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11 Dec

Off with their heads! Demands to fire Tribune editorial writers: normal or abnormal?

Many news outlets appear to be shocked and outraged at the revelations that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich had apparently demanded that the Chicago Tribune fire certain critical editorial writers. Where […]

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11 Dec

Undercover cops cripple press freedom

FeatureCanada’s major police forces have assigned officers to pose as journalists or would consider doing so to combat crime. Journalists condemn the practice, saying it undermines their credibility and threatens […]

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11 Dec

N.S. courts withdraw media accreditation plan

NewsNova Scotia’s courts have withdrawn a controversial plan to accredit journalists and mete out unspecified punishment to journalists deemed to have violated guidelines on access to hearings and documents. It […]

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11 Dec

What’s in a name? A lot

CommentaryPrime Minister Stephen Harper campaigned on a promise to lift the publication ban on the identities of young people convicted of serious violent offences. Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act […]

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11 Dec

Bail hearing ban reinstated

NewsAlberta’s Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling that would have ended the practice of banning publication of evidence heard at bail hearings at the request of a defendant. A […]

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11 Dec

Nobody puts the web in a corner: new skills for students in a digital age

What’s the best way to tell this story? It’s a question that all Journalists 2.0 should be asking themselves these days—according to Jim Sheppard, the day editor at the Globe […]

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11 Dec

Rogers gets CRTC approval for 24-hour news channel

The CRTC has approved Rogers Broadcasting Ltd.’s application for a license to operate a 24-hour news and information channel to serve Greater Toronto. According to the CRTC decision, the “programming […]

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10 Dec

La SRC diffuse malgré la controverse

Joan Delaney, La Grande Époque | Reportage controversé de la SRC offert à TV5 malgré une révision de l’ombudsman en cours. Les motifs de certains réalisateurs de la Société Radio-Canada […]

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10 Dec

Media biz struggles: what’s behind the crisis?

ByKelly Toughill It is official; every kind of media is now in trouble. The scary times are no longer reserved for newspapers. Broadcasters, magazine publishers and even online media companies […]

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10 Dec

Tales of a rookie reporter in B.C.s Wild West

Never Shoot a Stampede Queen: A Rookie Reporter in the CaribooMark Leiren-YoungHeritage House Publishing, 2008; pb $19.95 ByShannon Rupp Never Shoot a Stampede Queen could serve as the one-book answer […]

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