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10 Jul

Canadian broadcasters win at New York Festivals Awards

Battery Radio, CBC, Pirate Toronto, Pittaway productions, Rogers Broadcasting (92.5 Jack FM) and Tandem Projects all took home prizes from the New York Festivals 2009 Radio Programming and Promotion Awards. […]

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10 Jul

Cryptomnesia: is some plagiarism unconscious?

Plagiarism is one of the great sins in journalism, but could the copying of someone else’s words be unconscious? A recent Newsweek article, “You Didn’t Plagiarize, Your Unconscious Did,” looks […]

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10 Jul

Pagination centralized for Eastern Ontario Region Sun Media chain

From a job posting: “Reporting to Sun Media’s East Region Pagination Co-ordinator(s), these layout editors will design broadsheet and tabloid pages including news, entertainment and sports. Graphics work will also […]

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10 Jul

Midland Free Press becomes free weekly

“Sun Media’s Midland Free Press, a paid circulation newspaper since 1879, will become a free weekly as of July 22″

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9 Jul

L’imprimé n’a pas encore rendu son dernier souffle

Convaincu que le papier n’est pas encore mort, The Chronicle, un quotidien de San Francisco, a signé un contrat de 15 ans avec Transcontinental pour assurer son impression. Oui, 15 […]

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9 Jul

Maziar Bahari remains in Iranian prison

Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari remains in prison in Iran, where he was arrested on June 21. A correspondent for Newsweek, Bahari has been accused of helping organize anti-government protests. The […]

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9 Jul

Detroit community newspaper survives after facing long odds

The Birmingham Eccentric was saved from the chopping block by a group of dedicated readers and supporters. “This stuff just never happens,” says Matt Friedman, co-owner of the PR firm […]

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9 Jul

Online side of news industry is where all the action is

“As Gannett (NYSE: GCI) continues to be roiled with huge debt problems, an absent CEO, and hundreds more layoffs across its community newspapers, its digital division appears to be a […]

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9 Jul

OCNA Board of Directors appoints Executive Director

“The Board of Directors of the Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Anne Lannan as Executive Director, effective immediately. Lannan has been serving as […]

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8 Jul

Aimer son journal… à s’en tacher les doigts!

Journaliste au Devoir, Antoine Robitaille raconte comment il est récemment redevenu camelot – ou plus précisément l’associé de son fils, qui livre le journal « à l’ancienne », c’est-à-dire sans […]

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