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13 Oct

The election and media reform

Back in February, media watcher Robert Hackett argued media reform should be a top priority in the impending (even back then) federal election. Hackett saw a disturbing constellation forming: an […]

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12 Oct

Les médias déboutés en appel

Ian Bussières, Le Soleil | La Cour d’appel a rejeté la requête d’un regroupement de médias qui contestait les directives administratives limitant la réalisation d’entrevues et la prise d’images à […]

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11 Oct

Why newspapers endorse political parties

Toronto Star public editor Kathy English posits an answer to the question, “Why do newspapers endorse?” by quoting a Star editor 36 years ago: “The easy way for a newspaper, […]

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10 Oct

The Facebook election

If the election in the riding of Peterborough was decided by Facebook friends, the small Ontario city would likely send a Green Party MP to Ottawa on Oct. 14. Social […]

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10 Oct

Complaint against Steyn piece thrown out in BC

The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has thrown out a complaint alleging that a Mark Steyn piece published by Maclean’s in 2006 exposes Muslims in the province to hatred and […]

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10 Oct

Globe election hub “admirable,” but doesn’t empower citizens

By Robert Washburn When this federal election campaign began, I criticized The Globe and Mail‘s election website. It seems only fair to come back and take a second look as […]

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10 Oct

CTV’s ethics

The Toronto Star reports on the political score-keeping over CTV’s airing of an interview with Stéphane Dion. The Star’s front-page link to its daily poll asks readers: “CTV has released […]

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10 Oct

Quixotic journalism

Art meets journalism: CBC Radio’s The Current ran a documentary about Ontario independent candidate David Page, part of a series on “The Supercommitted” candidates. It’s called “A Quixotic Candidate” — […]

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10 Oct

Desperately seeking scabs

In the face of a possible employee strike at the Montreal Gazette, Canwest News Service has approached journalism students from Concordia University and offered them work on a temporary basis, […]

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10 Oct

“Malleable and predictable” news editors get promoted, says Hersh

When it comes to covering U.S. politics in recent years, journalists failed, says American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh. Hersh spoke on the CBC cultural affairs show Q October 9th, just […]

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