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Eric Yvan Lemay is a Le Journal de Montreal journalist who exposed Quebec hospitals for lax security surrounding confidential patient information in February. In March, his home was raided by police, who seized his laptop and clothes. Now, QMI Agency has reported that he faces no criminal charges.

Maisonneuve magazine is celebrating 10 years of publication with a special issue that will be launched in Toronto on April 10. 

Par Dominique Lemoine Les compressions budgétaires imposées par le gouvernement conservateur à CBC/Radio-Canada ne sont pas les premières attaques de l'histoire de cette famille politique contre le réseau public. D'autres conflits ont laissé des enseignements restés «sous la surface, profondément incrustés dans la mémoire et la psyché organisationnelle de la CBC», explique David Taras dans Power…

Canada’s public broadcaster will cut 650 jobs over the next three years and have applied to include advertising in some radio services in order to cope with the $115-million budget reduction over that same timeframe that the CBC was handed in last week’s federal budget.

Face à la réduction de 10% de ses crédits parlementaires, CBC/Radio-Canada doit à nouveau se serrer la ceinture. Parmi les mesures annoncées aujourd'hui: suppression de 650 postes au cours des trois prochaines années, Radio-Canada International confinée à Internet, introduction de la publicité à Espace musique et Radio 2.

Last week the federal government announced that funding for the CBC would be reduced by 115 million over three years. It was an announcement that was anticipated, despite Heritage Minister James Moore having promised to maintain or increase federal financial support for the broadcaster, and one that has many in the industry speaking out. The…

Journalists report on a colourful world. So why are newsrooms so white? That is the question that Iris Estrada answers in this piece published in the latest issue of the King’s Journalism Review. 

Fundamentals of journalism are reflected in the Canadian Journalism Foundation's short list for its Excellence in Journalism Award large-media category, announced this morning. The list includes newcomers to the Canadian media industry as well as steadfast staples and past winners of the award.

Le numéro de L'actualité actuellement en kiosque fait jaser. Samedi, l'éditorialiste François Cardinal de La Presse a signé un texte fort critique du sondage qui y est présenté lançant ainsi une bouillonnante discussion 2.0.