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4 Jan

Williams, Bieber top newsmakers of 2010: poll

The much-scrutinized, often sensational and spine-chilling sentencing of convicted rapist and murderer Russell Williams made the former commanding officer the top newsmaker of 2010, according to a new poll. An […]

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20 Oct

Newspaper readership deemed “strong”

NADbank’s Canadian newspaper readership numbers for 2009 are out and spinning. Statistics released by NADbank indicate 73 per cent of adults read a printed newspaper at least once druing the week (that figure rises […]

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7 Oct

Data-driven journalism: a beginner’s guide

The European Journalism Centre’s (EJC) data-driven journalism round table in Amsterdam came up with a 78-page crash course on the rising industry. The paper, titled “Data-driven journalism: what is there […]

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6 Oct

CBC News Balance study: Canadians believe quality of journalism in decline

CBC has released its most comprehensive analysis of news content, The News Balance Report. The CBC’s Jennifer McGuire writes: “So what have we learned? First and foremost, that Canadians are […]

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2 Sep

The new meaning of objectivity

Objectivity has long been a mainstay for journalism. A new study that asks “is objectivity possible in journalism?” The survey polled 500 Spot.Us users. Only 13.5% of respondents identified objectivity […]

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2 Sep

Zeitgeist alert: NY Times looked-up words reflect troubled times

Joshua Benton of the Niemen Journalism Lab takes a peek at the words New York Times readers looked up most often this year and sees evidence of a time that’s […]

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27 Aug

Older adults flocking to social media

The number of older adults using social media has almost doubled during the past year, according to a study by Pew Internet. Sites like LinkedIn and Facebook are most popular […]

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8 Jul

Ontario to invest in magazines: report

A report by the Ontario government’s Ministry of Tourism and Culture has laid out a entertainment and cluster strategy that includes recommendations for the magazine industry, D.B. Scott reports on […]

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7 Jul

WJEC releases 2010 journalism education census

The World Journalism Education Council has released its latest census on journalism education during the World Journalism Education Congress in South Africa. The census tracked 2,338 journalism programs around the […]

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15 Jun

Report: Covering disadvantaged neighbourhoods

Residents of Toronto’s poorest neighbourhoods sometimes accuse the media of only reporting bad news. Is this true? And if it is true, does this matter? A new study in the […]

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