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13 Oct

Slap down

David Ljunggren of Reuters reports on covering the Canadian election amid surreal political perspectives of the economy, and an economic reporter’s attempts to get a handle on Conservative policy positions. […]

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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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