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30 Mar

Reporting evacuation: rule evasion or evolution?

In these days of SEO-friendly headlines, long-standing language rules are often ignored — like the one that says you can evacuate places, but not people. Judy Maddren, former CBC grammar […]

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30 Mar

Conrad Black: Journalism’s narcissism will be its downfall

Speaking at a hotel in New York, former media baron Conrad Black criticized the media — specifically newspapers — for “collective narcissism” that has left the industry vulnerable to the […]

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30 Mar

“A new kind of monster”: Globe crime reporter on Russell Williams

Globe and Mail crime reporter Tim Appleby doesn’t think convicted rapist and murderer Russell Williams is a psychopath. “He is not even close to being one,” he writes in his […]

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29 Mar

Should journalists defend WikiLeaks’ whistleblower?

By now, everyone knows who Julian Assange is. The controversial WikiLeaks founder has made headlines around the world. But what about Bradley Manning, the 23-year-old Army private accused of releasing […]

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29 Mar

Radiohead produces newspaper: The Guardian covers “Creep”

In the tradition of rockstars producing journalism, Radiohead has announced that it will release a “newspaper version” of its latest album. UK paper The Guardian decided to respond by getting […]

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29 Mar

Toronto’s City Hall: are press a security threat?

In a column for The Toronto Star, Royson James writes about a confidential report that may limit press access to city councillors. He writes: “It is with no little concern […]

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29 Mar

Lights, camera … court?

<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">By Connie Monk </span><br /><br />In an historic first this week, cameras will record closing arguments in the landmark B.C. Supreme Court case on Canada’s anti-polygamy laws.<br />

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28 Mar

Election 2011: Reporters need to think beyond coalition

The Globe and Mail’s Barrie McKenna writes that “In the absence of real debate about serious issues, the false premise of a coalition has filled the campaign vacuum….So why are […]

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28 Mar

Ivory Coast journalists caught in the crossfire

(The below is an excerpt from an interview that originally appeared on ProjetJ in French). The security and humanitarian situation in Ivory Coast is quickly deteriorating. Journalists are being targeted […]

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28 Mar

Election 2011: Canada’s first social media election

Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s fifth year in office coincides with the fifth anniversary of Twitter. The social media platform adds a “new intensity to this election,” Bill Curry writes for […]

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