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18 May

Canwest sale buzz

The media biz was abuzz when the bankruptcy court gave Canwest the go-ahead to sell the chain’s newspapers to bond-holders, led by former tabloid publisher and Blue Jay exec Paul […]

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18 May

NYTimes.com paywall set for January

New York Times executive editor Bill Keller has announced plans to erect a paywall around NYTimes.com for January. There are few details about how the paywall will work, or how […]

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18 May

Reporter wins earth sciences award

Reporter Randy Boswell has won the 2010 Yves Fortier Earth Sciences Journalism Award, given by the Geological Association of Canada, for his story about a century-old scientific discovery. The annual […]

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18 May

Quel avenir pour La Presse Canadienne?

La réorganisation de la plus vieille agence de presse au Canada suscite bien des questions et les réponses tardent à venir. Cette situation s’explique par le fait que «toutes les […]

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17 May

Canadian journalist in Bangkok hospital says no-one to blame for his injury in Bangkok

Three journalists have been injured while reporting in Bangkok, Thailand, including veteran Canadian journalist Nelson Rand, the Canadian Journalists for Freedom of Expression (CJFE) reports. In a press release, the […]

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17 May

Net loss in Masthead magazine count

Masthead Online’s 2009 tally of magazine launches and closures has found a net loss of 20 titles – the first year in a decade with more stops than starts. Of […]

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17 May

Journalist entrepreneurs dream big

You can’t call it a dot-com boom – for one, there’s no money – but a new generation of journalism start-ups claim to be heralding in a news revolution, New […]

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17 May

Tony Burman assumes new position at Al Jazeera, plans NA expansion

Al Jazeera has announced that Canadian Tony Burman will become chief strategic advisor for The Americas to “accelerate expansion” in the North American market. Al Jazeera recently launched Al Jazeera […]

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17 May

200 moments that transformed journalism

PoynterOnline has created an interactive graphic that chronicles 200 moments that have transformed journalism in the past decade. Poynter Library director David Shedden created the list. Many are drawn from […]

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17 May

RTNDA announces annual awards winners

RTNDA Canada, The Association of Electronic Journalists, has announced the 2009 winners of its annual awards, which celebrate excellence in electronic journalism in Ontario and Quebec. The winners, which were […]

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