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16 Mar

Cracking down on web scofflaws

Pay up, or risk being shut down, U.S. web content watchdog Attributor warns. Ira Basen looks at the California-based company that targets unlicensed article reprints. Blogs and other social network […]

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16 Mar

$300,000 awarded to journos for health research

Eighteen Canadian journalists will receive funding for in-depth investigation of health issues from the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR). Dr. Ian Graham, CIHR’s vice-president of knowledge translation, said in […]

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16 Mar

The new climate of doubt: naturally occurring or man-made?

In J-Source’s Town Hall this week, there’s news of how a gag order on federal environment ministry officials has effectively reduced coverage of important climate change issues. Meanwhile, a recent […]

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15 Mar

Media coverage of climate change way down, federal scientists need permission to speak

“A dramatic reduction in Canadian media coverage of climate-change science issues is the result of the Harper government introducing new rules in 2007 to control interviews by Environment Canada scientists […]

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15 Mar

Former CBC Radio host dies at 55

Gary Mittelholtz, a former CBC Radio host, died of a heart attack on March 13 while cross-country skiing near in New Brunswick, CBC News reports. Mittelholtz started working as a […]

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15 Mar

Marketing a hyperlocal news site

Here are a few tips to maximize your marketing of a hyperlocal news site. “Learning to find and build contacts with local journalists and bloggers will benefit you in plenty […]

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15 Mar

State of the Media 2010: Journalism’s time is slipping away

The sand in the hourglass is slipping away for original journalism. That’s the sombre message at the core of this year’s State of the Media Report by the Pew Project […]

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15 Mar

Skulsky resigns as CEO of Canwest Publishing

Dennis Skulsky, president and chief executive officer of Canwest Publishing is resigning effective April 30, 2010, Canwest has announced. Skulsky became CEO in May 2006 after spending six years as […]

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15 Mar

Grands prix du journalisme indépendant

La date limite pour soumettre des candidatures aux Grands prix du journalisme indépendant 2010 a été prolongée jusqu’au vendredi 19 mars.

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14 Mar

Its not cool to NOT talk about it

Whether reporting abroad or in “hot spots” in their own backyard, four CBC journalists agree that talking is the key to coping with reporting from danger zones. Sylvia Squair reports […]

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