Category Archives: Canada

Advice for aspiring journalists amid media tumult

Four themes I’ve been pushing out to my 70 or so first-year students this fall semester, amid the steady litany of job losses, consolidations and reports of “outsourcing” from traditional Canadian news media: 1. Story still matters. The great flux … Continue reading

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Stephen Harper rocks the National Arts Centre

Well, now, that was different. And really quite refreshing. As if any additional evidence was needed that the momentum in Canadian politics is shifting from Michael Ignatieff’s Liberals to the Stephen Harper Conservatives, the prime minister put on a little … Continue reading

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Sampling the Leafs and the NHL . . . again

My wife had gone shopping; I’d finished walking the dog. Schoolwork was done for the day. So, I figured, why not: It was the NHL’s opening day; why not give the league and my favourite childhood team another chance. So … Continue reading

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Campaign video wars begin

In mid-September, I found a message from the Conservative Party of Canada in my email inbox. The sender was identified as “Mike Duffy” — yes, that one. The subject line — “Let’s talk about moving Canada forward” — was followed … Continue reading

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Amanda Lindhout: a year in captivity

One year ago today, freelance journalists Amanda Lindhout of Canada, Nigel Brennan of Australia, Abdifatah Mohammed Elmi of Somalia and their two drivers were abducted as they were returning from the Afgoye refugee camp, about 20 kilometres west of the … Continue reading

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