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15 Jul

Kai Nagata quits job; story of why goes viral

<p>On Saturday, <em>J-Source</em> <a _cke_saved_href="http://www.j-source.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=6663" href="english_new/detail.php?id=6663" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted a link</a> to (former) CTV Quebec City bureau chief Kai Nagata's blog post on why he quit his job.

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12 Jul

Royal coverage: The good, the bad, and the crass

<p><span style="font-style: italic;">Was it too over-the-top? Did otherwise good journalists toss their cred, or do all those eyeball-rollers need to loosen up? And, most importantly, did the Toronto Sun cross the line with Kate's "Marilyn" moment? We wade through thousands of articles so you won't have to.</span><br style="font-style: italic;" />

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12 Jul

Why Claude Adams isn’t working this week

If you’ve read the CTV opus on why a young reporter quit his job, you need to read Claude Adam’s blog on why the CBC let him go from a […]

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12 Jul

National Post’s Jessica Hume: “Kai Nagata does journalism a favour”

The National Post‘s Jessica Hume has responded to former CTV Quebec City correspondent Kai Nagata’s recent blog post on why he quit his job. You can check out her article […]

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8 Jul

Time for journos to stop the Ford fat jokes: Toronto Standard

It’s time for journalists to quit making jokes about Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s weight, writes John Lorinc in today’s  Toronto Standard column. “Here’s my challenge to the journalists, headline writers […]

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8 Jul

“Media is playing catch-up with NDP”: Chantal Hbert

Don’t look to the parliamentary media for guidance on most NDP-related matters, says Chantal Hébert. Or at least, don’t look any time soon. “Not since Bob Rae took power at […]

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7 Jul

Hacked phones scandal shows needs for journo accountability: Globe editorial

The most recent edition to the years-long hacked phones scandal in the United Kingdom shows the need for greater accountability in news everywhere, argues today’ editorial in The Globe and […]

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6 Jul

Dutch hyperlocal pushes envelope in mixed-zone editorial/commercial content

In just one year, Bart Brouwers has grown Dutch hyperlocal Dichtbij’s (meaning “close by” or “close to me”) website network to 85 communities from just three. It’s been fast, he […]

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6 Jul

The great Toronto Star/Onion mash-up: reaction

The Onion made big news yesterday when it announced its first-ever foray into a city outside the U.S. In case you missed it, the satirical magazine, and its pop-culture sister […]

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6 Jul

“Canada should impress on Pakistan the importance of upholding the freedom of the press”: Globe editorial

Today’s Globe and Mail editorial on the death of Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad calls on democratic countries, including Canada, to stand up for freedom of the press by first standing […]

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