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    Conrad Black on Metro Morning

    When Conrad Black's new book, A Matter of Principle, is released Sept. 15, the former media magnate will already be back in prison. But that doesn't mean he'll keep mum: Black recently spoke to Metro Morning's Matt Galloway about the book, his time in prison, his innocence, and the state of newspapers today. The interview…

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    Hebdos: aperçu de la stratégie de Quebecor

    Un peu plus de 100 000 foyers en Mauricie ont reçu aujourd'hui un nouvel hebdomadaire, L'Écho de Trois-Rivières ou L'Écho de Shawinigan, deux publications de Quebecor. Ces deux nouveaux compris, le groupe de Pierre-Karl Péladeau compte désormais 73 journaux locaux et prévient qu'il ne s'arrêtera pas là. Pour en parler, ProjetJ.ca s'est entretenu avec la…

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    Quebec licensing proposal draws fire

    Quebec’s Minister of Culture, Christine St-Pierre, has expressed support for a recommendation that the province create a system of designating some journalists as professionals and giving them privileges – such as greater access to government information and the right to protect their sources – not afforded to others. The Federation professionelle des journalistes du Quebec…

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    The perils of B.C.’s new FOI policy

    British Columbia's recent freedom-of-information policy change may look good on the surface, but dig a little deeper, writes Sean Holman, and it's nothing but bad news. The editor of Public Eye, a popular website covering B.C. politics, tells us why.

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    The end of silly season

    While most of us lament the end of summer, writes Lisa Taylor, there is one thing to cheer: the end of silly season in news. An examination of how endless sunny days + slow news + journalist = lapse in critical thinking.

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    Somalia ignored as crisis mounts

    Summer headlines were captured by the Layton funeral, the Norway killings, and an ongoing U.S. political circus. Meanwhile, an immense humanitarian disaster in Somalia lingered in the back pages. The Atlanta Post accuses North American media of ignoring the crisis. By early August, the spreading famine finally began to capture the U.S. news cycle, and…

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    Guerre des hebdos: Quebecor attaque en Mauricie

    Au lendemain de l'annonce de l'acquisition de deux hebdomadaires par Transcontinental dans l'Est du Québec, Quebecor riposte. Sa filiale Sun Media annonce le lancement de deux nouveaux hebdomadaires en Mauricie: L'Écho de Trois-Rivières et L'Écho de Shawinigan. Ils seront distribués dès demain à 101 000 foyers dans Le Sac Plus, le nouveau sac de circulaires…