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Ah, what a tease. Many mag writers were surprised and delighted (and in some cases, disappointed) when a nominee list went up on the National Magazine Awards website Wednesday — way ahead…

It didn’t take long for Toronto city staffers to react after copies of NOW Magazine’s March 31st edition hit Toronto City Hall newsstands. Staff were sent to scour City of Toronto locations,…

Who says Canadians don’t have a sense of humour? It’s now after noon — the generally agreed-to expiry date for all April Fool’s pranks — in all of Canada. In honour of…

In the midst of a battle over reporters’ ease of access to Toronto City Hall, Mayor Rob Ford’s brother, Councillor Doug Ford, has accused the Toronto Star of being “ruthless” in its…

And I want to work for this guy. It’s all here.

Last night (Feb. 24) after a tumultuous day in Libya, all three Canadian networks — CBC, CTV and Global — decided that the important story of the day was NOT an African…

Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi and Charlie Sheen are “addicted to explaining” themselves, writes the New York Times, like many politicians and celebrities who turn to the media to rehabilitate their public image.   

Lara Logan’s sexual assault by a Cairo mob should have media organizations rethinking how they might better support reporters in the field, especially if they are female. Former CBC Radio News Managing…

Interesting article from Al-Jazeera on the role the media played in the success of revolt in Egypt — and how the world maybe forgot Egypt is part of Africa and saw it…

When was the last time an online media site, like the Huffington Post,  told you they couldn’t pay you for the content you were offering them but, hey, they were giving you…