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    Why the Star won’t unpublish stories on criminal charges: Kathy English

    In 2008, the Toronto Star published an article online about a Toronto man who was charged with the sexual assault of a pre-teen girl. More than a year later, the charges were dropped. "Now, not surprisingly," writes Toronto Star public editor Kathy English, "The man wants the news of his arrest to disappear from the…

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    Titre professionnel: l’ACJ indécise

    Six mois après le dépôt du Rapport Payette, qui recommandait au gouvernement du Québec l'adoption d'une loi pour doter les journalistes d'un titre professionnel, l'Association canadienne des journalistes reste indécise. Est-elle en faveur de la principale recommandation du Groupe de travail sur le journalisme et l'avenir de l'information? Alexandra Bosanac, collaboratrice de notre branche anglophone,…

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    Front page coverage of Oslo from around the world: Poynter

    Poynter has gathered front page treatments from papers across the globe of the Oslo, Norway attacks. In Canada, the Toronto Sun and National Post both made the list. As Poynter notes, many papers from around the world showed a photo of the 32-year-old Norwegian man police say confessed to the killings; other papers ignored the attacks entirely.…

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    Introverts and the newsroom

    To all those quiet leaders out there, Poynter's Tom Huang has some simple words: It's OK. In fact, it's great. A quiet leader himself, Huang believe introverts can offer as much to the newsroom as their extrovert colleagues. Check out the whole article at Poynter for some tips on how to strengthen skills while staying…

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    Are the News Corp. women getting fair coverage?: Globe

    In today's Globe and Mail, Judith Timson asks whether the News Corp. women — Rebekah Brooks and Wendi Deng Murdoch — are getting fair coverage from the media, or if they're surrounded by a bunch of negative stereotypes.

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    Jon Stewart and John Oliver on News of the World

    Know someone who needs a round-up on the News of the World hacking story? Just want a pick-me-up? Either way, check this video out for a laugh: Jon Stewart and Englishman John Oliver cover the scandal as only they can:   [node:ad]

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    Explosion en Norvège: le plus grand tabloïd du pays touché

    Une violente explosion a ravagé aujourd'hui le quartier du gouvernement norvégien à Oslo. Il s'agirait d'un attentat à la bombe. Plusieurs bâtiments publics ont été endommagés, ainsi que les bureaux du tabloïd Verdens Gang (VG), le journal ayant la plus large diffusion en Norvège.