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Canadians joining Wikipedia in protesting proposed US anti-piracy law
By January 17, 2012 03:20 pmSome Canadians are pledging to join Wikipedia and other prominent websites in going black on Wednesday, in protest of proposed U.S. anti-piracy legislation. Read more…
Filed inCTV's Taggart: Getting anchor job brought out the mean in some 'friends'
By January 17, 2012 12:53 pm 5 commentsA blog post by CTV news anchor Tamara's Taggart is creating buzz in B.C.'s broadcast circles for its vague references to hostility she has faced in her new role. Looking back at her first year in the anchor seat, at one point Taggart waxes positive... Read more…
Filed inTyee's Nikiforuk, Sun's Skelton touted as Canadian Newsperson of Year
By January 1, 2012 06:00 pmJ-Source, Canada’s online publisher of news and ideas for journalists, is calling for nominations for Canadian Newsperson of the Year. With two weeks to go, 14 names are already on the list, including The Tyee’s energy issues analyst Andrew Nikiforuk, The Vancouver Sun’s digital tools using reporter Chad Skelton, Kamloops This Week reporter Tim Petruk, and two members of the OpenFile network of online news sources in various Canadian cities. Read more…
Filed inBC gov't can't hide ministers' records from FOI with 'Out of Scope' claims
By December 8, 2011 09:56 am 3 commentsA big ruling on Freedom of Information requests could shed light on the events surrounding the BC Rail controversy. Read more…
Filed inPaywalls coming to New Brunswick, ending free access to online news
By November 30, 2011 01:44 pm 7 commentsNew Brunswick is about to become the first place in Canada where readers must pay for local news. This is a bold experiment that will make the province Canada’s most interesting laboratory for the future of the newspaper business. Read more…
Filed inDocs show 'harperization' of government communications
By November 29, 2011 08:41 am 5 commentsNew documents obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act directly contradict published claims by Stephen Harper's chief spokesman that bureaucrats have not been directed to replace the words Government of Canada with "Harper Government" in departmental news releases and backgrounders. Read more…
Filed inMajor ad company refuses to run anti-coal billboard, says enviro group
By November 28, 2011 04:49 pm 7 commentsA Vancouver-based environmental group says Canada's largest outdoor advertising company has refused to run a billboard bearing an anti-coal message critical of its sister company. Read more…
Filed inBlack Press to quash anonymous comments
By November 21, 2011 01:37 pm 27 commentsIn an effort to avoid "unpleasant and mean-spirited" postings, BCLocalNews.com is moving away from anonymous posting on its websites.
The online home of Black Press newspapers is switching to the Facebook Comments plugin, software that enables users to leave comments only via their Facebook accounts. Read more…
Filed inTwitterverse covering BC municipal elections
By November 19, 2011 12:50 pm 4 commentsB.C. tweeters are covering today's municipal elections from a variety of viewpoints. Here's how to follow events both today and tonight as the votes are counted. Read more…
Filed inCRTC reverses controversial usage-based billing decision
By November 16, 2011 04:57 pmIn a major win for open-Internet advocates, Canada's chief telecommunications regulator has ruled that large ISPs cannot use a "usage based billing"(UBB) price scheme in charging other wholesale providers. Read more…
Filed inBC to spend 'lots' advertising jobs plan, says minister
By November 16, 2011 03:30 pm 4 commentsThe British Columbia government is preparing to spend "lots" of money to advertise Premier Christy Clark's jobs strategy, Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Minister Pat Bell said today. Read more…
Filed inBC preparing to advertise Premier Clark's jobs plan
By November 15, 2011 04:38 pm 7 commentsThe British Columbia government is planning an advertising campaign to promote Premier Christy Clark's jobs plan. Read more…
Filed inWhat to expect at this weekend's Media Democracy Days in Vancouver
By November 11, 2011 10:40 am 6 commentsFour months ago, mainstream media was in a frenzy after a young journalist quit his senior position as CTV's Quebec City Bureau Chief, and felt it his duty to tell us why. While refreshing for many, Kai Nagata's outspoken denouncement of mainstream media in favour of public interest journalism falls into a strong tradition of activism for media reform in Canada over the past few decades. Learn more about Media Democracy Days, 2011. Read more…
Filed inMinister Bell apologizes for guide's gay tourism gaffe
By November 8, 2011 09:48 am 3 commentsIt is unclear why a British Columbia government guide incorrectly said there is a ban on promoting gay tourism in China, but he's sorry it happened, the province's jobs, tourism and innovation minister Pat Bell said yesterday. Read more…
Filed inNo mention of 'gay tourism' allowed, BC guide warns
By November 7, 2011 04:45 pm 3 commentsA British Columbia government guide for tourism companies hoping to attract Chinese business says they must not promote gay tourism. Read more…
Filed inBC government withholds FOI responses from open info website
By November 7, 2011 01:27 pm 1 commentsA Vancouver researcher said he was surprised to learn recently that the British Columbia government is withholding its responses to certain freedom of information requests from its open information website. Read more…
Filed inOccupy Vancouver tent dweller wins Last Candidate Standing contest
By November 7, 2011 07:56 amMore than 30 candidates running for Vancouver council or mayor vied to be the "last candidate standing" in a raucous competition of speechifying decided by cheers from a full house crowd last night. When it was over the winner was…Occupy Vancouver. Read more…
Filed inBC politics website Public Eye to suspend publication
By November 1, 2011 03:08 pm 13 commentsIndependent investigative reporter Sean Holman is suspending publication of the British Columbia politics website Public Eye. Read more…
Filed inTories want CBC to turn over internal files to Commons committee
By October 27, 2011 01:38 pm 6 commentsOTTAWA - The Conservatives want the CBC to turn over its internal files for a Commons committee to review, potentially including information on journalistic sources. Read more…
Filed inTyee wins gold, silver Canadian Online Publishing Awards
By October 25, 2011 01:30 pm 6 commentsThe Tyee last night received two Canadian Online Publishing Awards, a gold for best online-only article or series of articles, and a silver for best news coverage. Read more…
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The next page contains:
Sun News reports on the 'silly little Occupy movement'
Glacier Media buys Victoria daily and BC community papers
Tyee receives four online publishing award nominations
BC's response to FOI requests slowest in Canada: audit
Cummins 'amused and flattered' by BC Liberal attack
BC Liberal ads attack Conservative leader Cummins
A peek inside city hall's 'Stanley Cup Citizen Feedback' file
Youth environmental group fake news pranked federal government
BC media, YouTube profited from Stickman's pitch to save HST
Tyee app lauded by top Canadian trade mag
New strategy for US climate news website: publish less, investigate more
New UBC course takes on representation of Aboriginals in media
'Humbler' Conrad Black tells Vanity Fair about Mafia, moguls and time in jail
Editor Beers explains success of Tyee 'long form' online journalism
Social media track fall of the House of Murdoch
Reader contributions to Tyee's Election Reporting Fund pass $13,000
Shaw Communications gives preferential treatment to Shaw movie service
CRTC looks at how telephone, cable companies charge independent Internet providers
CTV bureau chief quits job, blasts network news
Bell penalized $10 million for false advertising
The page after that contains:
Debating HST inside the left: CCPA's Klein versus SFU's Pendakur
Video shows riot 'kissing couple' mowed down by police
BC Ferries spent $2 million on Olympic ship wrap project
PR campaign gushes goodness about Vancouver after Stanley Cup riot
Media mulls post-defeat riot
BC First Nations aren’t dupes of US green movement: Chiefs
BC government joins worldwide effort to save the Internet
Conrad Black cultivated prison minions
North Vancouver journalist describes her detention in Syria, Iran
Province won't follow BC Ferries' lead on FOI responses
Dissatisfied customers could mean unfriendly future for Telus
Public still trusts traditional media most: report
Vancouver father seeks information on journalist daughter missing in Syria
Twitterverse reacts to Layton story
Globe endorses Harper; EKOS sees Layton coalition
WikiLeaks document says al-Qaida double agent misled CSIS
Will Elections Canada shut down Twitter on May 2?
Liberal candidate liveblogs all-candidates meetings
'Mob rule' breaks out on BC campuses
Quebec journalists approve idea of 'professional journalist' title
Democratic Trust
As British Columbia and other jurisdictions consider allowing online voting, can it be made secure enough that people will trust it? Will it encourage more people to vote? But if something goes wrong, will it further erode people's confidence in their democracies? And what role is the media likely to play in shaping the debate?
These are among the issues to be considered at a May 26 discussion that Fair Voting BC and PartyX are hosting at The Hive in Vancouver. I'll be on the panel, along with UBC Law's Fathima Cader and SFU computer scientist Steve Wolfman. The results and recommendations are to inform the two organizations' public positions on online voting.
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Death in Remand: Stacked Deck
Fewer accused given bail means strained jails and dangerous conditions that contributed to John Parker's death. Last in a reader-funded series.
'The Dictator'
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Alan Cassels, author of 'Seeking Sickness' on the disease screening industry, what it really catches, when to say no, and more.
Sexism Tinges Criticism of Teachers' Job Action
Folks, this is not a referendum on whether teachers 'nurture' or 'care' enough.
Death in Remand: A Jail Crammed with Risk
Guards say North Fraser Pretrial Centre where John Parker was killed by the cellmate he feared is like other remand facilities: dangerously crowded. Fourth in a reader-funded series.