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2 Nov

Rob Ford’s freeze out

<p><em>Toronto mayor Rob Ford may pride himself of being accessible to every regular Joe who phones him, but he's spent his first year in office freezing out selected media. Now, the motion to address the slights in the public arena, and get the mayor talking, has flopped. <strong>Rhiannon Russell</strong> has more.</em></p>

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1 Nov

Singing at a news conference?

<p>In the growing list of funny things Americans do during the race for their party's presidential nomination, you can add Herman Cain singing out his news conference. The Republican hopeful recently addressed allegations of sexual harassment with a musical tune. Really.</p><p> </p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pZe75JSXhyU?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe></p>

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1 Nov

Rick Perry doesn’t get the Globe’s joke

<p>Texas governor, and Republican presidential hopeful, doesn’t get <em>The Globe and Mail</em>’s satire. Or, at least, it would seem that way after he recently took a jab at the Occupy movement by referencing a quote from a satirical <em>Globe</em> piece about Occupy Toronto, which he says was sent to him by his son.</p><p><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/11/01/satire-on-occupy-wall-street-trips-up-rick-perry/?mod=google_news_blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Here’s what Perry said</a>:</p>

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31 Oct

Journalists and opinions: Another Occupy protestor fired from journo job

<p>Another journalist who joined the protests at Occupy Wall Street has been fired.</p><p>Caitlin Curran was the web producer for <a href="http://www.thetakeaway.org/">The Takeaway</a>, a morning news program co-produced by WNYC Radio and Public Radio International – until two weeks ago when she headed to the protests with her boyfriend, and a pithy protest sign featuring a line from an <em>Atlantic </em>article.</p>

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31 Oct

HuffPo Canada goes zombie for Halloween

<p>Huffington Post Canada <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/culture/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has been taken over by zombies</a>. Head on over to the (elaborately) Halloween-themed page for articles that include <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/31/track-of-the-day-brains-b_n_1066380.html">BRRAAAAIIIINSSSSSSSSSSSSS</a> and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/grararammmm/zombie-is-not-a-choice_b_1066423.html?ref=culture">Zombie Is Not A Choice</a>.

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31 Oct

Rosie DiManno on the “digital dross”

<p>Increasingly, print doesn’t matter anymore, <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/10/30/dimanno_the_tactile_experience_of_newspapers_sacrificed_for_digital_dross.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">writes <em>Toronto Star</em> columnist Rosie DiManno</a> – and that’s a bad thing.</p><p>“It’s verging,” she adds, “on relic reportage.”  All this digital, multi-platform focus, says DiManno, only does one thing: distracts from the one thing that should matter to print journalism – the words.</p>

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28 Oct

Holmes magazine ceases publication – at least for now

<p>Mike Holme’s magazine, the appropriately-named <em>Holmes</em>, will cease publication after its December issue.</p><p>The magazine was founded in Canada in 2010; it expanded to the U.S. later that same year. Holmes published 10 issues/year.</p><p>Lisa Drozdov, director of communications for The Holmes Group, <a href="http://www.holmesmagazine.ca/index.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a release</a> that the company had asked publisher Dauphin Media Group to continue publication until May 2012, to allow for a smooth transition to a new publisher.</p>

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28 Oct

Annotated version of Gay Talese’s Joe DiMaggio profile: Grantland

<p><em>Grantland</em> has published an <a href="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7115592/silent-season-hero#footnote2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">annotated version</a> of Gay Talese’s much-loved <em>Esquire </em>profile of Joe DiMaggio. The version, written by Michael MacCambridge, contains some great insights into the story, Talese’s approach, and even DiMaggio.</p><p>If you’ve read the story you will likely remember this passage:</p>

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28 Oct

Charles Oberdorf remembered

<p>The National Magazine Awards Foundation has a <a href="http://blog.magazine-awards.com/2011/10/25/charles-oberdorf-remembered/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lovely compilation of quotes</a> up about Charles Oberdorf from June 2008, when Oberdorf was presented with the NMAF’s award for outstanding achievement.</p><p>Family, friends and loved ones gathered in Toronto earlier this week to honour Oberdorf’s life. Oberdorf, known to many in the industry as an editor, writer, volunteer, teacher, mentor and friend, died September 16th.</p>

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27 Oct

CBC vs. Quebecor: an all-out war?

<p>While Hubert Lacroix, CBC’s president and chief executive officer, has denied  CBC and Quebecor are duking it out, the <em>Toronto Star</em> suggests otherwise.</p>

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