Star Media Group pulls the plug on The Onion/A.V. Club
Having been north of the border for less than a year, satirical news sources The Onion and The A.V. club have been shut down by Star Media Group.
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ProjetJ welcomes new editor-in-chief
Stéphanie Lalut will become the editor-in-chief of ProjetJ, independent observer of journalism and media, beginning next week.
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Former Montreal Mirror contributors launch online arts and culture publication
What do you do when your cultural alt-weekly gets shut down? Move online, of course. Or at least that’s what former contributors to The Montreal Mirror have done with the launch of the new site Cult Montreal.
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J-Links for July 18: CTRC cuts LPIF; CBSC decides on derogatory ethnic term; How one man lied his way into The New York Times
Today’s media links from Canada and beyond: CRTC’s decision to discontinue LPIF leaves CBC/Radio-Canada “astonished”, CBSC decides derogatory ethnic violates code, prank in newspaper announcements “mocks” LGBT community, says victim, how one man lied to be quoted in The New York Times. And today’s read: Toronto’s fourth shooting death in three nights.
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CJFE is seeking volunteers for regional monitor positions
The Canadian Journalists for Free Expression is looking for volunteers to monitor free expression news in six regions across Canada.
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When journalists go political
When CBC/Radio-Canada reporter Pierre Duchesne announced he was running for the PQ parti in the next provincial election, many wondered about the ethics of the move. Ben Shingler uses Duchesne's case to consider the larger issues when journalists 'cross over' into politics.
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A community news start-up: The Saskatoon Express
They left the big daily in town to start their own community weekly, and Dale Brin and Cam Hutchinson aren't looking back. Angelina Irinici talks to the two men about how their community news start-up came to be and how it is different from the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, where Brin and Hutchinson spent many years as publisher and managing…
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J-Links for July 18: Reddit investigates Scarborough shooting; SlutWalkTO shuts down Sun News’ interview request; Argentinean media’s divide
Today’s media links from Canada and beyond: CRTC approves CBC to end analog transmitters, the Scarborough shooting investigation by a Reddit user, why SlutWalkTO is refusing interview requests from Sun News and Argentinean media’s divide over President. And today’s read: A Montreal woman who got deported on the same day as her brain surgery had…
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“What is journalism?” A live discussion with CAJ report author Patrick Brethour
The criteria that the latest CAJ report lays out are just a jumping off point; the report's authors want it to serve as part of the conversation about the role our profession plays in a rapidly-evolving media environment. Read the transcript of last week’s discussion with CAJ report author and The Globe and Mail B.C. bureau…
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B.C. Premier Christy Clark vs. her former radio station, CKNW
CKNW's Gord MacDonald blasts B.C. Premier Christy Clark after the politician took a swipe at her former radio station.