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10 May

Accreditation a prickly concept

The accreditation issue appeared in our Town Hall this week, after Quebec journalists overwhelming backed a proposal to create a special designation for professional journalists. In a world where accreditation […]

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3 May

Bloggers beat back ban

Canada’s draconian election news ban is bloodied but unbowed – for now. “It’s a 20th century law for a 21st century issue,” wrote Alexandra Samuel and Darren Barefoot before backing […]

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25 Apr

Election countdown

Terry Milewski is getting drowned out, Elizabeth May is getting left out, and tweeters everywhere are getting ready to speak out. As the clock ticks down to e-day, follow the […]

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19 Apr

Sun TV launch

In the lead-up to its TV debut, Quebecor indulged in the joys of cross-ownership, using its papers to slag the CBC and promote Sun TV anchor Krista Erickson as a […]

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12 Apr

Leaders debates: journalists and audiences see differently?

(update by Janice Neil) Journalists tend to look at the debate of the major party leaders during an election campaign completely differently than those who are actually watching, writes Carleton […]

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29 Mar

2011 election coverage underway

We’re off and running – sort of. The federal election campaign period began with the prime minister refusing to talk to journalists. But there’s no stopping the pesky press pack […]

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22 Mar

Paywalls: backwards or forward?

The New York times has finally begun constructing its new Internet paywall, starting in Canada. J-Source asks: will others follow? The move, announced almost a year ago, has been declared […]

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15 Mar

Flat-footed in Japan

With Asia bureaus dwindling, some North American news outlets were caught flat-footed by Japan’s earthquake, suggesting it’s time to update disaster coverage planning. A Time article argues the crisis will […]

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8 Mar

Journalism amid revolution

As events continue to unfold in the Arab world, recent J-Source posts tackle the role of journalism. Jaron Gilinsky’s survival guide to the Egyptian revolution explains why journalists need to […]

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1 Mar

Le Journal lock-out meets bitter end for employees

Locked out Le Journal de Montreal employees have accepted an offer from Quebecor, in what some are reporting as a defeat for unions. Canada’s longest-running media dispute began on Jan. […]

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