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29 Nov

Death and democracy

How did the supposedly democratic Philippines rise to the top of the deadly international league table for the killing of journalists? Investigative journalist and author Terry Gould provided timely and […]

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29 Nov

Rules for kidnapping blackouts?

Should the media automatically observe news blackouts in all kidnapping cases?  That was the question at the heart of a panel discussion organized by the Canadian Journalism Foundation at the […]

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28 Nov

Journalism angst: “get over it”

Best take this week on  journalism angst –James R. Gaines in “Over 60, and Proud to Join the Digerati:” “In a way, the extremes of youthful emotion remind me of […]

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28 Nov

Harper and media control

“… the PMO could not be reached for comment.”’nuff said.

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27 Nov

A quick guide to “affect” and “effect”

In the slippery world of “affect versus effect” many default to the “affect is a verb and effect is a noun” thought process. But both words can be used as […]

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26 Nov

L’importance du journalisme en politique municipale

Mathieu Dessureault, Université Laval «Le maire Régis Labeaume a-t-il un pouvoir de décision absolu?», telle a été la question lancée par Bruno Savard, animateur de l’émission Mise à jour du […]

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26 Nov

Canadian border guards detained journalist Amy Goodman

American journalist Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now on public radio,  was detained and interrogated at a Canadian border crossing because border agents were afraid she was coming into the […]

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26 Nov

CRTC Approves Al Jazeera English

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today approved a request to add Al Jazeera English to the list of satellite television channels eligible for digital distribution in Canada. The […]

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26 Nov

The gray area between student and professional

What makes a journalist? At what point are you a journalist and at what point are you something else? More importantly, are journalism school students journalists? And if so, should […]

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26 Nov

Al Jazeera: paving the way for consultative committees

Finally Al Jazeera, one of the world’s more professional — and refreshingly alt-American — news sources will be available on Canadian television sets (for those who don’t already watch on […]

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