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Brazeau says he “played the media” with his April’s Fool prank resignation
Conservative senator Patrick Brazeau claimed to have “played the media” for his April Fool's Day prank in which he announced his resignation over Twitter.… -
NDP drops price for media to join B.C. leader’s election tour
The NDP have dropped their price from the $5,000 to $1,500 for journalists accompanying party leader Adrian Dix during the B.C. election campaign.… -
J-Source liveblogged CJF J-Talk: How Social Media Is Changing Politics And Reporting
Social media gives politicians more access to reporters. But is the public losing out on the conversation? Do politicians have more or less control of their message? Does it help reporters strengthen their political sources? J-Source covered the two back-to-back… -
When journalists are appointed to government
Is the principle of independent journalism diminished when a journalist is appointed to the Senate? … -
White House press corps challenges familiar to Canadian journalists
The Obama administration’s lack of availability to White House correspondents is similar to the issues faced by Canadian journalists covering Parliament Hill at times. … -
Idle No More and APTN
If the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network wasn't already on your radar, it likely is now. The small network has been on the Idle No More protest story since it began on Dec. 10.… -
Recap: A Samara Q&A with Sasha Issenberg on political campaigns and journalism
Starting at 7 p.m. on November 27, join us as we liveblog a Samara public talk and Q&A with American journalist Sasha Issenberg, author of The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns. … -
Canadian journalists, BlackBerrys and the crisis in political reporting: an interview with Christopher Waddell
How Canadians Communicate IV: Media and Politics, edited by David Taras and Christopher Waddell, assembles essays focused on the various forms of political communication in Canada. In this interview with Lisa Lynch, Waddell explains the book’s conclusions about the state… -
Jean Charest vs. Radio-Canada over story on surveillance of former head of construction union
If Québec Premier Jean Charest was hoping an election campaign would distract from the Charbonneau Commission that is looking into allegations of corruption in Québec’s construction industry, he was mistaken, as the media showed him this week. … -
When journalists go political
When CBC/Radio-Canada reporter Pierre Duchesne announced he was running for the PQ parti in the next provincial election, many wondered about the ethics of the move. Ben Shingler uses Duchesne's case to consider the larger issues when journalists 'cross over' into…
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