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30 Nov

Ottawa press gallery in “tatters”

In a recent article for rabble.ca, veteran CBC journalist Ira Basen declares Prime Minister Stephen Harper victorious in taking down the Ottawa press gallery. Since Harper took office last February, […]

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30 Nov

Journos interviewing fake journo

Los Angeles Times columnist Joel Stein begs the question: “Why are journalists interviewing Sacha Baron Cohen’s alter ego as if he were actually real?” Stein says reputable news outlets such […]

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30 Nov

Wartime coverage under fire

In “The Press at War,” written for City Journal, James Q. Wilson weighs in on the role of the press in wartime. He says, “Given press coverage of our efforts […]

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30 Nov

Bringing newspapers back

The Belfast Telegraph put together a group of leading media figures from Google News to BBC to ask them about the future of newspapers. Steve Auckland of Associated Newspapers says, […]

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22 Nov

The Media, the Military and the Pollsters: WhoÄôs got the story on Afghanistan?

TOM HANSON/CANADIAN PRESS Pallbearers carry the casket of Sgt. Darcy Tedford at his interment. With rising death tolls escalating Canadians’ worries over Afghanistan,Lt.-Gen. Andrew Leslie, Lisa LaFlamme, John Wright and […]

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10 Nov

B.C. circulation dip good news for execs

In a column for Vancouver-based online paper, The Tyee, author and media critic Mark Edge argues that newspapers historically portray themselves as the underdog because, strategically, this position is ultimately […]

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8 Nov

The wealth factor

In Counterpunch, Norman Solomon asks whether New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman’s enormous personal wealth influences his support of corporate globalization. In “He’s Even Richer Than I Thought!” Solomon points […]

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31 Oct

Woe-is-us journalists

Two recent articles by Jack Shafer, Slate’s editor-at-large, have bloggers buzzing about what he calls “the woe-is-us crowd of journalists.” Shafer argues that concerns American journalists have over shrinking newsrooms […]

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27 Oct

Sting journalism under fire

Soutik Biswas at BBC News in Delhi reports on the various shock tactics employed by Indian television journalists, saying, “The past year has been a never-ending sting season on television […]

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20 Oct

In Context: <i>Toronto Star</i> shakeup

The first two features were published Spring 2004, under an umbrella feature package entitled “Crusades, Convergence & Cutbacks.” One story, “Big Push, Big Worry,” written by Melissa Hank, examined Torstar’s […]

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