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11 Feb

Newspaper stock prices dive

Almost all newspaper stock prices dropped in 2007, according to a report of the World Association of Newspapers; eighty per cent of those stocks dropped by more than 30 per […]

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11 Feb

British journalism resource site holdthefrontpage

According to its “About” page, holdthefrontpage.co.uk is a website for journalists and journalism students everywhere and offers free and unrestricted access to everyone. The site publishes news stories about what […]

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10 Feb

Osgoode researchers disturbed by “anti-Muslim” pattern in Maclean’s articles

<p>When a group of Osgoode Hall researchers and students reviewed 20 Maclean's articles, they found what they felt was a disturbing and sustained pattern of Islamaphobia. With titles such as 'Wake up ostriches: Islam's in an expansionary phase' and 'Wake up Europe: It may already be too late,' the articles "promoted hatred and fear of Muslims," concluded the study's five authors.</p>

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8 Feb

World Press Photo winners

A photo of a U.S. soldier resting at “Restrepo” bunker in Afghanistan after the death of a comrade has taken first prize in the World Press Photo Contest. The photo, […]

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8 Feb

Daily paper to drop much of print version in shift to web

“The Capital Times of Madison, Wis., is set to drop its daily print newspaper and shift resources to the Web starting in April, according to editors. The move was announced […]

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8 Feb

Journalist trauma

Academics, journalists and mental health experts are looking at the effects on reporters of covering traumatic events, at a weekend meeting at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ont. […]

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8 Feb

Diversité, qualité, accessibilité…

Paule Vermot-Desroches, Le Nouvelliste (Trois-Rivières) | La qualité de l’information en région a fait l’objet de vives discussions, à l’occasion de la tournée régionale organisée par le Conseil de presse […]

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8 Feb

Social bookmarking 101

This two-part Poynter Centerpiece serves as a primer for how and why to use bookmarking services like del.icio.us and Digg. Interactivity Editor Ellyn Angelotti provides an overview of how the two aforementioned […]

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7 Feb

‘Tribe’ falling out of style

  The use of the word “tribe” to describe groups of people in Africa is being discouraged at some major news organizations, including the world’s largest, the Associated Press. According […]

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7 Feb

Law students challenge Maclean’s

Four law students at Osgoode Hall have filed human rights complaints against Maclean’s magazine because it has refused to change what they regard as a hateful and stereotypical editorial campaign […]

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