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Are paywalls changing the way journalists write stories?

Are inverted pyramids, 24-word ledes and formulaic approaches to stories to be the ghosts of journalism past with the proliferation of online paywalls? Or is writing simply evolving on a new medium?
Former Montreal Mirror contributors launch online arts and culture publication

What do you do when your cultural alt-weekly gets shut down? Move online, of course. Or at least that’s what former contributors to The Montreal Mirror have done with the launch of the new…
CJFE is seeking volunteers for regional monitor positions

The Canadian Journalists for Free Expression is looking for volunteers to monitor free expression news in six regions across Canada.
B.C. Premier Christy Clark vs. her former radio station, CKNW

CKNW's Gord MacDonald blasts B.C. Premier Christy Clark after the politician took a swipe at her former radio station.
How Paula Todd found Karla Homolka and got her photograph: Macleans

A feature in the latest issue of Macleans lays out how Todd found Homolka in the rural setting of Guadeloupe and how her photographer camped on a neighbour’s goat farm for four days in…
Week in review: Stephen Wicary moves to Cuba, Ezra Levant and Tony Clement disapprove

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Paying journalists’ pensions the latest hurdle for newspapers: Carr

New York Times’ media columnist David Carr’s Monday column takes a look at another daunting problem facing newspapers: paying journalists’ pensions.
Liberal Party files complaint against Pierre Duchesne for Parti Québécois candidacy

It’s now been confirmed that Pierre Duchense will be running as the Parti Quebecois candidate in the riding of Borduas. It’s also been confirmed that the Quebec Liberal Party has lodged a formal…
Book Review: “Out of the Blue”

“Out of the Blue” is a gripping memoir of Jan Wong's struggle with depression and about the end of the love affair with her newspaper. It shines a light on ignorance about…
CUTV: A media player in the Montreal student movement

Beyond Twitter and Facebook, the mix of mediums wielded by strikers, protestors, and their allies on the streets of Montreal over the last four months includes CUTV.