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14 Dec

Le Devoir, ce devin

Lorsque Le Devoir avait annoncé l’entrée en vigueur du paiement pour accéder à certains de ses articles en ligne, l’idée avait suscité beaucoup de scepticisme. Qui paierait pour du contenu […]

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14 Dec

Saputo: entente hors cour

Une entente hors cour est intervenue entre La Presse et l’homme d’affaires Lino Saputo. Une poursuite de 12 millions de $ avait été intentée en 2007 à la suite d’une […]

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14 Dec

An un-redacted challenge

Defence minister Peter MacKay is leading The Current’s ‘Ministerial Refusals’ tally. McKay has turned down four interview requests this season, and has accepted zero. Instead journalists are left to decipher […]

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14 Dec

Interview season

It’s getting to be that time of year again. Yes, put away those twinkle lights and nicely wrapped presents because interview season is just around the corner and you’ll want […]

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14 Dec

Nearly half of jailed journalists freelancers: census

Nearly 45 per cent of jailed journalists worldwide are freelancers, according to the Committee To Protect Journalists’ (CPJ) annual census of imprisoned journalists. The CPJ census found: “At least 60 […]

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14 Dec

Do what I say, not what I did

Cliff Lonsdale, who hitchhiked at 16 into an African war zone to kick-start his journalistic career, reviews the Amanda Lindhout debate and explains what he tells young journalists these days. […]

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14 Dec

Mansbridge wins excellence in Arctic journalism award

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, an organization dedicated to the cultural and political advancement of the Inuit, has named CBC News chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge winner of the first ITK Award for […]

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11 Dec

166 staffers accept Toronto Star buyouts

About one month after the Toronto Star asked employees to consider voluntary severance packages, the newspaper announced that 166 staffers have applied and been accepted. In addition, the company laid […]

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11 Dec

Editor & Publisher to shut down

As a part of a series of changes at Nielsen Co., newspaper industry trade publication Editor & Publisher will be shut down, The New York Times reports.  Nielsen, which is […]

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10 Dec

Reporters or deputies? Fighting back against production orders

In April 2008, RCMP were attempting to arrest Terrence Yellowback following an alleged assault in God’s River, Manitoba. Police allege he charged an officer with a weapon, at which point […]

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