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17 May

CNA Freedom of Information Audit Finds Federal Performance Poor

The Canadian Newspaper Association has published its fifth annual Freedom of Information Audit, citing poor performance by the federal government in releasing information while noting an over-all improvement in the […]

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15 May

The Globe and The Star win big at NNAs

The Globe and Mail and Toronto Star combined to win 13 of the 22 categories at the 61st National Newspaper Awards ceremony last night in Toronto.  The Globe won seven,  […]

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14 May

Alon Marcovici CTV’s new VP of Digital Media

Alon Marcovici has been appointed Vice President, Digital Media, CTV Inc., effective immediately. In a press release, CTV says: “As Vice President, Digital Media, Marcovici is responsible for CTV’s overall […]

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14 May

Giving a voice to India’s villagers

In a remote corner of rural India, a new experiment using mobile phones is bringing people news made by local villagers. The BBC’s Geeta Pandey travels to Rajnandgaon district in […]

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14 May

Toronto Star interns cover newspaper conference

The Toronto Star’s stable of interns are posting stories about events, sessions and speakers at the 2010 Ink + Beyond newspaper conference.

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14 May

5 things to know before dating a journalist

Have your eye on a journalist? A journalist/blogger at Rockmycar offers five things you should know before you commit to a relationship. Blogger Tom Chambers (yes, he’s single!) offers these […]

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13 May

Is mainstream media ignoring the Kagan issue?

The sexual preference of new U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan has become a political debate that’s lit up the blogosphere, PoynterOnline reports. So why is mainstream media skirting the […]

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13 May

CAJ award nominees announced

The Canadian Association of Journalists has announced the nominees for its annual awards event, which will take place May 29 in Montreal. The nominees, which are listed on the CAJ […]

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13 May

L’actualit wins Quebec mag award

L’actualité has picked up the magazine of the year prize at the Quebec Association of Magazines (AQEM) annual awards event. Journalist of the year went to Noémi Mercier of Québec […]

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13 May

La maudite Québécoise

par Sylviane Lanthier Une dizaine de jeunes dans la trentaine se rencontrent tous les jeudis soirs dans le lounge d’un restaurant du centre-ville de Winnipeg. En majorité journalistes ou agents […]

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