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27 Feb

CTV journalist called enemy combatant

An Afghan journalist working for CTV has been declared an unlawful enemy combatant, the Canadian Press reports. A U.S. military spokesman said an “enemy combatant review board” had found Jawed […]

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25 Feb

A sane distance: trauma, tragedy, and the reporter

by Ethan Baron I had a dream about Willie Pickton the night after he was sentenced to life in prison. I’d already had nightmares after gruesome days in court, but […]

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25 Feb

A brand new beat

QUESTION: What are the first things I should do when I start a new beat? Who do I call? What should I read? How do I start? Answer by Helen […]

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25 Feb

CAJ announces CAJ/CIDA fellowships

The four fellowship winners for 2007-2008 are: Peter Wall, CBC, Toronto, ON; James Bagnal, Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, ON; Chris Epp, CTV, Calgary, AB; Jill Bennett, CKNW Radio, Vancouver, BC. UPDATE: March […]

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25 Feb

February 27: Information Commissioner speaks on ATI

Robert Marleau is marking his one-year anniversary as Canada’s Information Commissioner. He will comment on his experience implementing the Access to Information Act and about dealing with challenges from journalists […]

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25 Feb

February 26: Code of Silence: The Culture of Secrecy Inside Government

Robert Cribb, CanWest Visiting Professor at UBC School of Journalism talks on the Code of Silence: The Culture of Secrecy Inside Government at UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street on […]

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25 Feb

Radler to begin sentence

Conrad Black’s former partner, David Radler, is set to begin his prison sentence for fraud, the Globe and Mail reports. Radler is to serve his 29-month term at a low-security prison […]

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25 Feb

What the US election means to Canada

There’s no shortage of Canadian media coverage of United States presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain and even Mike Huckabee. And why not — some of the horses […]

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24 Feb

Journalism education revealed

When Columbia Graduate School of Journalism dean Nicholas Lemann accidentally emailed out his own self-evaluation last week, students got a glimpse into how schools are responding to critique of journalism […]

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22 Feb

The religion beat

This week’s Big Issue continues the conversation about what Columbia University professor Ari Goldman calls “the best beat in journalism” — religion. Our contributors offer updates and opinions in Town […]

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