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    Two Rogers Publishing VPs ousted

    Two top Rogers Publishing executives are no longer with the company. Marketing Magazine reports that Kathryn Brownlie, senior vice-president of sales, consumer publishing, and Kerry Mitchell, vice-president, consumer publishing are out after more than nine years — each – with the company. Ken Whyte broke the news in an email sent out to employees Monday…

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    Five questions for Paul Schneidereit

    We talk to Canadian Association of Journalists past president Paul Schneidereit about the association's response to the professionalization issue in Quebec, its vote against creating the title, and why the issue's not dead yet.

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    Covering Ontario’s election

    Toronto Star staff tackled the polling controversy, the ethics of voting, and the plethora of sports cliches in political writing at a panel at Toronto's Word on the Street. J-Source's Rhiannon Russell reports.

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    Delays and obstacles: Newspaper Canada’s Freedom of Information Audit

    Freedom of information requests by journalists and “interest groups” tend to take longer to process than other requests. Governments are still responding to many requests for data with printouts or image files that can’t be manipulated with spreadsheets or other software. City contracts are confidential in Winnipeg. Those are some of the findings of the…

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    Les Québécois font-ils confiance aux journalistes?

    Le directeur de l'Unité anticollusion (UAC), Jacques Duchesneau, a profité de son passage à Tout le monde en parle pour accuser des journalistes de servir l'intérêt du crime organisé. Ces allégations ont fait sursauter la Fédération professionnelle de journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) qui s'est porté à la défense de ses membres et a souligné que…

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    CBC celebrates 75th anniversary with open house

    CBC is opening its doors to the public on October 1 as part of the network's ongoing 75th anniversary bash. Anniversary celebrations began in August, and will end on the official November 2 anniversary date. CBC is describing the country-wide open house as a "high point" in the continued celebrations. [node:ad] Check out this article…

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    Robert Hurst joins Fanshawe College as visiting professor

    Robert Hurst has joined Fanshawe College's broadcast faculty as a visiting professor. Earlier this year, the award-winning journalist retired from his post as president of CTV News and Current affairs after 38 years in the industry. Hurst began his broadcast career as a writer for Canada AM in 1973. He was promoted to news director…

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    Duchesneau et l’intimidation médiatique

    Dans une entrevue présentée hier soir à l'émission Tout le monde en parle, le directeur de l'Unité anticollusion (UAC), Jacques Duchesneau, a affirmé avoir été victime de tentatives d'intimidation y compris de la part des médias. Il a accusé des journalistes de servir l'intérêt des corrompus en tentant de le discréditer.