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The Caucasus region of Russia hasn’t been very newsworthy since the fracas between Russia and Georgia, has it? But much has festered below the surface, and that boiled over with the Monday attack on two subway stations in Moscow that left 38 dead.
Wed, March 31 2010 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page » Comments Off
A British parliamentary panel has found no evidence that scientists at University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit (CRU) had misrepresented global warming-related data. However, it did have some constructive criticism for them — and admitted their inquiry wasn’t the final word.
Wed, March 31 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Last night, Barbara Budd, the longtime co-host of CBC Radio One’s As It Happens, said she was leaving the show on April 30. And then it came out today that it wasn’t her decision.
Tue, March 30 2010 » Main Page, Media » 2 Comments
From TheStar.com: Barbara Budd, longtime co-host of CBC Radio One’s nightly telephone call-out news magazine As it Happens, is calling it quits.
Mon, March 29 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
John P. Garrett, blogging at Print Ain’t Dead, offered the following on Sunday night: Newspapers and the Burger King mentality: How would you like your news? In it, he questioned whether many news organizations were chasing social media fads without giving consideration as to whether there was a business case for doing so. There were [...]
Mon, March 29 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
I tweeted the following tonight: My wacky brainstorm of the night: Should deep, complex newswebsites (sic) have a human host/maitre’d/official greeter to welcome/guide visitors? Further to http://bit.ly/awjWKv, this website host would do a morning podcast, handle social media over the day & give info-guidance advice. You might be asking yourself: “What was he thinking?” Allow [...]
Mon, March 29 2010 » Main Page, Media » 4 Comments
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English holds forth on the hows and whys of different headlines for the Web and for the newspaper.
Sun, March 28 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Canada’s only Italian-language daily had been getting a $2.8-million annual grant from the Italian government, but that has been slashed in half.
Fri, March 26 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Also known as TV reporter got slapped by Chung Hua girl, by a blogger in Huangzhou, China.