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Dissatisfied customers could mean unfriendly future for Telus
Cell phone users ranked Telus Mobility the lowest out of seven major western wireless network providers, according to a national customer satisfaction survey released yesterday. Read more…
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Are you watching the winter Olympics this year? Read the results of that poll here.
Public still trusts traditional media most: report
Nearly nine out of 10 Canadians still trust traditional news media, while only one in four consider news from social networks reliable, according to a report released today. Read more…
Vancouver father seeks information on journalist daughter missing in Syria
A North Vancouver father is asking people to write letters and put any kind of pressure they can on the Syrian government to release information on the whereabouts of his daughter. Read more…
Twitterverse reacts to Layton story
Canadian reporters and pundits on Twitter have been in an uproar since Friday night. The cause: Sun Media's report that Jack Layton was found in a Toronto bawdy house in 1996. Read more…
Globe endorses Harper; EKOS sees Layton coalition
The Globe and Mail has endorsed Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party in next Monday's election. Meanwhile, a major Canadian pollster says the next government could well be a coalition led by Jack Layton and the New Democrats. Read more…
WikiLeaks document says al-Qaida double agent misled CSIS
Secret U.S. military documents suggest a Guantanamo Bay detainee with links to al-Qaida duped Canadian intelligence officials who recruited him as an agent. Read more…
Will Elections Canada shut down Twitter on May 2?
A battle may be looming between Elections Canada and the Twitterverse over "premature transmission" of election results on the night of May 2. Read more…
Liberal candidate liveblogs all-candidates meetings
While most candidates in the 2011 election are routinely tweeting and posting on Facebook, the North Vancouver Liberal campaign is live-blogging the all-candidates' meetings -- a step no other candidates appear to have taken. Read more…
'Mob rule' breaks out on BC campuses
"Vote mobs" are erupting on campuses across Canada, including B.C. universities. They are already having an impact on the federal election campaign. Read more…
Quebec journalists approve idea of 'professional journalist' title
A majority of the members of the Fédération professionnelle des journalists du Québec (FPJQ) have voted to create a professional status for journalists in Quebec. Read more…
TV? Newspapers? We Canadians love our Internet the most
New study shows Canadians prefer the Internet over any other media when it comes to getting news and information. Read more…
The Twitter campaign: what it means so far
Twitter may have existed during 2008's campaign -- the little birdie just turned five -- but it was nowhere near as ubiquitous as it is now. Indeed, as Kathleen Petty quips in the most recent edition of CBC's The House, "The campaign wasn't even underway when people started referring to it as the Twitter campaign." Read more…
Canadians won't pay for news online: study
Surprise, surprise: Online pay walls may not be the stuff of publishers' dreams, after all. At least, not in Canada. According to a recently released study by the Canadian Media Research Consortium, more than 90 per cent of Canadians who get their news online say they wouldn't pay if their favourite sites started charging for content. They'd just find another -- free -- site. Read more…
Canadian women in news still hit glass ceiling: study
A survey of how women participate in the news media work force in 59 countries ranked the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as one of the bright spots when it comes to gender equity. And Canada's news media provides better opportunities for women than in most other countries. Read more…
NYT launches paywall in Canada: will others follow?
Last week the New York Times started charging Canadians for access to online content, and it plans to roll out its U.S. subscriptions this week. Good idea or bad idea? Read more…
Canadian journalists in Japan at risk?
Radio France recently reported that they are withdrawing six of the seven reporters and technical staff they sent to Japan, over concerns of radiation, and journalist organizations are urging journalists on the ground to equip themselves with anti-radiation meds. Read more…
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North America's news outlets caught flat-footed by Japan quake?
With Asia bureaus dwindling, some North American news outlets were caught flat-footed by Japan’s earthquake, suggesting it’s time to update disaster coverage planning. Read on to find links to great coverage from less conventional sources. Read more…
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No support for Clark's family agenda on Liberal MLA's survey
Families first may be BC Liberal leader and premier designate Christy Clark's top priority, but respondents to a survey on a Liberal MLA's website disagree with that agenda. Read more…
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Simons approved to compete for NDP leadership
The B.C. New Democratic Party executive has accepted Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons' nomination to lead the party, the candidate said in a statement today.
That approval had briefly been in doubt after Simons declined to give the party the user names and passwords for his social media accounts, citing privacy concerns. Read more…
Media, politicos respond to death of James Travers
News media and politicians across the country responded with shock to the news that James Travers, political columnist for The Star, died this morning of complications from surgery. Read more…
