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19 Mar

No appeal of contempt ruling

The Hamilton Spectator is reporting that there will be no appeal of the ruling that overturned a contempt of court conviction against a Hamilton reporter.A spokesman for the Attorney General’s […]

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18 Mar

Media groups applaud ruling that supports journalist’s protection of sources

Media groups today are applauding a ruling yesterday that overturned a contempt of court conviction of a reporter who refused to divulge the identity of a confidential source. Spokespeople for […]

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17 Mar

Reporter’s contempt conviction overturned

A Canadian reporter’s contempt of court conviction for refusing to reveal a confidential source has been overturned on appeal. The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled today that reporter Ken Peters […]

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17 Mar

PEJ study finds Net narrows news agenda

The State of the News Media 2008, PEJ’s annual report on the status and health of American journalism, is now online. The study analyzes the major trends in the main […]

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14 Mar

Globe leads NNA nominees

The Globe and Mail has earned 15 nominations for National Newspaper Awards, almost twice as many as its nearest rival. The Toronto Star has eight nominations, and La Presse and […]

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13 Mar

Embattled dean blames critics

John Lavine, dean of the Medill School of Journalism, says critics of his curriculum change plans are keeping alive a controversy over an article he wrote, the Daily Northwestern reports. Lavine […]

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10 Mar

Cheese maker suing Quebec papers for defamation

(CP) Cheese maker Saputo Inc. is suing several Quebec newspapers and journalists who work for them for defamation over stories linking founder and chairman Lino Saputo to the Italian Mafia.

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10 Mar

Magazine apologizes for Harry story

An Australian magazine that reported Prince Harry was serving with British troops in Afghanistan has apologized for the story, the Associated Press reports. In an unsigned item in the magazine, […]

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5 Mar

Globe and Mail defends reporters’ rights

A March 5 editorial in Globe and Mail calls on the National Post to appeal a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision that upheld the right of the RCMP to execute […]

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1 Mar

Testimony ends notes impasse

A lawyer has ended his effort to gain access to journalist Lon Appleby’s notes in exchange for Appleby’s testimony in a murder case, the Globe and Mail reports. The lawyer […]

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