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25 Mar

CBC bloodbath

The CBC press release is here. Following is the CBC report, from its website, in full: The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. plans to cut up to 800 jobs to make up […]

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25 Mar

Gannett orders unpaid furloughs for employees

“Gannett Co. Inc, which is already mandating a one week, unpaid furlough for most of its employees this quarter, has ordered another unpaid furlough for many employees in the second […]

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25 Mar

American legislators propose bail out for community newspapers

“With many U.S. newspapers struggling to survive, a Democratic senator on Tuesday introduced a bill to help them by allowing newspaper companies to restructure as nonprofits with a variety of […]

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25 Mar

Local newspapers important to environment

“Likewise, local activists have relied on community newspapers for accurate unbiased reporting. With little or no money to buy publicity, environmental activists, like Love Canal’s Lois Gibbs, scribbled outraged but […]

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24 Mar

La gratuité de l’information

Le journaliste Nelson Dumais livre une réflexion sur la gratuité de l’information, responsable en grande partie de l’affaiblissement des abonnements aux journaux écrits. Avouant lui-même ne plus acheter de journaux, […]

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24 Mar

Le procès de la journaliste Isabelle Cottenceau s’est amorc

Lise Millette, ProjetJ Les journalistes français suivent de près le procès de la journaliste Isabelle Cottenceau, mise en accusation pour des allégations de complicité de négligence physique à la suite […]

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24 Mar

American proposal for non-profit newspapers

An American senator introduced a bill that would allow newspapers to choose tax-exempt status, and operate as non-profits similar to public broadcasting stations. Such newspapers “would no longer be able […]

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24 Mar

Newspaper co-owned by Tory under fire

The Opposition in Nova Scotia is calling on a legislative committee to investigate after the Conservatives gave $25,000 to a newspaper co-owned by a federal Tory candidate, reports CP.

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24 Mar

Fox News host apologizes to Canada

After his comments on a Fox News talk show against the Canadian mission in Afghanistan caused an unexpected backlash, Greg Gutfeld has issued an apology, as reported by CP and CTV.ca. The Globe […]

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24 Mar

News economic trends in two graphs

Two graphs included in the 2009 State of the Media report published by the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism show at a glance why some sectors of the news business are […]

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