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10 May

Peace journalist versus proper journalist

The University of Oxford discusses if journalism should be amoral. The discussion was sparked by a comment from a professor of media history, who used George Orwell as her example […]

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6 May

The Obama/Osama mix-up

Perhaps you’ve seen it. After all, the YouTube video of a Global TV news anchor bungling Osama bin Laden’s name now has 72,000-plus views. But for those who haven’t: the […]

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6 May

New web tool for global community of investigative journos

The European Journalism Centre has a nice spotlight article on a new start-up called Investigative Dashboard. The ID, as its creators like to call it, is a multi-tasking website that […]

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6 May

Under an Afghan Sky: Canadian journalist Mellissa Fung releases memoir of 28 days in captivity

This week, journalist Mellissa Fung released a book describing the 28 days she spent in captivity in Afghanistan. Entitled Under an Afghan Sky: A Memoir of Captivity, the book recounts […]

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6 May

No more escort ads: Why Eye Weekly will ditch ’em when it becomes The Grid

A few days ago, Eye Weekly publisher and editor-in-chief Laas Turnbull sent out this monumental tweet : “No more escort ads! That’s right: The Grid will be free of starburst-covered […]

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6 May

In-depth: Newspaper political endorsement

Earlier this week, we reported that the Toronto Star had chosen to endorse the NDP in Monday night’s election, but that others, such as The Globe and Mail and the […]

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6 May

UK Press Complaints Commission to regulate Twitter

The Press Complaints Commission in the UK is expected to start regulating reporter and Twitter feeds, according to a recent article in the Guardian. The Commission believes that certain postings […]

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5 May

Trailer released for New York Times doc

For those of you who missed it: The trailer has been released for Page One: Inside the New York Times. Andrew Rossi (Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven, Eat This […]

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5 May

Journos describe staging of White House photos

Poynter has an interesting story up about Barack Obama and the staging of presidential photos at the White House. As it turns out, Obama and company re-enacted his walk-out and […]

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4 May

Bell TV pulls Sun News Network

Bell Satellite TV viewers saw their link with the Sun News Network go dead Tuesday. After yanking the station from its line-up across Canada, Bell issued a statement saying it […]

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