Man who penned “Headless Body in Topless Bar” retires
After 40 years with the New York Post, the man who penned the famous headline "Headless Body in Topless Bar" has retired.
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Introverts and the newsroom
To all those quiet leaders out there, Poynter's Tom Huang has some simple words: It's OK. In fact, it's great. A quiet leader himself, Huang believe introverts can offer as much to the newsroom as their extrovert colleagues. Check out the whole article at Poynter for some tips on how to strengthen skills while staying…
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Are the News Corp. women getting fair coverage?: Globe
In today's Globe and Mail, Judith Timson asks whether the News Corp. women — Rebekah Brooks and Wendi Deng Murdoch — are getting fair coverage from the media, or if they're surrounded by a bunch of negative stereotypes.
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Jon Stewart and John Oliver on News of the World
Know someone who needs a round-up on the News of the World hacking story? Just want a pick-me-up? Either way, check this video out for a laugh: Jon Stewart and Englishman John Oliver cover the scandal as only they can: [node:ad]
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Canadian media failed to deliver on Canada Post strike coverage: The Dominion
During the recent Canada Post strike, corporate and public media lacked fair, critical and accurate coverage, writes Kaley Kennedy in the independent publication The Dominion
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Ontario finance minister criticizes “right-wing” media
Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan lashed out against –what he called — the "right-wing media" yesterday, accusing them of duping people into believing Ontario is a have-not province.
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Five questions for OpenFile’s Wilf Dinnick
The community-powered news site is growing — and fast. We talk to OpenFile's CEO Wilf Dinnick about a busy summer, the quest to commercialize, and blowing out the one-year birthday candles.
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John Miller on Sun Media’s decision to leave press council: “Call ’em outlaws”
Former Ryerson University journalism chair John Miller is one of the many people left shaking their heads after Sun Media recently announced it's quitting the Ontario Press Council. "It's a bad decision," writes Miller on his blog, "and even worse timing."
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Is the internet making journalism better or worse?
The Economist is holding a parliamentary-style debate on the internet and how its affecting journalism. The motion: This house believes that the internet is making journalism better, not worse. [node:ad] What do you think? You can join the live debate on The Economist website. The "session" opened on July 12, with nearly 80 comments from…
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Start ’em young: HuffPo’s Claire Penhorwood on teaching journo ethics
In the wake of yet another media scandal, asks Huffington Post Canada's Claire Penhorwood, is there any way to teach the future generation of news gatherers how to curb, or stop, unethical decisions?