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In playing devil's advocate for the media policies of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, historian Allan Levine argues the prime ministers who play hardball with the media are the ones who tend to keep their jobs a while. From The Globe and Mail: (pay-walled for non-subscribers) Let's assume Mr. Harper is guilty as charged. That he [...]
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The NYT blurb: A growing constellation of apparently independent operators is broadcasting the message of Al Qaeda and other groups, translated into English and aimed for a Western audience online. From the NYT: Terrorism experts at West Point say there are as many as 100 English language sites offering militant Islamic views, with Mr. (Samir) [...]
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From the NYT: As struggling newspapers across the country cut back on investigative reporting, a new kind of journalism venture is hoping to fill the gap. Paul E. Steiger, who was the top editor of The Wall Street Journal for 16 years, and a pair of wealthy Californians are assembling a group of investigative journalists [...]
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The Toronto Star has uncovered plans by Prime Minister Stephen Harper's office to build its own media centre — and supplanting the journalist-controlled National Press Theatre, where he's appeared once in 20 months. Update From CTV.ca: Sandra Buckler, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's director of communications, told The Canadian Press “there are no plans to pursue'' [...]
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The tides in the Minas Basin of the Bay of Fundy can rise and fall about 45 feet, or about 14 metres, in a six-hour cycle. The blue line on the photo below represents the approximate high-tide line at Parrsboro, N.S.: For human perspective, here's two folks at the foot of the wharf: And finally, some [...]
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