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29 Sep

What a free daily should do for a city

Michael Hlinka, business analyst for CBC’s southern Ontario morning show Metro Morning, discusses the viability of t.o.night, yet another freebie commuter paper in Toronto. First, things first. I have tremendous […]

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28 Sep

Fraser Institute’s message machine — and friends in high places

The Fraser Institute has gone from being regarded by  journalists and editors “with suspicion and derision” to its current lofty status “as a go-to source for every major media outlet […]

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28 Sep

Asia loses FEER

Foreign affairs columnist Jonathan Manthorpe wrote an eulogy to the Far Eastern Economic Review, or simply “FEER,” which Dow Jones announced it will close, after gutting it several years previously. […]

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28 Sep

Complaints over ‘Apocalyptic Creed’ editorial dismissed in Alberta

The Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission has dismissed nine complaints against the Edmonton Journal and the Calgary Herald, arising from an editorial published seven years ago, the Edmonton Journal […]

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28 Sep

A Twitter battle over truths

It’s been almost a month since Ontario’s former Attorney General, Michael Bryant, was charged with dangerous driving, and, criminal negligence causing the death of a cyclist, Darcy Allan Sheppard. The […]

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28 Sep

CTV.ca relaunches

CTV has relaunched its website, including a new look and “customized national and local news pages,” the company has announced. Among the changes to the site are a new “rotator […]

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28 Sep

Masthead appoints new editor

North Island Publishing has announced that Valerie Maloney is the new editor of Masthead Online. Masthead Online is an industry publication for the Canadian magazine business. Maloney replaces Marco Ursi, […]

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28 Sep

Newspaper readership numbers strong, NADbank study

NADbank Inc., the Newspaper Audience Databank), has released its 2008-09 readership study and the news is pretty good. John Hinds, president and CEO of the Canadian Newspaper Association said (quoted […]

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28 Sep

De l’intimidation au Journal de Montréal

Des cadres du Journal de Montréal affirment avoir été victimes d’enveloppes contenant de la poudre. Les méfaits se sont produits dans les résidences personnelles des patrons à Beloeil, Montréal, Laval, […]

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27 Sep

Suck it up just isnt enough

George Hoff shares his experiences as an Ochberg fellow of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma and encourages other Canadian journalists to consider an opportunity to address the many […]

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