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16 May

“Code of Silence” nominees announced

OTTAWA, May 15 /CNW/ – The Canadian Association of Journalists is proud to present this year’s nominees for the not-so-coveted Code of Silence Award recognizing the most secretive governments in […]

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15 May

Thomson seals Reuters deal

(AP) Reuters has agreed to a $17.2 billion (U.S.) takeover by Thomson that would vault the combined entity ahead of Bloomberg to become the world’s largest financial data and news […]

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14 May

Newspaper awards announced

The Globe and Mail was the big winner at this year’s National Newspaper Awards, announced at a gala event onMay 11 to cap off the Newspapers ’07 conference in Winnipeg. […]

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11 May

Globe faulted for Wong article

The Quebec Press Council has upheld two complaints against the Globe and Mail over a story written by Jan Wong after the Dawson College shooting in Montreal in September. The […]

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10 May

Radler admits lying to lawyers

Conrad Black’s former partner, David Radler, admitted under cross-examination that he had lied to his own lawyers, the Toronto Star reports from Black’s fraud trial in Chicago. Black’s lawyer, Edward […]

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9 May

Mistrial denied in Black case

The lawyers for Conrad Black asked for a mistrial, accusing the prosecution of appealing to the jury on the basis of “class prejudice,” Canadian Press reports via CBC.The judge denied […]

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8 May

Reuters offer worth $17.6 billion

Thomson and Reuters confirmedthat they are working on a plan that would see Thomson buy Reuters for $17.6 billion, Reuters Canada reports. Under the terms of the proposal, Reuters chief […]

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7 May

AP reporter among dead in plane crash

An Associated Press reporter who was one of 114 people to die in a plane crash in Cameroon on the weekend is remembered in a colleague’s story as a dogged […]

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4 May

NY Times names new public editor

The New York Times has named Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Clark Hoyt as its new public editor, beginning May 14 for a term oftwo years. He will be the third person […]

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4 May

Thomson to take over Reuters?

Canadian media mogul Thomson Corp. has approached Reuters with a takeover bid, reports the Globe & Mail. Sources deny that the move is in response to News Corp.’s recent Dow […]

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