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5 May

Cops won’t talk to me because I’m a reporter

QUESTION: I’m a fairly new reporter out in Jasper, Alberta. In provincial court recently, there were several first appearances for some alleged offenders. No information was really given and the […]

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3 May

ABCs for Canada

As the newspaper industry south of the border continues to struggle, Canadian dailies haven’t been hit as hard, according to circulation numbers from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Circulation numbers […]

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3 May

Argentina communications law takes step back

The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) expressed concern today at the suspension of a new law that was designed to improve the country’s limited access to freedom of […]

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3 May

The choice before us

Every week during spring and summer, J-Source will feature an article from the spring and summer issues of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. Have you picked up your copies yet? […]

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3 May

Canwest: Shaw gets approval, Torstar makes bid

Two bits of news out of Winnipeg today: Shaw communications will buy part of Canwest’s broadcast division from Goldman Sachs, and Torstar has submitted a formal bid for the beleaguered […]

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3 May

Paper for poor goes broke

Facing rising costs, Calgary Street Talk, a newspaper that helps poor Calgarians earn money and learn new skills, will soon stop publication.The Calgary Herald reports:   “The monthly Street Talk […]

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3 May

Reporters face massive gag order

A wide-reaching publication ban has prevented reporters from reporting on the details of a court appearance in Woodstock, Ont. as part of a high-profile case involving the murder of eight-year-old […]

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3 May

Doubt cast on Torstar bid for Canwest papers

Just hours away from the close of bidding for Canwest’s newspaper divisions, Torstar’s bid is in danger, The Globe and Mail reports.

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3 May

Kevin Newman says it’s time for a change, so he’s leaving Global TV in August

After reporting stints with CBC and CTV, and seven years in the U.S., including co-hosting a network morning show, Kevin Newman returned to Canada 10 years ago to take a […]

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29 Apr

Zerbisias joins Star’s features team

Controversial columnist Antonia Zerbisias joined the Toronto Star‘s team of feature writers, the Star reports. She will no longer write a column for the Star. In her final column “My […]

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