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    Memories of the Berlin Wall

    Journalists recall covering Germany’s “9/11” — 20 years ago — when the Cold War that had seized the world for some two generations symbolically began to melt….

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    Globe takes report off Scribd at Auditor-General’s request

    The Globe and Mail Thursday took down a portion of the federal Auditor-General’s report that it had embedded in a news report using the internet social publishing service Scribd, after the Auditor-General’s office objected, citing Crown copyright. The Auditor-General’s office apparently was concerned that the chapter could be altered by third parties, and was satisfied…

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    Information gatherers vs. holders

    A Globe and Mail political blog reports on the newspaper’s spat with Auditor-General Sheila Fraser, over whether the Globe’s excerpting of a chapter ….

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    Petition aimed at freeing Lindhout and Brennan

    Nearly three weeks after a petition was begun to urge action in the kidnappings of Amanda Lindhout and Nigel Brennan, there are only 523 signatures. What gives? The online petition asks Ottawa “to do everything in its power to bring home Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout and her Australian colleague Nigel Brennan. The two journalists were…

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    When the killers come

    The next time I have a lousy work day, or despair about the state of journalism in Canada, I’m going to re-read this piece about José Rubén Zamora, editor of El Periódico: “When the Killers Come Calling: A Guatemalan journalist and his family are terrorized by a gang of thugs.” I especially like this line:…

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    Former des journalistes pour un avenir incertain

    Alors que bon nombre de journalistes s’occupent à défendre leurs conditions de travail, voire leur emploi, le milieu de l’enseignement profite d’une relative stabilité. Les études en journalisme ont encore la cote. Certes, les universités et les cégeps ne roulent pas sur l’or, les finissants peinent de plus en plus à se dénicher des stages,…

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    Hyperlocal news site takes alternative approach to providing news, says owner

    In the second of a three-part series on hyperlocal journalism in Canada, Northumberlandview. ca is featured as a different approach to providing local news in Northumberland County, about one hour east of Toronto. Owner Chris Pelletier breaks from traditional journalism by republishing media releases from governments, institutions, agencies and local organizations. His effective use of…

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    What makes a citizen a journalist?

    Canadian Journalists for Free Expression honoured Paul Pritchard with its first ever Citizen Journalism Award on Tuesday. Pritchard recorded Robert Dziekanski being tasered to death in the Vancouver airport, and then fought a public battle to free the video from the RCMP. In a media statement the CJFE commended Pritchard for having “the courage to…

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    Protecting sources, serving justice

    CommentaryLegal battles to identify confidential sources used by investigative reporters Andrew McIntosh and Daniel Leblanc will force the Supreme Court of Canada to address a question that strikes at the heart of press freedom: Where to draw a line between a journalist’s ethical duty to protect sources — sources who may be risking their careers…