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19 Nov

La crise du Monde vue d’Italie

Lanfranco Pace, Il Foglio | Propriétaire de Courrier international, le quotidien français Le Monde est en crise. Mais la démission de son directeur de la rédaction, Edwy Plenel, signe aussi […]

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19 Nov

Northwestern Readership Institute on putting data online

More and more news organizations are putting data online so readers can drill down to information relevant to them. I did it as part of a Hamilton Spectator series on restaurant safety […]

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19 Nov

PaidContent.org

PaidContent.org is the flagship site of the ContentNext, an independent media and information company based in Santa Monica, California, covering the business of digital media. Founded by journalist Rafat Ali […]

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19 Nov

Médias – Du journal à la salle de nouvelles

Paul Cauchon, Le Devoir | Le 7 novembre dernier, l’éditrice du Vancouver Sun, Patricia Graham, convoque les 110 membres de la rédaction. Elle leur annonce des réductions de personnel. Et […]

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18 Nov

Responsible journalism and the Ontario ruling

There is no defence at all for “irresponsible journalism,” wrote Toronto Star public editor Kathy English in a weekend column, “What is responsible journalism on matters of public interest?“ A […]

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18 Nov

La mémoire du crime

Bryan Myles, Le Devoir Il porte sur ses épaules la «filière» du crime au Québec, un épais ramassis de souvenirs sordides et sidérants. Claude Poirier suit la piste des criminels, […]

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18 Nov

La désinformation au pays de Jaziri

Alain Gravel, Radio-Canada Le reportage sur Saïd Jaziri à Enquête cette semaine n’était pas encore diffusé que déjà nous recevions des lettres de protestation.  Notamment, cette dame qui nous dit qu’elle […]

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16 Nov

Ruling creates new libel defence of ‘responsible journalism’

Ontario’s highest court has recognized “responsible journalism” as a defence to libel actions in a ruling that promises to set a precedent across the country. In a Nov. 13 ruling, […]

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16 Nov

Metroland chain gets new boss

Ian Oliver, the current publisher of the Hamilton Spectator, has been appointed president of Metroland Media Group, replacing Murray Skinner who is retiring next year. Oliver will take on the […]

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15 Nov

The WSJ pay wall is coming down

Two months after rival pub the New York Times took down their pay wall, NewsCorp Chair Rupert Murdoch has said he is planning to make access to The Wall Street Journal free, dropping subscription fees […]

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