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28 Jul

Teneycke leaving PMO, sources say

The Globe and Mail reports that “sources” say Kory Teneycke is leaving his post as communications chief for the Prime Ministers Office. Teneycke has been on the job for just […]

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28 Jul

[UPDATED]New Brunswick paper prints front-page apology to PM

[Note: This post has been updated] The Telegraph-Journal in New Brunswick has published a front-page apology to Prime Minister Stephen Harper for a report that led to a national controversy, […]

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28 Jul

Community newspapers still best place for retail advertising: David Black

As the newspaper industry continues to suffer, David Black, president and CEO of Black Press, is optimistic and keeping his eye out for more buying opportunities, a recent Globe and […]

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28 Jul

Online ad revenue jumps

Online advertising revenues grew by 29 per cent to more than $1.6 billion in 2008, reported the Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada.  Some 11 percent of ad spending on major […]

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28 Jul

First Cronkite, then the world

Former CBC producer and trainer Tim Knight remembers walking into Walter Cronkite’s CBS office in 1971 and asking him to help change the world. It’s 1971. Pictures of CBS stars, […]

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28 Jul

Adventures in long-form magazine editing

Trying to imagine the best way for a story to unfold before a reader’s eyes is first and foremost in any editor’s mind when handling a lengthy manuscript, writes Bill […]

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28 Jul

Twitter, video, blogging: should I add it all to my workday?

The digital revolution is less about adding multimedia tricks and more about reinventing the role of the journalist, writes Alfred Hermida. There is no one digital trick; it’s still about […]

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27 Jul

La SRC pouvait révéler le nom des policiers dans l’affaire Villanueva

Le Conseil de presse du Québec (CPQ) a rejeté la plainte du Service de police de Montréal (SPVM) contre Radio-Canada. Le SPVM déplorait l’identification des policiers qui sont intervenus dans […]

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27 Jul

Coupes à la SRC : les médias privés et communautaires s’expriment

Le débat sur les coupures à Radio-Canada rate la cible. L’enjeu n’est pas de savoir si la SRC sera en mesure d’assumer son rôle de service public national, mais bien de […]

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27 Jul

Toronto Life suspends honorarium for interns

Toronto Life has temporarily cut out the honorarium that was attached to its four-month internship program, according to a post from Masthead Online. TL interns in the past received $500 […]

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