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13 Apr

Dancing with the sheiks: Freedom in a global age

In the new “hybrid” globalized societies, such as Dubai, media freedom takes on hybrid forms. Stephen J.A. Ward speaks with James Piecowye, host of the emirate’s strictly monitored English-language radio […]

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13 Apr

An open letter from the CAJ

Like many news-based organizations, the Canadian Association of Journalists is in crisis, writes Mary Agnes Welch. Faced with dwindling funds, drooping media sponsorship and a dearth of journalist interest, the […]

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13 Apr

More than 3,500 petition Iran to release journalists, writers

Toronto, April 6, 2010—More than 3,500 concerned people from around the world—including prominent international journalists, writers, and press freedom leaders— are petitioning Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei, to […]

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13 Apr

in Japan: No cash? No links

Is is desperation or an innovation to peel payments from online readers? Japan’s third-most popular news website, the Nikkei, is not only charging readers for online content, but making it […]

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13 Apr

CanCon conundrum

A majority of Canadians say we should stop worrying about imposing Canadian Content rules, according to a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of the Canadian Journalism Foundation. The […]

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13 Apr

Andy Barrie wants Canada to step up

Former CBC Metro Morning co-host Andy Barrie on our country’s lacklustre public broadcasting funding and why Canada should stop comparing itself to the United States. By Melissa Wilson Canada’s public […]

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13 Apr

Harper government blocks information

A new report questions whether the notion of transparent government, accountable to and for voters, exists in Canada. Journalists have long found ourselves blocked  by Stephen Harper’s government. Today in […]

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12 Apr

Google CEO offers advice to news editors

Google CEO Eric Schmidt offered praise laced with advice for newspaper editors at Sunday’s American Society of News Editors conference. Namely: things will get better. “You have more readers than […]

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12 Apr

Reporting religion

Seems to me that covering religion is one of the most fraught beats in any news organization. That may be why is so often gets off-loaded to ex-nuns, secularists of […]

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9 Apr

Newspaper integrity: the game (seriously)

Forget the crossword, Sudoko, Tetris — you can now play the newspaper integrity game, voting (or not) as many times as you wish for the newspaper of your choice. At […]

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