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3 Mar

Refusing freebie gold medal hockey tickets just a part of the job

Anyone who works in journalism for more than 30 minutes realizes that there are potential conflicts of interest every time a journalist walks out the door, writes Frances Bula. Did […]

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2 Mar

BBC slashes websites and radio stations but promises “best journalism in the world”

The BBC plans to shutdown some websites and two digital radio stations, but promises to divert some spending to high-quality content such as journalism. The plans, laid-out in a strategic […]

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2 Mar

Covering stories outside the spectacle

David Beers, editor of The Tyee, sees the Olympics as a “giant performance piece” that heightens awareness of the insider/outsider relationship. Beers explains the The Tyee’s choice to cover the […]

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2 Mar

Corus applies for local TV licence

Corus Entertainment has applied to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a licence for a local television network with channels planned for 64 cities across Canada, Broadcaster reports. […]

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2 Mar

What I learned in five days working for a citizen reporting website

I’m a freelancer. I’m driven by hunger, boredom and ego and I’ll do anything, writes Claude Adams. So he signed up to write Olympics pieces (paid-for…sort of) for Allvoices, a […]

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2 Mar

Canwest sale to Shaw likely positive for journalists

Jim Shaw’s purchase of Izzy Asper’s old media empire should mark the start of better things for Canwest journalists, writes Kelly Toughill. Jim Shaw’s purchase of Izzy Asper’s old media […]

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1 Mar

News is all around us: Pew

I feel it in my fingers. I feel it in my toes. News is all around me … With apologies to the Troggs (and a liberal use of poetic licence), that, in […]

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1 Mar

News is all around: Pew

I feel it in my fingers. I feel it in my toes. News is all around me … With apologies to the Troggs (and some poetic licence), that, in essence, […]

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1 Mar

European media’s verdict: Olympics 2010

The ending of the Olympics — with a record number of gold medals won by Canada, and a jubilant party that was largely problem-free — left some media critics” red-faced,” […]

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1 Mar

Former Le Devoir editor honoured with CJF Lifetime Achievement Award

Lise Bissonnette, former editor-in-chief of Le Devoir, has been named winner of the Canadian Journalism Foundation’s (CJF) Lifetime Achievement Award. Bissonnette joined Montreal daily Le Devoir in 1974 and was […]

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