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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  Back to work at BBC after 24-hour strike

BBC editorial and technical staff returned to work at midnight local time after a 24-hour walkout to protest proposed deep staffing cuts.

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View Article  The joke is over. I'm being serious.

The Sunday NYT looked at how jokes have been supplanted by one-liners and observational humour.

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View Article  NYT backgrounder on anonymous sourcing in the U.S. MSM

This NYT piece looks at the scrambling going on by major U.S. news organizations to rein in the use of anonymous sources.

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View Article  Freed Romanian journalists return home

After about two months in captivity, three Romanian journalists are back on the soil of their home and native land.

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View Article  Globe and Mail to investigate possible rogue poll

In Saturday's Globe and Mail, editor Edward Greenspon said his paper will investigate a poll that gave the ruling B.C. Liberals much more popular support than they eventually won in the election.

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View Article  Newsweek to revamp anonymous sources policy

In a statement published in his magazine's May 30 issue, Newsweek editor-in-chief Richard Smith has promised readers more tightly controlled use of anonymous sources.

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View Article  Tylenol recommended for U.S. media's credibility headache

This NYT piece talks about the U.S. media's credibility problem, and says Tylenol -- which had to deal with a cyanide poisoning crisis 20 years ago -- had it easy by comparison.

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View Article  Beeb journalists, techs on a 24-hour strike

According to a story posted on the BBC website, the Beeb's journos and techs have walked off for 24 hours to protest massive job cuts proposed by management.

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View Article  'Muslim world turned into a tinderbox': Siddiqui

The Toronto Star's Haroon Siddiqui flays U.S. policy in the Middle East and Central Asia.

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