Archive
23 May

Was editor’s letter too friendly towards advertiser?

An interesting thread on MastheadOnline’s bulletin board questions whether a warm and fuzzy letter about Chatelaine from Marketing‘s editor/publisher presents a conflict of interests. The letter was enclosed with a free […]

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22 May

Straw mag?

From CBC.ca: A Canadian magazine will be making history Thursday — Canadian Geographic is publishing its annual environment issue on paper made from wheat, a first for a North American […]

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22 May

Diary of a reporter home from Iraq

“Though the Iraq war is arguably the most significant act of American foreign policy in decades, it is often invisible at home,” writes Damien Cave. Surprise comes through strongly in […]

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19 May

Afghanistan and freedom of expression

With Canadian soldiers dying in Afghanistan, with Canadian money funding projects, what obligations does Canada — and do Canadian journalists — have to prevent abuse of authority by the government […]

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18 May

Stepping en masse across China’s censorship

A story in the New York Times looks at how disobedience by numerous reporters, who covered the Chinese earthquake against direct orders, challenged — and broke down — China’s censorship […]

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16 May

Another Newfoundand journalist blacklisted by premier

Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams continues the political tradition of blacklisting local journalists. Media watcher Geoff Meeker reports on his blog today that the CBC’s David Cochrane is the latest recipient of the premier’s […]

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14 May

Internet complaint dismissed, “traffic shaping” to continue

Bell Canada can continue to slow down certain types of Internet traffic flowing on the wholesale networks it provides to smaller Canadian Internet service providers after federal regulators denied a […]

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14 May

CBC-ex Burman to head Al-Jazeera English

Al-Jazeera has appointed Tony Burman, editor-in-chief of CBC News, as managing director of its English-language channel, reported the Guardian newspaper. The story said Burman’s arrival “follows a period of turmoil […]

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5 May

Iraq slaughter stats: 212

Gunmen dragged freelance journalist Sirwa Abdel Wahab from a taxi and fatally shot her in the head on May 4 in Mosul, Iraq, reported CBC, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, etc.   […]

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4 May

Conservatives Kill CAIRS

The federal Conservatives have quietly killed an access to information registry used by journalists, experts and the public that users say helped hold the government accountable. The Coordination of Access […]

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