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I receive no fees, considerations, etc. etc. for the posts on this blog nor do I have any plans to accept any. My salary is paid by Canwest Global Communications Corp. I work for that company as the Ottawa-based National Affairs Correspondent for Canwest News Service.
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Friday, January 2

A challenge for educators when it comes to media literacy

by DavidAkin on Fri 02 Jan 2004 09:41 PM EST

If I could switch professional places with anyone, it would likely be with Henry Jenkins, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, whose job is to read lots of newspapers, watch all kinds of TV programs, ingest all kinds of books, collect comics and play videogames. He does all ... more »

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A year for consolidation in Canada's media sector?

by DavidAkin on Fri 02 Jan 2004 09:22 PM EST

My former colleague Barb Shecter -- at not one, but two papers, in fact --- makes the rounds of the possible scenarios for more consolidation in Canada's media sector in 2004-05. Some old rumours in this good read but also plenty of new ones. She touches on just about ... more »

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