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30 Jun

New company finds way to make people pay for news online

“Journalism Online, the brainchild of Court TV founder Steven Brill and former Wall Street Journal publisher Gordon Crovitz, has announced its first partnership, marking a step in the direction of […]

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30 Jun

Readers sticking with newspapers as they migrate to web

Editor & Publisher magazine completed a study that found newspapers who are reducing print editions are watching readers migrate to the paper’s website. “Following up on last week’s excellent report […]

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30 Jun

YouTube launches citizen journalism site

While YouTube has accepted various news-style reports and information from contributors, it has created a separate page to highlight reports and to teach people how to become citizen journalists. “Ever […]

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30 Jun

Fund for family of Afghan journalist shot in Kandahar

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) has organized a campaign to raise money for the family of Javed Yazamy, an Afghan freelance cameraman, reporter and fixer, who was killed in […]

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30 Jun

The higher the stakes, the more verification is required

QUESTION: I know that I’m supposed to get outside verification for things told to me by anonymous sources. But how about named sources? When is a reporter expected to get […]

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30 Jun

CBC purchases new newsroom management software

“CBC has selected a comprehensive suite of Web content management solutions to build and manage its various online sites in support nationwide TV and radio initiatives.” What is most interesting […]

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30 Jun

Tombe à journal

Courtoisie de Paulémique

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29 Jun

Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari detained in Iran

[Updated June 30] On Sunday, June 21, Maziar Bahari, a Canadian-Iranian journalist and filmmaker working in Tehran, was taken into custody by men believed to be Iranian security officials. He […]

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29 Jun

Globe “sources” say Al Jazeera will likely receive CRTC approval

Al Jazeera English formally applied to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission for approval to broadcast in Canada earlier this year, and now The Globe and Mail is reporting that […]

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29 Jun

Mid-sized papers reach higher percentage of population

The New Orleans Times-Picayune is the top paper in the United States in terms of market reach, according to a new U.S. study by The Media Audit, a communications consulting […]

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