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The latest issue of the Canadian Journal of Communication (Vol. 33, No. 2) includes several research articles of interest to the journalism community, including: “Parachute Journalism” in Haiti: Media Sourcing in the…

It’s the war the United States started after 9/11 and then forgot – Afghanistan. In fact, coverage of the war in Afghanistan has accounted for less than 1 per cent of American…

At least 82 journalists were forced to flee their home countries during the past 12 months, a rate of exile that doubles the average recorded since 2001, according to a survey by…

As Canadian politicians vie for public attention during this summer’s federal pre-election campaign, here’s some interesting U.S. data for journalists, politicians and media managers to chew on: American voters have embraced the…

Researchers and others should check out Policy Archive, a new searchable, indexed website that hosts public policy research papers from more than 220 think tanks and research institutes. The site – created…

Vanity Fair has published a delightfully visual yet highly functional introduction to the busy American newsy blog scene. Media-politics-celebrity blogs are situated in quadrants according to how they rank along continua of…

All news is local – that’s a truism of journalism. Does the Internet change that? Do newspapers expand their notion of community when their potential readership goes global? Are news nets cast…

Only half of Canadians believe news organizations get their facts straight and just a third think news is fair and balanced, according to polling data released by the Canadian Media Research Consortium…

The average Internet-connected Canadian spends about 2.3 hours a day consuming news and information from a variety of sources, including television and newspapers, according to a new study by the Canadian Media…

A growing number of Canadians are using the Internet to chat, blog and download material, Statistics Canada reports. Internet use in Canada continues to grow but still skews toward younger, educated and…