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BBC apology for Muhammad dog joke
The BBC was forced to broadcast an on-air apology after a local radio presenter in Nottingham joked that freed British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons had a dog named Muhammad. Here’s the Guardian report.… -
Maclean’s newsmaker: “Conrad”
Maclean’s named former media mogul Conrad Black as its Newsmaker of the Year. From the press release: “Even if Canadians think Conrad Black is getting everything he deserves, one still has to stand back in awe at the unconscionable… -
Associated Press reorganizing
After a decade of watching newspapers and rival wire services shrink, The Associated Press, the 161-year-old news cooperative, is refitting itself to handle the 24-hour news cycle it helped create, reported the New York Times. “The new generation of… -
No public right to know
The judge hearing a political corruption case in British Columbia approved a prosecutor’s application for an in-camera session as part of the pre-trial process, reported the Canadian Press: “Justice Elizabeth Bennett of B.C. Supreme Court granted the request by… -
Court-ordered CBC programming?
A judge in the Northwest Territories seems to think the courts have the ability to order CBC programming: a court ordered a CBC Radio broadcaster to air a program on family violence, as part of his sentence for spousal assault.… -
On suing Maclean’s
Maclean’s recently published an excerpt from a 2006 book by Mark Steyn entitled, “The future belongs to Islam.” On Dec. 4, the Canadian Islamic Congress will hold a press conference to launch formal human rights complaints in Ontario, British… -
Responsible journalism and the Ontario ruling
There is no defence at all for “irresponsible journalism,” wrote Toronto Star public editor Kathy English in a weekend column, “What is responsible journalism on matters of public interest?“ A recent Ontario court ruling “puts that question at the forefront… -
China’s Olympics
Chinese officials are denying reports they’re keeping dossiers on foreign journalists who are planning on covering the Beijing Olympics, reported the Associated Press. The the Beijing Games open in less than nine months. Chinese officials are attempting to back away… -
Slow Journalism please: Al Jazeera chief
Media in the Arab world are “suffering from four major defects”, the director-general of Al Jazeera warned at a Media & Marketing conference in Dubai, reported Arabian Business. Wadah Khanfar said that 24-hour news was “obsessed by breaking news”,… -
CanWest cuts: opposition
Unions are starting to speak up against the latest CanWest newsroom cutbacks, which they argue will erode local news coverage. But where are the people who read/watch the news, and use it to help make decisions? When threats were perceived…
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