Journalist News
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Sonoma -
Ah the wine country! Beautiful vineyards, charming boutiques, with fine restaurants this region is a weekend get-a-away. And, what more perfect example than in the Old Mission town of Sonoma,
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Beijing -
China has detained a prominent former journalist for leaking "state secrets", police said Thursday, the latest move to silence critics of the ruling Communist Party ahead of June's 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
In the Media
by Felicia Sonmez (AFP)
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Edmonton -
The body of a missing Canadian journalist and filmmaker was confirmed to be found in Cambodia, according to reports from earlier today.
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Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, famed Colombian journalist, novelist, short story writer and screenwriter Gabriel Garcia Marquez has passed away at the age of 87 in his Mexico City home.
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An American journalist who was denied a visa to report from Russia rejects Moscow's claims of violating Russian visa-entry rules.
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Belgrade -
Serbian police on Tuesday said they had arrested two former intelligence officers suspected of involvement in the murder of journalist Slavko Curuvija, a fierce critic of late the strongman Slobodan Milosevic.
In the Media
by AFP
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford may have dragged himself down to yet another low when, on a taped interview airing Monday night, he implied a Toronto Star reporter was a pedophile. There's no substance to the allegation but that seemed immaterial to Ford.
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Paris -
According to police sources, at least one person, believed to be an assistant photographer, was injured when a man opened fire in the Paris offices of the left-wing daily newspaper Libération on Monday.
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A passionate journalist with a sharp sense of humour, Carolyn E. Price left us too early. The Toronto-area Digital Journalist passed away last week after battling cancer, so we present you with a profile of a long-standing contributor to our news network.
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Hama -
According to an announcement late on Monday, Marc Marginedas, a special correspondent in Syria for Spanish newspaper El Periodico, has been kidnapped and has been held hostage since September 4 this year.
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Tordesillas -
An AFP press photographer, covering the "Toro de la Vega" festival in Tordesillas, Spain was gored by a huge bull and has been taken to hospital for surgery. Eleven other people were lightly injured in the event.
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Shi Tao was freed today after eight years in a Chinese prison for “illegally providing state secrets to a foreign entity.”
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Veteran television host, producer and author Sir David Frost has passed away at the age of 74 following a heart attack. He leaves behind his wife Carina and three sons.
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London -
The Government Accountability Project (GAP) has released a statement about the detention of David Miranda, Brazilian national and partner of whistleblower journalist Glenn Greenwald, and the Guardian reports an attack on its computers in the UK by GCHQ.
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Washington -
Legendary White House reporter Helen Thomas died today at the age of 92. She achieved many "firsts" in her career, including opening up the White House Correspondents' Dinner to women. Thomas shared some details of that event with this reporter.
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Cairo -
An Egyptian photojournalist caught his own death on camera. The video shows grainy footage of an Egyptian soldier taking aim, and then shooting him dead.
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Ankara -
It seems even the press is unwelcome in Turkey right now. RT's Tom Barton was reporting on a demonstration in Ankara when a water cannon sprayed him and knocked him off his feet, right in front of the cameramen and crew.
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As part of his application for a position on the Channel 4 investigative journalism programme, Lee Halpin decided to spend a week living rough on the streets of Newcastle, filming what life is like for the homeless. He passed away three days later.
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Toronto -
Malka Marom is a fascinating Canadian-Israeli artist, journalist and producer whose interests and talents cross a spectrum that only some artists dream of experiencing. As a child she had a leading role in the first movie ever filmed in Israel.
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She loves hip-hop and basketball. She dreams of being published in Rolling Stone. She writes to distract herself from a chronic health condition. Find out more about Layne Weiss, a Digital Journalist since March 2012.
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It has been announced that the cricket journalist and former president of the Marylebone Cricket Club, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, has died after a year long battle with cancer.
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Detroit -
In an attempt to interview union members during a rally in Lansing, Fox News reporter Steven Crowder was punched several times and then later grabbed from behind as he tried to head back to the media tent.
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Hyannis -
Karen Jeffrey, a journalist for the Cape Cod Times since 1981, fabricated at least 69 sources in 34 of her news stories since 1998, according to her employer. Jeffrey later admitted her fabrication and has now left the newspaper.
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Henry Champ, 75, a veteran Canadian broadcast journalist died Sunday morning in Washington, D.C., his son Adam confirmed, as CBC News reports.
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New York -
Robert Stolarik was doing his job, covering the arrest of a 16-year-old girl in the Bronx, when the NYPD brutally assaulted and arrested him.
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A British reporter who had his Twitter privileges revoked for criticizing NBC Olympic coverage and tweeting the corporate email address of an NBC executive, has his Twitter account back again.
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Twitter suspended the account of a journalist from The Independent because he tweeted an email address of Gary Zenkel, the President of NBC Olympics. Guy Adams was outraged over NBC's broadcast delay of the Opening Ceremony.
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Belarus authorities took a dim view of a July 4 publicity stunt when 1,000 teddy bears with free speech slogans were air-dropped in the countryside near Minsk. A journalist who posted photos of the bears has been arrested and held for the past three days.
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Baker City -
Freelance journalism is all about observation, interviewing people, gathering factual information and writing a quality news story that captures the interest of your readers. That's what I've learned from Digital Journal.
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Rome -
Roberto Saviano, whose 2006 book "Gomorrah" exposed secret details about the Naples mafia, had an asteroid named in his honor on Friday by the International Astronomical Union.
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Journalist Image
Courtesy Andrew Moran
Andrew Moran, a Digital Journalist for DigitalJournal.com
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Courtesy Andrew Moran
Andrew Moran, a Digital Journalist for DigitalJournal.com
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Voice of America
Mam Sonando is serving a 20-year prison sentence on charges widely condemned as exaggerated, following critical remarks about Prime Minister Hun Sen
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Jan Helfeld Interviews
Jan Helfeld interviews former RNC chairman Michael Steele.
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Veteran journalist and former CBS News anchor Dan Rather speaks at a book signing in Toronto
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Courtesy Andrew Moran
Andrew Moran, a Digital Journalist for DigitalJournal.com, enjoying a Tim Hortons drink
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Petteri Salunen
Someone taking a photo of a fire in Helsinki with a cellphone
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Patriotic Thunder
Christiane Amanpour
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Lonna Lisa Williams takes her own photo with her small camera
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Tulane Public Relations
George Stephanopoulos
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Veteran journalist and former CBS News anchor Dan Rather speaks at a book signing in Toronto
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Gage Skidmore
Glenn Greenwald
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Photo of Juan Gonzales speaking at awards ceremony (2009)
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Collateral Murder -Screen shot
This camera is identical to the one carried by one of two reuters journalist killed by the US military in Iraq. Wikileaks believes this is what the military saw in the hands of photographer not a weapon.
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simonostrovsky.com
Journalist, Director and Producer Simon Ostrovsky
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CBC
Knowlton Nash, longtime anchor of CBC's The National, dead at 86
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Journalist and activist Luke Rudkowski of the "We Are Change" organization
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Jan Helfeld Interviews
Jan Helfeld interviews CNN commentator Dana Loesch.
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Esthr
A student journalist interviewing
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