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    Canada’s Syrian refugees ill-served by media coverage

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    The real consequences of fake news

    Fake news, or fabricated content deceptively presented as real news, has garnered a lot of interest since the U.S. presidential election last fall. Continue Reading The real consequences of fake news

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    As the way journalists get around changes, so does the way we tell stories. Continue Reading Dude, where’s my car?

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    The New York Times’ campaign to conquer Canada

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    Star Touch is exactly why the feds need to leave the news business to its death throes. Continue Reading What the failure of Star Touch teaches us about a media bailout

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