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    New web tool for global community of investigative journos

    The European Journalism Centre has a nice spotlight article on a new start-up called Investigative Dashboard. The ID, as its creators like to call it, is a multi-tasking website that offers loads of resources for investigative journalists worldwide. Not only does the site function as an aggregation platform for many journo tools, it also facilitates…

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    No more escort ads: Why Eye Weekly will ditch ’em when it becomes The Grid

    A few days ago, Eye Weekly publisher and editor-in-chief Laas Turnbull sent out this monumental tweet : “No more escort ads! That’s right: The Grid will be free of starburst-covered nipples and pixilated faces. Makes me feel kinda wistful.” While some readers will surely be happy to see the controversial ads go, we’re betting he’s…

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    In-depth: Newspaper political endorsement

    Earlier this week, we reported that the Toronto Star had chosen to endorse the NDP in Monday night’s election, but that others, such as The Globe and Mail and the National Post, had all chosen the Conservatives. We didn’t include all the papers in our analysis. Lucky for us, Carleton University School of Journalism and…

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    Journos describe staging of White House photos

    Poynter has an interesting story up about Barack Obama and the staging of presidential photos at the White House. As it turns out, Obama and company re-enacted his walk-out and the first 30 seconds of his televised statement on Osama bin Laden’s death for photojournalists. This is, reports Poynter, not uncommon. John Harrington, president of…

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    The framing of Adrian Dix

    Media hear the B.C. NDP leader say big business should pay more taxes and brand him scary, hostile, and a ‘dour Stalinist.’ The Tyee‘s Crawford Kilian asks: What’s going on here?

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    Bloggers beat back ban

    Canada’s draconian election news ban is bloodied but unbowed – for now. “It’s a 20th century law for a 21st century issue,” wrote Alexandra Samuel and Darren Barefoot before backing down and imposing a three-hour blackout at tweettheresults.ca. In the weeks leading up to the election, Canada’s media ban caught some attention south of the…