Year / 2016
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Globe and Mail public editor: Vulgar? Inoffensive? It depends on how some words are used
Adding a little colour and flair to stories may come at the expense of offending readers.
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Toronto Star website gets overhauled with mobile in mind
New site is in beta-testing phase and is expected to be fully rolled out in the spring.
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![The City of Brampton's recent efforts to expand its ethnic media strategy are not effective, say leaders of some local ethnic media outlets. Photo courtesy Lexicon/Wikimedia CC.]()
Ethnic media demand more from City of Brampton
Despite an increase in outreach efforts, some members of Brampton’s ethnic media still feel disconnected from the City.
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Remembering David R. Spencer
Scholar, educator, journalist, family-man. Born Aug. 27, 1941, in Simcoe, Ont. Died Feb. 29, 2016, in London, Ont., after a lengthy battle with cancer.
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Media on the Move: Feb. 25 to Mar. 9
Here’s our regular update on the moves, hires and promotions in Canadian journalism for Feb. 25 to Mar. 9.
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Death of a newspaper by a thousand cuts
Two weeks ago staff at the Northern Journal were served notice the print edition could no longer be sustained.
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![A strike at the Chronicle Herald is now in its seventh week. Photo courtesy Ariane Hanlon.]()
Chronicle Herald strike stretches into seventh week
HTU calling for boycott of businesses advertising in the Chronicle Herald.
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First Nations man helps CBC call out Regina racism
A video from CBC Marketplace showing a First Nations man being shadowed by clerks in a Regina store has gone viral.
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Michelle Richardson takes helm of Ottawa Citizen and Ottawa Sun Mar. 28
Hiring Richardson as editor was an “easy choice” according to Postmedia senior VP Gerry Nott.
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![Michelle Shephard in interviewed about Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr after a special screening at Ryerson University on Feb. 23. Photo courtesy Ange Holmes.]()
How the documentary about Omar Khadr was made
Toronto Star national security reporter Michelle Shephard explains how Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr came together
