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In an investigative piece of journalism into human honesty, the Toronto Star dropped 20 wallets in urban and suburban locations. Most came back. Wow: journalism that affirms humanity’s capability for goodness. If…

The Nation considers whether, and how, the Wall Street Journal has changed under Rupert Murdoch’s ownership…

Studies show visits to American newspaper Web sites are up by more than 10 per cent, and the audience demographics should be valuable to advertisers. Now if only Nielsen Online could answer the…

Graeme Smith of The Globe and Mail and Mellissa Fung of CBC News are two of Canada’s best known foreign correspondents.  They recently spoke about their experiences covering the war in Afghanistan…

Before Barbara Moon stopped writing and became a legendary editor “she wrote – as all good writers do – from the edges of her nerves ….

Former RCMP spokesman Sgt. Pierre Lemaitre told a public inquiry he did “absolutely not” intentionally give the media inaccurate information following Robert Dziekanski’s death…

Asked a forum organized by rabble.ca, “What’s wrong with our newspapers?” Answers from Peter C. Newman, Linda McQuaig and Wayne MacPhail included, respectively, “boring,” “corporate ownership,” and “anti-union intentions.” “The bad news…

In the United States, reports the Wall Street Journal, more people now blog for a living than program computers, fight fires or tend bar; there are now nearly as many bloggers as…

The New York Times Company reported a first-quarter loss of $74.5 million on Tuesday, compared with a loss of $335,000 in the period a year ago, as it joined the roster of…

“Why is PM Harper letting a pro-Israel think tank organize a press conference for him?” Twitters Canadianmags. The tweet links to David Akin’s blog post about Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s conference call,…