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16 Jun

‘Tis the season

It’s awards time in the journalism world and as winter faded away journalists across the country began gathering at galas and ceremonies to celebrate work done in 2008. From the […]

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16 Jun

Strike vote set for Globe’s union members

The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada Local 87-M Southern Ontario Newsmedia Guild (SONG) has scheduled a strike vote for its Globe and Mail members on Saturday, June 20. […]

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16 Jun

Znaimer back in TV with Vision

Moses Znaimer, founder of CityTV and MuchMusic, is jumping back into television with an agreement to buy Vision TV, a collection of multicultural and religious channels. Znaimer’s ZoomerMedia Ltd., along […]

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16 Jun

Let the public help guide journalism ethics

ByStephen J. A. WardFor too long, journalists have indulged in cant about how their standards meet the expectations of the public, and how they seek public input on ethical issues. […]

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16 Jun

From beat reporter to book author 500 words at a time

ByRod McQueen People used to tug on my drinking arm at receptions and say, “I’ve always wanted to be an author. How do you write a book?” I had a […]

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16 Jun

CAR story wins Michener Award

Computer-Assisted Reporting was a big part of this year’s winning Michener Award entry. The CBC and the Canadian Press teamed up to analyze Taser use by police officers across Canada, […]

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16 Jun

Still time to sign up for the King’s Summer School in Computer-Assisted Reporting

Reporters from across Canada are headed to Halifax for the second annual University of King’s College Summer School in Computer-Assisted Reporting.The school is sponsored by the Canadian Newspaper Association and […]

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15 Jun

In the dumps

Have we hit bottom yet? Two recent media business developments suggest not. La Presse will no longer publish on Sundays, effective June 28, reported the Globe and Mail. Standard and […]

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15 Jun

AP to distribute work by non-profit news orgs

Associated Press will distribute stories produced by four non-profit news organizations that specialize in investigative reporting – ProPublica, the Center for Public Integrity, the Investigative Reporting Workshop and the Center for […]

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15 Jun

Teaching students to blog

New York University professor and PressThink blogger Jay Rosen led an online chat at Poynter recently to offer advice about to teach blogging and answer questions from educators about things […]

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