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12 Nov

Why news websites need newspapers

The website of U.K.-based newspaper The Telegraph has just turned 15 and in a column looking back at the beginnings of the site, former editor of the site Derek Bishton […]

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12 Nov

[UPDATED] Blogger attacks journalist in Newfoundland

[UPDATE: An original version of this post contained inaccurate information, and the post has been edited to remove the inaccurate references.] In St. John’s, Newfoundland, a bit of an online […]

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11 Nov

CJR editorial makes case for (smart) gov’t support of journalism

Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) editors make it clear they don’t support a bailout for the newspaper business or “subsidies that would simply prop up the status quo,” but in a […]

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11 Nov

Murdoch on copyright thieves (and Google)

Alleged quote by Rupert Murdoch on his intent to sue broadcasters like the BBC for stealing the work of print journalists … oops, make that “copyright infringement”: “If you look […]

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11 Nov

Allergic Living editor confronts Chatelaine article

The allergy fur is flying. In an article published on CBC’s national web site today, Gwen Smith, editor of Allergic Living magazine, refutes a Chatelaine article written by Patricia Pearson. […]

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10 Nov

MacIntyre wins the Giller

Congratulations to Linden MacIntyre, winner of the 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel The Bishop’s Man (Random House Canada). As an investigative journalist MacIntyre co-hosts of The Fifth Estate […]

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10 Nov

Outsourcing journalists: The Current examines the issue

The Nov. 10 edition of CBC’s The Current included a segment on outsourcing journalists. Host Anna Maria Tremonti interviewed union chair at the Toronto Star and first vice-president of CEP […]

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10 Nov

Check your stats folks

Eighty per cent of Canadians live in cities. This is a claim made routinely in the media, but it really isn’t true and the mistake lies in lazy reading of […]

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9 Nov

Is the media going overboard with H1N1 coverage? The National hosts a panel

Wendy Mesley recently hosted a panel discussion on The National about how the media handled coverage of H1N1. The two panelists were Dr. Allison McGeer, a microbiologist and infectious disease […]

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7 Nov

PM Stephen Harper’s (visual) control issues

“Is Stephen Harper going too far in trying to control his image?” asks The Globe and Mail.  “The Prime Minister’s Office is sending out a steady stream of publicity photos […]

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