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16 Oct

New publisher, editor at <i>Toronto Star</i>

Jagoda Pike has been named publisher of the Toronto Star, replacing Michael Goldbloom, the Star reports. One of her first tasks was to appoint Fred Kuntz as editor-in-chief, replacing Giles […]

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12 Oct

Supreme Court rules on freelancers’ rights

The Supreme Court of Canada today issued a ruling that was a partial victory for freelance writers across Canada. The court ruled that publishers cannot reproduce the work freelancers do […]

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12 Oct

Canadian wins World Press Photo of the Year

Canadian photojournalist Finbarr O’Reilly has won the World Press Photo of the Year with a dramatic shot of a starving child in Niger, Africa. The 35-year-old Ryerson University graduate’s photo […]

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12 Oct

<i>Los Angeles Times</i> hires own reporters for ideas to boost circulation

The Los Angeles Times has put its own reporters to work to find new ideas to increase readership both for the paper and online. The effort is being dubbed the […]

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6 Oct

CTV journalist heads to U.S.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Ravi Baichwal “emerged from among hundreds of candidates” for the weekend news anchor job at WLS-Channel 7, the top-rated station in Chicago.

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4 Oct

Mack Laing dies in London

Mack Laing, a teacher, mentor and friend to generations of journalism students, died Saturday in London, Ontario. There are few details available yet, but it is unlikely that there will […]

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4 Oct

Journalists among Gemini winners

Bob Culbert and Hana Gartner are two of seven winners of special Geminiawards from the Academy of Cinema & Television.

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3 Oct

Vancouver journalist wins PEN courage award

Vancouver Sun reporter Kim Bolan is named the winner of the PEN Canada/Paul Kidd Courage Prize for her dogged coverage of the Air India murder trials.

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1 Oct

Columnist says PM will win battle with the media

In the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, veteran columnist Allan Fotheringham weighs in on the simmering battle between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Canadian media.

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29 Sep

New N.S. evening newspaper to be delivered by kids

Come mid-October, a fleet of young paper carriers will start delivering copies of an evening newspaper to doorsteps across Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, reports The Globeand Mail. The Valley Today […]

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