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8 Jan

Le Devoir turns 100

Montreal’s Le Devoir reached the century mark today. CBC reported that the French-language daily was founded in 1910 under the promise, paraphrased, to “support honest people and denounce the villains.” […]

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8 Jan

[UPDATED] Canwest papers for sale

Finally, Canada’s largest newspaper chain is officially for sale. Senior lenders to struggling Canwest Global Communications Corp, made up of a consortium of Canadian banks, made a bid. It follows […]

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7 Jan

Congrès FPJQ 2009 : Sortie de crise, le vidéo (1)

*Vidéastes Leslie Doumrec et Émilie Fondaneche.

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7 Jan

Nominations open for AMPA Editor of the Year Award

The Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA) has announced that nominations are open for its Editor of the Year Award. The contest is open to all Alberta magazine editors and the […]

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7 Jan

WaPo faces criticism after printing story from outside source

On Dec. 31, The Washington Post published a news article produced by The Fiscal Times, a Washington-based news start-up that covers the federal budget and deficit-related issues. According to a […]

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7 Jan

Call for entries: Hillman Prizes

The Sidney Hillman Foundation is now accepting nominations and submissions for the 2010 Hillman Prizes, which honour journalism that fosters social and economic justice. According to the foundation’s website, the […]

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6 Jan

Lang conquered her fear to make a difference

Before she headed off to report in Afghanistan, Michelle Lang asked her colleague, Calgary Herald editorial page editor Licia Corbella, about her experiences in the country and about being afraid. […]

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6 Jan

CAJ workshop set for Jan. 30

An upcoming Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) workshop day will focus on “emerging techniques, technologies and models to transform journalism for the 21st century,” the CAJ and and the CAJ […]

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6 Jan

Two Toronto journos among Charles Taylor prize nominees

Globe and Mail writer Ian Brown and Maclean’s editor-in-chief Kenneth Whyte are two of four nominees for this year’s Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-fiction. Brown is nominated for The […]

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6 Jan

Could Apple’s tablet save print journalism?

As the hype surrounding the rumoured unveiling of an e-reader tablet from Apple Inc. grows, New York Times columnist David Carr jumped into the conversation and suggested the new device […]

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