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19 Feb

Thomson gets Reuters

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Regulators in Europe, the United States and Canada conditionally approved Thomson Corp’s acquisition of Reuters, a deal that will create the world’s leading provider of news and […]

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19 Feb

A report card on Columbia’s j-school

It was never meant for public consumption. But thanks to the Poynter Institute for posting it, we can all read the Columbia j-school dean’s personal assessment of recent changes at […]

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18 Feb

Elmasry, Islamophobia and freedom of expression

Mohamed Elmasry, national president of the Canadian Islamic Congress, has issued an odious news release regarding Maclean’s that, in my opinion, reeks of ignorance, clobbers different points of view, and […]

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18 Feb

Val Ross: 1950-2008

Val Ross was the sort of editor, and reporter, who embodied a rare mix of kindness, integrity and no-nonsense professionalism that was impressive and inspiring. The journalist and acclaimed author […]

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18 Feb

RSF fighting “impotence, cowardice and duplicity”

In a Radio-Canada interview, François Bugingo, International VP of Reporters Sans Frontières (Reporters Without Borders), discusses the organization’s annual report and the state of its struggle for free press around the […]

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15 Feb

Arab League media restrictions

The Arab League is under criticism for a new charter aimed at stopping Arab satellite channels from offending governments in the region. League members overwhelming approved regulations to allow member […]

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15 Feb

Muslim activist withdraws human rights complaint

Finally, a breath of fresh air amid the histrionics. Maybe. Syed Soharwardy, founder of the Calgary-based Islamic Supreme Council of Canada and founder of Muslims Against Terrorism, has concluded that […]

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8 Feb

Journalist trauma

Academics, journalists and mental health experts are looking at the effects on reporters of covering traumatic events, at a weekend meeting at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ont. […]

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7 Feb

Afghan journalism student sentenced to death

The British newspaper The Independent has taken up the cause of Sayed Pervez Kambaksh, the Afghan student journalist sentenced to death after being accused of downloading an Internet report on women’s rights. Their online […]

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31 Jan

Big Think on journalism questions

Big Think is a website project that launched in late 2007, still in its beta version as of January, 2008, that is often referred to as “YouTube for intellectuals.” It features […]

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