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Gemini Award-winning reporter David Akin is the National Affairs Correspondent for Canwest News Service and is based at the CNS Parliamentary Bureau in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Monday, January 12

Conan says no to the Post

by DavidAkin on Mon 12 Jan 2004 10:51 PM EST

Now this is a bit silly --

The Conan O'Brien show -- to be taped shortly in Toronto - won't let journalists from the National Post in because it doesn't like the Post's coverage of the event. The Post, earlier had played up the fact, in a front page story, ... more »

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More on that Pew Report on the Press, the Internet, and Politics

by DavidAkin on Mon 12 Jan 2004 10:36 PM EST

I blogged on this about a minute ago and immediately ran across more discussion. So here's what I found: Survey: Internet Grows as Campaign News Source Reuters - Daily newspapers and nightly network newscasts are declining as primary sources of presidential campaign news for many Americans, says a new survey ... more »

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TV loses influence; Internet gains, among news consumers

by DavidAkin on Mon 12 Jan 2004 10:11 PM EST

A new report from the folks at The Pew Research Project says that the 2004 presidential campaign in the United States is notable for the way voters/consumers are getting their information about that race and the issues:

Television news remains dominant, but there has been further erosion in the audience

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