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20 Aug

This hour has 90 minutes

A half-hour extension looks like a renaissance for the CBC suppertime news, writes Susan Newhook. But…As with many things CBC these days, there are a few buts. At first glance, […]

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20 Aug

But does the president have a middle name?

Carleton journalism professor Jeff Sallot first went to Rwanda during the genocide in 1994, as a reporter for The Globe and Mail. He’s since returned twice to teach journalism night […]

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19 Aug

All journalists should be interviewed regularly

Journalists are accustomed to asking the questions, not answering them, but freelancer John Longhurst finds that being interviewed can help reporters understand how sources feel. Our Field Notes section (formerly […]

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19 Aug

60 Minutes creator dies at 86

Don Hewitt, creator of CBS’s 60 Minutes and longtime producer of the show, has died of pancreatic cancer at age 86, the Associated Press reports. The AP reported: “Hewitt joined […]

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19 Aug

CBC to launch parenting portal

The CBC is set to launch a new parenting-focused website on Sept. 1, Media in Canada reports. The site will focus on media, including television, the Internet and gaming. According […]

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19 Aug

Profs reluctant to share syllabi online

It’s that time of year. Profs across the country are busy preparing their courses for the fall term and producing a detailed syllabus for each course they will teach. How many […]

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19 Aug

Censoring journalists in Afghanistan

Here is the statement from Reporters Without Borders:         MONTREAL, Aug. 19 /CNW Telbec/ – The instructions which the government issued to the media yesterday forbidding them to cover […]

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19 Aug

WaPo shuts down hyperlocal news site, too expensive

The Washington Post is shutting down LoudounExtra.com, an early experiment in hyperlocal news. According to a post on The New York Times blog Bits: “…The Washington Post’s experience proves that […]

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18 Aug

Walrus launches video trailers for magazine features

In an attempt to further promote its magazine features, The Walrus has launched the first in a series of video trailers for it’s cover stories. The trailers are donated by […]

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18 Aug

Reader’s Digest to file for U.S. bankruptcy protection

Reader’s Digest Association Inc., publisher of Reader’s Digest magazine and other publications and websites, has announced it will “likely file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for its U.S. businesses to cut […]

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