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Censorship is alive and well in Canada – just ask government scientists

By Elizabeth Renzetti This article first appeared in The Globe and Mail, Friday, Feb. 22. It is republished here by permission of the author. Freedom to Read Week begins on Feb. 24, bringing…
The Western Magazine Awards now accepting submissions

The monetary awards are open to any Canadian print and online magazines published west of the Ontario-Manitoba border.
Blaming Twitter for real-time reporting errors ‘too simplistic’: Kathy English

Toronto Star public editor Kathy English tackles the notion that Twitter is to blame for errors made in real-time reporting. Laying such fault on a medium is “too simplistic,” she writes.
White House press corps challenges familiar to Canadian journalists

The Obama administration’s lack of availability to White House correspondents is similar to the issues faced by Canadian journalists covering Parliament Hill at times.
The Gordon Sinclair Roving Reporter Bursary now accepting applications

A $15,000 bursary is available for a field research and a reporting trip by an early-career Canadian journalist.
Leonard Asper speaks about the demise of Canwest

On Thursday, Leonard Asper, CEO of the now-defunct Canwest, stopped by the Winnipeg Free Press News Cafe to talk about the end of the company.
Marie-Claude Savard et Marie-Annick Boisvert quittent aussi Radio X Montréal

Après Sophie Bérubé, voilà que Marie-Claude Savard et Marie-Annick Boisvert quittent à leur tour la station Radio X Montréal.
Moins d’une semaine pour soumettre votre candidature au Prix d’excellence en journalisme

Les organes de presse qui favorisent la créativité, l'innovation et la prise de risque sont invités à postuler pour le Prix d'excellence en journalisme annuel de la Fondation pour le journalisme canadien. La date limite…
Stephen Northfield to leave The Globe and Mail to join Human Rights Watch

After 18 years at The Globe and Mail, Stephen Northfield is leaving the newspaper to become Human Rights Watch’s director of digital media in New York City.
10 buzzworthy announcements and pronouncements from Social Media Weekend 2013

Shauna Rempel's list of the recent, the new and the notable that came out of the third annual Social Media Weekend conference at Columbia University. Plus, a few industry predictions.

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