Archive
12 Oct

Media concentration: the Irvings versus an upstart

Irving family companies control most of the media in New Brunswick. Now, they’re in court trying to stop an upstart from setting up a competing newspaper. CBC has a story […]

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12 Oct

Rejigging the news for the Web

Today’s New York Times has a piece about how American broadcaster ABC is reshaping its news cast for the Internet. There are some differences, and some innovations. Excerpts:Executives at the […]

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12 Oct

British ruling backs investigative reporting

NewsThe Guardian newspaper calls it a “landmark” ruling in defence of investigative reporting. Britain’s court of appeal has used the defence of “responsible journalism” to dismiss a libel action against the […]

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12 Oct

Screams of panic: the revolution in journalism

 “The screams from newsrooms are those of panic,” Jim Lehrer, the well known American public television anchor, told a group of university students at Northwestern. Journalism is going through an […]

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9 Oct

Protest against European photo censorship

From today’s pres release about the “Perpignan Call,” a petition to oppose privacy rights that amounts to censorship of photojournalism in Europe.The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the regional group […]

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9 Oct

Newspapers holding their own, says report

There’s cause for optimism among print journalists in a new report from the Canadian Newspaper Association:         TORONTO, Sept. 19 /CNW Telbec/ – Newspapers are continuing to hold their own […]

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7 Oct

Engaging writing

One way I judge “good” print journalism is whether a story grabs me, sucks me in and holds my attention until the very last word, no matter my underlying interest […]

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6 Oct

Neo-conservative Standard closing

The ideological Western Standard magazine will stop printing after three years and 82 publications, and remain an online entity only, says founder Ezra Levant according to reports. “It’s not that […]

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5 Oct

Internet: neutrality and CRTC hearings

 TORONTO, Oct. 1 /CNW/ – Most Canadians are unaware of an emerging threat to their ability to access web-based information and services, according to data released today.    A poll conducted […]

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5 Oct

Anna Politkovskaya’s murder

Excerpt from the organization’s press release:        “We urge the Russian authorities not to identify convenient suspects inthis case,” the press freedom organisation said. “The investigation took adisturbing turn a […]

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