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29 May

Editors and writers weigh in on Finkle’s new freelancers’ agency

After the launch of the Canadian Writers Group (CWG) earlier this month, Masthead Online asked a selection of editors and writers what they think about the new freelance writers’ agency. […]

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29 May

Quand la lune était en une des unes – bientôt 40 ans

Quand la Lune était en une des unes – bientôt 40 ans – courtoisie de Solace

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29 May

AJR: Is Twitter an effective journalism tool?

“It’s okay to be sick and tired of Twitter,” begins “The Twitter Explosion,” a recent article from the American Journalism Review. But for journalists, the piece goes on: “…the real […]

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29 May

CBC sends 158 layoff notices

CBC English Services has laid off 158 people this week, as the broadcaster sent out a round of “redundancy notices” to employees. According to the Canadian Media Guild (CMG), about […]

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28 May

Standards council rules on ethics of CTV’s Dion interview

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council ruled that CTV’s airing of false starts during a television interview with then Liberal leader Stéphane Dion violated industry ethics codes, CBC reports. The Council […]

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27 May

CTV Newsnet relaunches with new name, new look

CTV Newsnet, CTV’s 24-hour all-news network, was relaunched as CTV News Channel on May 26. Along with the new name, changes include a new logo and new graphics. In addition, […]

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27 May

Jack Webster Awards now accepting submissions for 2009

The Jack Webster Awards Foundation is now accepting submissions for its 2009 slate of awards. Submissions must have been aired or published between June 1, 2008 andMay 31, 2009. The […]

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27 May

What’s in a name? When a medical journal isn’t

The medical blogosphere went a bit viral of late over two stories published in The Scientist (here and here) that a drug company paid a science publisher to create publications with titles that sound a lot like peer-reviewed journals. […]

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27 May

Former CRTC head dies at 66

Charles Dalfen, former head of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), died suddenly, The Globe and Mail reports. Dalfen was head of the CRTC between 2002 and 2006. The […]

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27 May

NY Times names first social media editor

In an attempt to keep up with new media changes and expand the use of social media tools, The New York Times has created a new position, social media editor. […]

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