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Banned: A tale of two trials

FeatureTwo countries, two alleged terrorist cells, two vastly different approaches to the public’s right to know. Why is it Americans get to know so much more than Canadians about important court cases?…
Engaging writing

One way I judge “good” print journalism is whether a story grabs me, sucks me in and holds my attention until the very last word, no matter my underlying interest in the…
La moutarde me monte au nez

Hélène Gingras, Le Reflet J’imagine qu’un lecteur s’est étouffé avec sa gorgée de café en ouvrant le Reflet, samedi matin. Nous avons consacré six pages à la destitution du maire de Saint-Constant…
Collège de Jonquière : 40 ans de formation en communication

Gaston Ouellet, Baie-Saint-Paul | Le Soleil Le Collège de Jonquière souligne, en fin de semaine, le 40e anniversaire de son programme de formation en communications, plus connu sous l’acronyme ATM. La présence…
Neo-conservative Standard closing

The ideological Western Standard magazine will stop printing after three years and 82 publications, and remain an online entity only, says founder Ezra Levant according to reports. “It’s not that we’re an…
Internet: neutrality and CRTC hearings

The CRTC will begin seven days of hearings Oct. 9 on wholesale Internet access, or as the commission says, “the regulatory framework for telecommunications wholesale services.” Rogers, Shaw and Quebecor will represent…
Anna Politkovskaya’s murder

On the anniversary of the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, Reporters Without Borders staged a ceremony at the Trocadero human rights plaza in Paris. The press rights group displayed photos of…
‘The Tyee’ : un antidote au vide médiatique ?

ProjetJ | The Tyee constitue une alternative médiatique d’intérêt. Comparable à Rue89, le portail d’information français, The Tyee se distingue du journalisme citoyen en ce qu’il emploie des journalistes professionnels salariés. Sa…
Global axes 200 jobs

Global television, part of the CanWest conglomerate, is laying off a total of 200 people, the company said Thursday. It’s part of the broadcaster’s plan to update the technology in four centres,…
PM meets journalists!!!!!

“Stop the presses!” leads a Canadian Press story, uncharacteristically. An excerpt:Stephen Harper sat down for a news conference with the national media on Wednesday. The prime minister temporarily put aside his well-documented…