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30 Nov

US agreement to pay freelancers voided

A US federal appeals court has thrown out an agreement between publishers and freelance writers to pay for electronic reproduction of their work, reports the New York Times. After years […]

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26 Nov

J-school for citizen journalists

South Korea’s OhmyNews is opening a Citizen Journalism School to train citizen journalists to create content for publication online. Starting November, 2007, about 100 students will take courses writing, photo […]

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26 Nov

Jennings to lead Globe and Mail in Vancouver

Veteran journalist Jim Jennings is the new head of the Globe and Mail’s operations in Vancouver. Jenning, a fomer editor with the Toronto Sun and fomer Thomson Newspaper executive, will […]

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26 Nov

FPJQ winners announced

La Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) awarded its 2007 winners for reporting and photography at its annual conference on November 24. Fagstein.com has compiled a comprehensive (and English) list of the winners […]

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21 Nov

Halberstam driver pleads no contest

A university student was convicted of misdemeanour vehicular manslaughter in the death of journalist David Halberstam, the Mercury News reports. Kevin Jones, a UC Berkeley student, pleaded no contest as part […]

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20 Nov

AP photographer may face terror charge

The Pentagon says there is evidence photographer Bilal Hussein is a “terrorist media operative” who infiltrated the Associated Press, the BBC reports. AP says its investigation has found no such evidence. […]

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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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12 Nov

Vancouver union officials express concern about CanWest operation in Hamilton

The Tyee is reporting that union officials and staff at the Vancouver Sun and the Vancouver Province are expressing concern over recently-announced CanWest changes in Hamilton that may affect jobs […]

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12 Nov

CanWest operation in Hamilton key to strategy

The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business is reporting that the CanWest Global Communications Corp. editorial services operation in Hamilton has grown, providing “canned copy” for other members of the […]

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10 Nov

CBC to air reworked doc

After a few fixes characterized by the filmmaker as minor, a controversial documentary will be broadcast on the CBC Nov. 20, the Globe and Mail reports. The program, about the […]

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