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18 Feb

Outdated rules block access to Ontario court records

ByDean Jobb In courthouses in Toronto, Woodstock, Kenora, Cornwall and countless other Ontario cities, journalists are routinely denied easy access to case files and exhibits based on outdated precedents and […]

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18 Feb

Harper’s media control continues

Prime Minister Stephen Harper seemed to relax his controlling tendencies toward public information during last fall’s election and his tightrope walk to passing the federal budget. With American president Barack […]

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18 Feb

Science resource

The publishers of the science journal Nature have set up a free “science library and personal learning tool” for students. A scan of it shows that it’s also great for […]

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18 Feb

Transcon to lay off 1500

Montreal-based Transcontinental Inc. has announced major cost-cutting initiatives that include the elimination of 1500 jobs in Canada and the United States. Transcon’s publications include magazines Style at Home, Canadian Living and […]

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18 Feb

The right to be wrong: Supreme Court reserves judgment in libel case

NewsThe Supreme Court of Canada has reserved judgment on an appeal that could create a new libel defence of “responsible journalism.” Media lawyers argued Feb. 17 that journalists who pursue […]

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17 Feb

L’Université de Montréal modernisera ses labos de journalisme

Forum, Université de Montréal | L’Université procèdera aux investissements nécessaires à la modernisation de son laboratoire d’apprentissage multimédia (LAM). À terme, le matériel fonctionnant en mode analogique sera remplacé par du […]

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17 Feb

Libel chill argued in SCOC

Here’s the press release from the Canadian Newspaper Association: Newspaper, Media Groups Ask Canada’s Supreme Court to Accept “Public Interest Responsible Journalism” Defence in Libel ActionsOTTAWA, Feb. 17 /CNW/ – […]

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17 Feb

Al Jazeera English seeks CRTC broadcast approval

Tony Burman, managing director of Al Jazeera English, hopes the controversial news channel will be up and running in Canada by the fall. The network has formally applied to the […]

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17 Feb

Live blogging “Tony Burman on Al Jazeera”

LIVE BLOG: “Tony Burman on Al Jazeera” WHERE: Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto WHEN: Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Hear Burman’s take on Al Jazeera English, his plans […]

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17 Feb

Fate of Internet/New Media: CRTC hearings

A live audio feed is available here for the landmark CRTC hearings on the future of the Internet, which will continue for several weeks from Feb. 17. The Globe and […]

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