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6 Jan

Newspaper articles are too long, says Atlantic columnist

“On the Internet, news articles get to the point,” writes Michael Kinsley, a columnist at The Atlantic. In a recent column titled “Cut this story,” he continues: “Newspaper writing, by […]

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5 Jan

Assemblée Nationale, la liberté de presse bafouée?

Les membres de la Tribune de la Presse de l’Assemblée nationale ont décidé, par votation, qu’ils n’accorderont pas de nouvelles accréditations à des journalistes travaillant pour un groupe de presse […]

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5 Jan

Canadians value Internet more than TV

Say farewell to the TV generation. The Internet is our new addiction. In a recent survey by market researcher Synovate, 88 per cent of Canadian respondents said they could not live […]

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5 Jan

Newspapers twitter, but could do it better

A study of Twitter usage by the top 100 U.S. newspapers found that while all hosted feeds, almost 40 per cent didn’t link to those feeds from their websites. The Bivings Group study also […]

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5 Jan

Clothing company suing CBC for recording fashion show

Nygard International, a clothing company started by Canadian Peter J. Nygard, is suing the CBC after a reporter and camera operator entered the company’s New York fashion show and recorded […]

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4 Jan

Langs death raises questions about how media reports from Afghanistan

Hundreds of reporters have briefly embedded with Canadian forces in Afghanistan and, in most cases, returned to their regular beats at home. In light of the death of Calgary health […]

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4 Jan

Can Metro Toronto put out a strong paper without staff writers?

Metro Toronto, the biggest commuter paper in the country, has the smallest number of reporters. None, actually, writes reporter and J-Source Students’ Lounge editor Melissa Wilson in a story for […]

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4 Jan

Want my story? Pay for it

After jumping over seats on a passenger airplane to help subdue a suspected bomber, Dutch documentary filmmaker Jasper Schuringa sold his story to CNN for US$10,000. This payment, wrote The […]

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4 Jan

2009 a treacherous year for journalists

The first thing you notice when reading the grim list of journalists killed around the world in 2009 is the sheer length of it. In 2009, Canadian Journalists for Free […]

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4 Jan

Former CBC Radio VP appointed to Order of Canada

Margaret Lyons, a former vice-president of CBC English Radio has been added as a member of the Order of Canada. Lyons, who helped create CBC programs including As It Happens […]

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