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20 Nov

Black wants out

Non-Citizen Black wants a Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Christmas present from outgoing U.S. president George W. Bush. From the Globe and Mail: “NEW YORK, TORONTO — Conrad Black is pinning his hopes on […]

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20 Nov

Net not neutral: CRTC ruling

Net neutrality: 0, Bell: 1 Bell Canada has won the right to continue the practice called “Internet throttling” in a ruling from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. The commission […]

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20 Nov

L’État Desmarais

Steve Proulx, Voir | On sait peu de choses du richissime citoyen de Sagard, Paul Desmarais. On sait toutefois que son empire, Power Corporation, possède notamment de grosses compagnies d’assurance […]

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19 Nov

Awash

The current Columbia Journalism Review has a long, exhaustively-researched analysis of the digital information age, the role of journalists in informing citizens, and the capabilities of said citizens to become […]

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19 Nov

Enforcing image copyright

One of the biggest problems for independent photographers and companies owning the copyright of images has been the illegal and unauthorized use of their pictures. Not just in editorial use but commercially also. […]

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19 Nov

Media bloodletting

“TIME Inc. today becomes not a publisher of magazines but of pink slips instead,” reports the New York Post. The Post says 250 will be laid off today, part of […]

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19 Nov

Layoffs and hiring freeze to come at CTV

CTV staff are scheduled to gather with company CEO Ivan Fecan on Nov. 19 in a town hall-style meeting to find out details about upcoming cutbacks, operational changes and a […]

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19 Nov

Opinion – Quebecor a gagné

Patrick Déry, Le Trente | On a fait grand cas des journalistes permanents qui n’apportaient pas leur compétence habituelle à la confection du Journal de Québec pendant le long lock-out […]

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19 Nov

Murdoch ne croit pas à la fin des journaux

Marc-André Brouillard, Branchez-Vous | Le dirigeant de News Corporation croit plutôt que les journaux atteindront de nouveaux sommets au 21e siècle. L’avenir des journaux ne serait pas menacé selon le […]

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18 Nov

The assassination of Tara Singh Hayer

It’s been a decade now since Tara Singh Hayer was shot dead. The first most significant thing about Hayer’s assassination, seems to me, is the fact that he was publisher […]

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