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9 Oct

Reporter barred from campaign rally blogs about it

When reporter Geoff Dembicki from the B.C.online magazine The Tyee was denied entry to a Stephen Harper campaign event on October 8, rather than simply lament the situation, he blogged […]

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9 Oct

Court rules against Black bid for secrecy

An attempt by prosecutors and Conrad Black to have evidence about his case sealed indefinitely has failed, with a final refusal by the Supreme Court of Canada to hear the […]

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9 Oct

La guerre de Sarah Palin contre les médias dérape

Guillemette Faure, Rue89 | Un homme politique sait qu’il ne perdra jamais de point à taper sur les médias. C’était déjà ce que faisait George Bush en 2000 et 2004 […]

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9 Oct

Les journalistes connaîtront-ils le même destin que les typographes?

ProjetJ | Les questionnements des journalistes face aux nouvelles technologies rappellent ceux des typographes, il y a vingt ans. Or, comme nous le rappelle Francis Masse sur le blogue de […]

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9 Oct

Élections: pourquoi La Presse prend-elle position?

André Pratte, La Presse | Il est de tradition pour les pages éditoriales des grands journaux en Amérique du Nord – du New York Times au Devoir en passant par […]

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9 Oct

How comments affect reader perceptions

There is always a flurry of talk about citizen participation in media and the value of  two-way conversations in journalism, but does the addition of public comments to the bottom […]

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9 Oct

Libel law flawed despite reforms

CommentaryTwo recent media victories in defamation cases do little to fix an underlying problem: Canada’s libel laws favour protecting reputations over free speech, lawyer and Humber College media law instructor […]

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8 Oct

Joining the CAJ

The Canadian Association of Journalists- an advocacy and education group representing some 1,500 journalists- is offering a special October rate for students. The $20 charge includes, in their words: -cheap […]

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8 Oct

At least they have a sense of humour about it

The fine folks at Gawker, that quirky, gossipy, but highly informative online magazine thingy, have come up with some tips for the potential journalist looking to strike out and make […]

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8 Oct

Rivard video a “defining moment” in media history

Author and former media chief for Brian Mulroney, William Fox, examines the role of social media in the current federal election campaign in a Globe and Mail “Fox on News” […]

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