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17 Sep

CP now (officially) The Canadian Press

Beginning Wednesday, “The Canadian Press” will be spelled out at the beginning of CP news reports rather than the abbreviated (CP). The retiring of the (CP) logo is part of […]

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14 Sep

Reporter known for China coverage dies

David Lancashire, a Canadian journalist who was the first in North America to cover China after the 1949 revolution, has died in Toronto, the Associated Press reports. Lancashire reported from […]

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14 Sep

Star, CBC, Globe among ONA finalists

The Online News Association announced the finalists for this year’s awards. The Toronto Star series Lost in Migration is a double-nominee, both in the Service Journalism (Large) category (up against CBC’s News […]

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12 Sep

Ralph Klein takes an unusual approach to his first media studies class

Alberta’s former premier gave his first lecture on September 6 in his new job as chair in Media Studies at Mount Royal College’s Centre for Communications Studies. He told students reporters are lazy […]

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12 Sep

User news sites differ from mainstream

A new study shows a wide divergence in stories generated by mainstream media and those generated by user-driven news sites, Editor & Publisher reports. The study, conducted by the Project […]

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11 Sep

Group calls for boycott of Radio One

Some members of the GTA’s Caribbean and African Community (CARN) are calling for a boycott of CBC Radio One 99.1 due to a simmering dispute over a licence for a […]

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10 Sep

Time ordered to pay millions

An Indonesian court has ordered Time magazine to pay $106 million to former dictator Suharto, Canoe reports via AP. The Supreme Court ruled that a 1999 cover story in the […]

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31 Aug

New CBC Radio shows target tech-savvy crowd

CBC Radio One is launching two new shows aimed at engaging tech-savvy audiences online and getting viewers involved in laying out future shows. Spark will look at “next big things” […]

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27 Aug

10 arrested in Russian journalist’s death

Prosecutors say 10 people held in the death of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya will soon be charged, Reuters reports. Politkovskaya, who was shot and killed last year, was a critic […]

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27 Aug

Journalist’s death remembered

One of the most poignant moments during a memorial service Friday night to honour slain Canadian journalist Ali Sharmarke came when the 11-year-old son of Sharmarke’s colleague recited a letter […]

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