Online News Association selects fellows; one Canadian
The Online News Association has chosen three journalists under 30 for its inaugural 2011 MJ Bear Fellows, including one Canadian.
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The Economist se lance sur Android
The Economist a lancé, la semaine dernière, sa première application spécifiquement adaptée au système d'exploitation mobile de Google, Android. Le prestigieux magazine économique tentera de reproduire sur les tablettes virtuelles du Android Market le succès qu'il connaît sur celles du App Store.
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Journalism and hidden sources
The scandal at News of the World links back to some very old abuses, writes The Globe and Mail's Neil Reynolds in a recent column. Namely, the risk of factual error when it comes to using anonymous sources. In his article, Reynolds spans the history of anonymous sources, as well as the use of pen…
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Can journalism be saved?: One young journo comments on Kai Nagata
By now, most of us have probably read Kai Nagata's manifesto against mainstream TV news — "Why I quit my job". We've also probably read (and perhaps contributed to) the dozens of comments praising and slamming the 24-year-old. Indeed, as Joëlle Pouliot writes in The Gazette, one group has been strangely silent: other journalists in…
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Is Harper immune from Murdoch-style scandal?
There is no way Stephen Harper will become embroiled in a Murdoch-style scandal à la British PM David Cameron, according to a series of analysts interviewed in a recent Canadian Press story.
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“When newspapers and reporters slugged it out” : Peter Worthington
The news biz may be competitive now, writes QMI's Peter Worthington in a recent column, but it's nothing compared to the wars of bygone days. Especially when it comes to the Toronto Star and the now-defunct Telegram.
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Transcontinental absorbe le Groupe Le Canada Français
Médias Transcontinental a annoncé ce matin l'acquisition du Groupe Le Canada Français, éditeur de journaux locaux dans les régions de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu et de Granby. Transcontinental met donc la main sur 11 titres hebdomadaires et mensuels, ainsi qu'une série de portails web d'information locale.
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Hebdos: Quebecor poursuit l’offensive dans le sud du Québec
Quebecor poursuit son offensive dans le sud du Québec. Après avoir tendu ses filets en Montérégie en absorbant les 15 journaux des Hebdos Montérégiens, début février, le conglomérat s'apprête à lancer deux nouveaux hebdomadaires et constitue actuellement des équipes de journalistes à St-Jean-sur-Richelieu et à Granby.
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Colin Myler’s final words to News of the World staff
If you haven't already seen it, check out this video of Colin Myler's final words to News of the World staff. As former NoTW reporter Paul McNamara says in a recent New York Times magazine article: "In the time since the paper’s demise, I must have watched it a dozen times. And every time, I’ve…
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Book review: The New Journalist
Mark Kearney takes a look at The New Journalist — and discovers a resource that was designed for longevity in the fast-changing journo world.