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9 Apr

Soo Star layoffs target three senior editorial staff

“Three Sault Star vets with over 50 years of experience combined have been pink-slipped, their pre-press jobs being moved to the regional centre in Barrie, says a tipster.”

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8 Apr

Police camera seizures

UPDATE April 8: The BC Civil Liberties Association thanked the Chief of the Vancouver Police Department for moving to clarify police policy around seizing cameras from the public and forapologizing […]

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8 Apr

Journalism ethics site launched

Journalism Ethics for the Global Citizen, a website project headed by Stephen J.A. Ward has launched. Ward, former director of the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of British […]

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8 Apr

Online newspaper franchise opens over 500 new community newspapers

“HometownTimes.com, a national online news and community publications franchisor, launched 513 local online newspapers across the United States back in January.”

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8 Apr

Google CEO Calls for New Web Journalism – Wall Street Journal

“Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt called on newspaper executives to create a “new format” for online journalism, including delivery methods that give consumers personalized content they want to read.”

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8 Apr

Google is good for newspapers-company laywer says

“NEW YORK, April 7 (Reuters) – Google Inc (GOOG.O) helps newspaper websites make money through online advertising and does not misappropriate their content, a lawyer for the search engine said […]

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8 Apr

Predictions about the trends in journalism and democracy

“Public trust” journalism is an essential element of a functioning, informed democracy. It is just as important, in its own way, as the parliament or the judiciary. By “public trust” […]

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8 Apr

Future of investigative journalism online

“Will there be new online models to fund high quality investigative journalism?” Blogger/reporter Zerochampion explores the prospects.

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8 Apr

In Journal: Foxifying British TV news, community journalism and newsroom change

Selected articles from the April 2009 issue of Journalism of possible interest to the journalism community: Towards a `Foxification’ of 24-hour news channels in Britain?: An analysis of market-driven and publicly […]

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8 Apr

Canadian Press Freedom Award nominees announced

The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom (CCWPF) has announced the nominees for the 11th annual Press Freedom Award. The nominees are: Reporter Daniel Leblanc – “nominated by The Globe […]

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