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23 May

CAJ conference: finding relevancy in troubled times

On May 28 the Canadian Association of Journalists opens its national conference amid trying times. The Winter 2010 issue of Media Magazine – the CAJ’s house journal – contains a […]

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20 May

Tyee seeks donations for in-depth reporting

The Tyee hopes to raise $10,000 over the next three weeks to fund investigative or solutions-based reporting on issues affecting British Columbians. There are types of Tyee reporting fellowships: Investigative […]

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20 May

“Tablets are the new reality”: Magazine Canada’s iPad webinar

The first of three pay-per-view webinars from Magazines Canada featured media consultant Wayne MacPhail on the iPad and a new era of magazine publishing. The seminar, titled Magazines on the […]

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20 May

The Guardian launches Open Platform

UK’s The Guardian is taking the Google approach to digital applications with the launch of its Open Platform feature, which it hopes will complement the paper’s revenue stream. The Guardian, […]

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20 May

Ottawa Citizen bans anonymous comments

The Ottawa Citizen has announced it will no longer accept anonymous comments on stories. The Ottawa Citizen explains in an article: “Today, we introduce a new reader-comments system that does […]

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20 May

BC, Ontario ranked lowest for freedom of information

The 5th annual Freedom of Information Audit from the Canadian Newspaper Association cites poor performance by the federal government. Ontario and BC were ranked lowest in terms of access to […]

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20 May

Autojournalist’s son crashes Porsche

In a classic Ferris Bueller move, the 18-year-old son of Globe and Mail autojournalist Peter Cheney crashes a $180,000 Porsche Turbo. In an article titled HOLY #!$%#$!!, Cheney writes: “Take […]

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19 May

Call for entries for Canadian Newsstand Awards

The competition is open for the Canadian Newsstand Awards/Grand prix d’excellence en kiosque, now with more money, more prizes and a brand-new category. Early-bird entry fees apply to people who […]

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19 May

The Atlantic on the rise of Bloomberg News

An article published by The Atlantic explores Bloomberg News and why it has become one of the world’s “largest and increasingly influential” news organizations. The Atlantic reports: “By any standard, […]

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19 May

20 questions with the authors of Death and Life of American Journalism

In These Times has published as interview with media critics Robert McChesney and John Nichols about what must be done with journalism’s crisis. In These Times, a politics and economic […]

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