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9 Nov

CAJ criticizes CBC decision

The Canadian Association of Journalists is concerned that a CBC decision to pull a documentary on the Falun Gong movement sends a message of self-censorship. The documentary, which had previously […]

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8 Nov

Falun Gong documentary pulled

The CBC abruptly pulled a documentary about the controversial Falun Gong movement in China just hours before it was to be broadcast. The network denies the decision had anything to […]

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6 Nov

Black’s bid for new trial denied

The judge who presided over former media baron Conrad Black’s fraud trial has denied his request for a new trial, the Canadian Press reports. Black and three others were convicted of mail […]

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5 Nov

Sun layout sent to Hamilton

The Vancouver Sun is outsourcing some of its layout tasks to CanWest Editorial Services, a non-union shop in Hamilton, Ont., the Tyee reports. A union rep says he expects a […]

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4 Nov

Head of CBC Radio retires

The head of CBC English radio has announced her retirement after five years in the job. Jane Chalmers made the surprise announcement Friday, saying her decision was a “major midlife […]

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31 Oct

J-school enrollment on the rise

A short piece in the September/October 2007 Columbia Journalism Review says despite job losses in journalism in the U.S., enrollment in journalism schools and programs there is on the rise. A blog post […]

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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

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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23 Oct

Toronto’s Citytv has a new home

Citytv will be relocating to the “Olympic Torch” building at the southeast corner of Dundas Square, reports the Toronto Star. Owner Rogers Media Inc. announced in June it would move […]

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23 Oct

Iraqi journalist missing

An Iraqi journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was reported missing after the body of her driver was found, the New York Times reports. The radio network did not disclose […]

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