Jul

ZoomerMedia acquires Vision TV

ZoomerMedia has completed its acquisitions of faith network Vision TV, MZ Media Inc. and its radio stations and commercial property to house the new combined company, as well as a […]

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6 Jul

Former CTV CEO Murray Chercover passes away

Murray Chercover, former president and CEO of CTV has died from complications following pneumonia. Broadcaster Magazine has written an obituary, here is an excerpt: “Chercover also directed his first television […]

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6 Jul

Black Press buyout shuts down Nelson, Prince Rupert papers

Shortly after the announcement that Black Press would acquire 11 publications in B.C., the employees of Nelson Daily News and the Prince Rupert Daily News were told that the paper […]

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5 Jul

Former Times blogger joins Guardian

After publicly announcing he was leaving The Times because he didn’t like their new paywall, blogger Tim Kevan and his BabyBarista blog have struck a deal with UK’s The Guardian. […]

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