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I am a staff writer with CTV.ca News. That operation is part of CTV News, which is of course nestled into CTV Inc. and CTVglobemedia.

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View Article  Great tsunami interactives

The BBC and the Guardian both have interesting interactives showing how the tsunamis developed.

If you come across any other cool interactives, please leave a note below. [ /30 ]

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View Article  Yet more Auld Lang-Syne-ing about blogs

The BBC also did a section in its year-in-review on blogs. I use the story as an opportunity to do some opining of my own.

First things first. The last two paragraphs of the BBC story might well be the most salient:

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View Article  BBC reporters reflect on Africa in 2004

Four BBC journalists look back on the year that was in Africa: The good, bad and amusing news.

They also try to identify the emerging news from there in 2005.

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View Article  The bright side of Chechnya, in photos

A BBC journalist, who is Chechen, has put together a photo essay to try and show the human side of her damned little republic.

Here is the introduction:

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View Article  How can we improve medical reporting?

The Globe and Mail's Andre Picard, an award-winning public health journalist and author, has written a useful article on how to make medical reporting better.

However, substitute the word  'health' or 'medical' for virtually another ...   more »

View Article  Only three hours per day? Dilettantes.

This NYT story talks about a new U.S. survey which finds that the average U.S. Internet user spends about three hours per day online -- a block of time which is cutting into (gasp!) TV watching ...   more »

View Article  Poor, pissed off (and pissed on) in China

This NYT article tells an interesting story about the gowing social instability in China over the ever-widening gap between rich and poor -- one exacerbated by corruption and cronyism.

Welcome to capitalism, folks!

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View Article  Rating Canada's political columnists

Just saw this at Ianking.ca:  This Magazine's blog ranks Canada's political columnists -- I'm presuming it's a collectivist effort. :)

Here's the top of the class:

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