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Communications revenue up 2%: CRTC report
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July 29, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has released its annual Communications Monitoring report, based on 2009 data, which found that the industry accounts for 4.6% of Canada's GDP after revenues rose 2.1% to $55.4 billion compared to 2008, although there was a drop in advertising revenue...
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Hot Docs and Canwest fund 12 new projects
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July 29, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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Hot Docs and Canwest have chosen 12 new projects to fund as part of their goal to provide Canadian documentary filmmakers with financial support...
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Court OKs Shaw acquisition of Canwest
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July 29, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved the proposed reorganization of Canwest's broadcast assets, which will be sold to Shaw...
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New course for war correspondents
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July 28, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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A new course to train journalists entering conflict zones will be offered by Athabasca University from September 15 to October 31...
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Philip Szporer wins dance journalism award
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July 28, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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Montreal-based journalist and dance filmmaker Philip Szporer has won the 2010 Jacqueline Lemieux Prize, awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts...
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News outlets vie for Helen Thomas' White House seat
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July 28, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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Now that Helen Thomas - who has long held the coveted front-and-centre seat in the White House press room - has retired due to a controversial statement she made, news outlets are competing to take her spot...
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Magazines Canada redesigns site
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July 28, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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The newly-redesigned site for Magazines Canada offers new interactive features, including RSS feeds on specific topics, podcasts and video, industry events and the ability to purchase print or digital magazine handbooks...
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Rogers quarterly results show growth in publishing
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July 28, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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Net income for the second quarter of 2010 for Rogers Communications is up 21% (to US78 cents per share) from the same period last year, while profit from its media operations was up 10.6%...
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Fall fashion mags increase in size
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July 28, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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 While they're the first to shed pages when the economy takes a downturn, fashion magazines are also the first to bounce back, as evident in a slew of thicker fall books, Media in Canada reports...
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Female filmmakers sweep JHR documentary awards
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July 27, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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 Nathaniel Laywine writes about female documentary journalists, their subjects and their role in the 2nd annual Journalists for Human Rights documentary film festival.
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JHR film festival highlights Canadian docs
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July 27, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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 Two Canadian documentaries took top prize at the Journalists for Human Rights film festival: A documentary detailing modern-day colonization in Canada and another that follows the long, red-tape-filled stories of Canadian refugee claimants stuck in status limbo. Rachel Hahn reports.
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Ottawa Citizen publisher retires
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July 27, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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After 35 years working for the Ottawa Citizen, publisher Jim Orban will retire on Aug. 6th to pursue new opportunities, National Post president Gordon Fisher announced...
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