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    Opinion: On Brian Burke, journalism and Internet anonymity

    Brian Burke says anonymous bloggers have deliberately set out to ruin his good name.  As his defamation suit against those bloggers goes forward, perhaps it is time to begin a discussion about whether internet anonymity should be restricted, writes J-Source law editor Thomas Rose.

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    Opinion: The CBC’s ‘no whites’ policy is a mistake, but no accident

    By Matt Gurney, for the National Post On Monday, a job ad was posted seeking a new host for a CBC children’s program. They were seeking a male between 23 and 35 years of age who could carry a tune. Oh, and “Any race except Caucasian.” The job ad was quickly pulled down and amended…

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    Opinion: Gordon Fisher, Don’t blame reporters and editors for the problems of the newspaper industry

    What I don't like about corporate bullies like Fisher is they're blaming the problems of the newspaper industry on reporters and editors, and not management's own failure to find a more sustainable business model, writes John Gordon Miller, on the recent buyout notices at The Vancouver Sun and The Province. 

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    Why being a news reporter is NOT the worst job in the world

    With competitive pressure, tight deadlines and zero tolerance of inaccuracy, news reporting was never a low-stress occupation. The proliferation of digital platforms, tools and techniques aren’t making it easier. Nor are the famously uncertain business prospects of traditional news. But last out of 200? Does anyone really believe that, asks Paul Knox.  

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    Ezra Levant commentary: Media party = Liberal war room

    Watch Sun News Network host Ezra Levant as he gives his analysis of media coverage of the Trudeau ad campaign and the Conservative's attack ads. 

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    Live blog: Women in Digital Journalism

    Join a panel of leading Vancouver news media journalists, featuring Vancouver Sun deputy managing editor Adrienne Tanner, CBC's Theresa Lalonde, Vancouver Observer's editor-in-chief Linda Solomon and managing editor Jenny Uechi, public relations specialist Katharine Sawchuk and moderator Sacha DeVoretz. 

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    Happy Birthday Sun News Network (and why it might not get another one after the CRTC hearings)

    April 18 marks Sun News Network's second birthday, but its days might be numbered. Media blogger Steve Faguy looks at why Sun News Network is unlikely to get its wish for mandatory carriage from the CRTC.

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    Matt Gurney: Boston attacks show traditional journalists that Twitter has come of age

    The much-maligned Twitter didn’t do much better than conventional sources of hard news, but it wasn’t doing much worse, either, writes National Post columnist Matt Gurney. 

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    An inside look at the new Postmedia building

    Postmedia is set to move into its new corporate HQ in Toronto on Dec. 1 this year. J-Source has an inside look at the construction and artist renderings of the new space at 365 Bloor St. E.

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    Live blog of the Atkinson 2013 lecture: Toronto Star’s Michelle Shephard on reporting about security

    Join us at 1 p.m. on April 11 to hear Toronto Star security reporter Michelle Shepard talk about reporting from home and abroad on terrorism at the 2013 Atkinson Lecture at Ryerson University.

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