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26 Oct

Multimedia reports of CJF events

The Canadian Journalism Foundation has posted multimedia reports of their two most recent events: the sold-out October 17 panel discussion “Charitable Sector and the Media: Accountability and Reporting” and the October […]

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26 Oct

FEMA workers play reporters

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, criticized for its response after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, was treated more gently at a hastily called news conference to talk about its […]

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25 Oct

Murdoch and the WSJ: a stumbling block?

Finally: WASHINGTON – A federal communications regulator on Thursday said News Corp.’s proposed $5 billion acquisition of The Wall Street Journal’s parent company raises competitive issues nationally and in New […]

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25 Oct

Charter should protect journalists

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms should be enough to protect journalists from being forced to give up their sources, lawyers for Montreal’s La Presse argued in Federal Court. […]

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25 Oct

Trina McQueen award

The Association of Electronic Journalists announced a new award for Best Television News Information Program, named after Trina McQueen. McQueen has been a reporter for Toronto’s CFTO; co-host of W5; […]

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25 Oct

Star honoured for diversity efforts

The Toronto Star has been honoured for its “unabashed commitment to social justice, individual and civil liberties, and community and civic engagement” by the Harmony Movement, a non-profit organization that […]

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24 Oct

Why I miss the dead-tree newspaper

“Print’s ultimate demise is a fate foretold by as many indisputable line graphs as Al Gore wields to prove that Knut and his kin are in trouble. But before it […]

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24 Oct

To Be a Journalist in Iraq …

Six Iraqi women who work in the McClatchy Newspapers bureau in Baghdad were honoured in New York with a “courage in journalism award.” Kudos to the New York Times for […]

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23 Oct

Sites dinformation en ligne: le Monde et le Figaro en tête du palmarès

Presse nationale française Pour la première fois depuis juin 2006, les deux quotidiens de la presse nationale se trouvent en tête de liste parmi les sites internet d’information les plus […]

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23 Oct

Reuters’ new mobile toolkit

Reuters and Nokia have developed a new “mobile journalism” toolkit aimed at helping reporters file and publish text, photo, audio and video news stories from handheld devices, rather than laptops. […]

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