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22 Jun

RTNDA conference: social media bootcamp

Social media can and must be used in newsrooms in this new age of journalism. That was the sentiment that echoed at one of the last sessions at the 2010 […]

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22 Jun

RTNDA conference: state of the (electronic) industry

From learning how to deliver news across a variety of platforms to finding ways to better reach audiences, the final day of the 2010 RTNDA National Conference kicked off with […]

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22 Jun

RTNDA conference: Going local in a new direction

A workshop at the annual conference of the Association of Electronic Journalists (RTNDA) featured broadcast experts that agreed keeping stories local is key to keeping audiences.By Kathy Le The structure […]

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17 Jun

David Olive bites back

The Toronto Star‘s David Olive responds to Terry Corcoran’s National Post column about the CJF awards gala and the “Toronto-centric liberal collective that makes up the core of the Canadian […]

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15 Jun

News forecast: Will all of Canada get sunshine 24 hours a day?

Quebecor announced today that it will ask CRTC to approve not only a new all news channel under the name of Sun TV, but a preferred dial placement as well. […]

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15 Jun

CBC: Beyond repair?

CBC hoped its news renewal would revitalize the sputtering network, but how much can you do with the same broken engine under the hood? This week we feature Tyler Harper‘s […]

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15 Jun

CSWA workshop: Gonzo scientists get visual

In a panel discussion at the Canadian Science Writers’ Association conference, a group of scientists show off the latest accomplishments in visual communication, from dinosaurs that build themselves to augmented […]

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15 Jun

Says the artist to the scientist: May I burn and crush this precious artifact?

Artists, scientists and journalists have more in common than you think. A panel discussion at the recent Canadian Science Writers’ Association (CSWA) conference covered colour theory, Einstein and alternative uses […]

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11 Jun

“The Al Jazeera effect”: Avi Lewis on AJE’s new Canada bureau

OpenMedia.ca‘s Steve Anderson spoke with Al Jazeera English anchor Avi Lewis about the networks plan to boost coverage of Canada.

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10 Jun

Climate change coverage: what’s a science journalist to do?

An overwhelming majority of peer-reviewed articles say that climate change is real, and manmade, and suggest we need to act now. But, in the name of balanced reporting, the press […]

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