Archive
28 Dec

Year in review roundup

CBCCBC has a comprehensive section dedicated to documenting 2007, including top stories by section, audience picks and a photo gallery. As for news, CBC presented its list in a month-by-month […]

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27 Dec

A twist on citizen journalism

Google’s feature, allowing “Comments From People in the News,” seems like a new twist on citizen journalism. Says a New York Times story: “The idea is simple: if you have […]

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19 Dec

Newfoundland journalist Vs Premier Williams PR Machine

The release of an ongoing email exchange between Newfoundland and Labrador premier Danny Williams’ PR person, Elizabeth Matthews, and journalist Craig Westcott are all the buzz in St. John’s media circles this […]

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17 Dec

Depending on Iraqi journalists

The New York Times looks at the dependence of Western news organizations on freelancers in Iraq. The focus is the case of photographer Bilal Hussein,who had a hand in The […]

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17 Dec

J-Source editors’ picks 2007

Town Hall edited by Deb Jones“On suing Maclean’s” — the Canadian Islamic Congress has complained to Ontario, British Columbia and the Federal Human Rights Commissions that Maclean’s published an “Islamophobic […]

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17 Dec

Crunks 2007: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections

Craig Silverman, the Canadian mastermind behind Regret The Error, has compiled his annual roundup of “oops”es. Headings include “Apology of the Year” (Sunday Times UK, for clumsily retracting statements about Lord […]

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10 Dec

Beijing Olympics & press repression

Here is the press release from Reporters Without Borders:         MONTREAL, Dec. 10 /CNW Telbec/ – A large flag showing the Olympic rings transformed into handcuffs was unfurled outside […]

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10 Dec

Freedom of speech

A BBC series commemorating the 75th anniversary of its World Service is focused on freedom of speech, and freedom of the media and information. The first three essays on freedom […]

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10 Dec

IHT-Reuters alliance

The International Herald Tribune will announce an alliance with Reuters, reported the New York Times, that will transform its financial section online and in print. The revamped business section, “Business […]

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10 Dec

Unholy secrets

David Carr’s column about investigative reporting, in the New York Times, makes for compelling reading. An excerpt: Serious reporting usd to be baked into the business, but under pressure from the […]

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