This Week @ FPA – May 27, 2013
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FPA in the news |
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Brian Cross: The changes in the industry: Feeding the beast |
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| The dramatic changes hitting the newspaper industry have, ironically, brought us back to decades ago, when The Windsor Star published multiple editions throughout the day. Having deadlines “all the time” has certainly changed the job of a newspaper journalist, says Christopher Waddell, an associate professor at Carleton University’s School of Journalism. | |||
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BreakBulk Staff: Treasure in the Ice |
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| Up toward the North Pole lies a vast treasure of undeveloped natural resources: oil, gas and natural gas liquids. The Arctic region is also — potentially — a dandy shipping shortcut. In November, Higginbotham published a report, “Canada-US Arctic Marine Corridors and Resource Development,” with Andrea Charron, research associate at Carleton University’s Centre for Security and Defense Studies at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA), and James Manicom, a research fellow at CIGI. | |||
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Keith Gerein: A prescription for unrest: Why Alberta’s demand for cheap generic drugs has sparked protests and complaints |
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| Government says move will save money, but pharmacists and drug companies cry foul. Successful challenges mean brand-name medications can be produced in a generic (i.e. cheaper) version, thereby saving money for patients and governments. While breaking patents is important, there are better ways to encourage litigation than by overpaying for generics, says Marc-Andre Gagnon, a pharmaceutical policy researcher at Carleton University in Ottawa. | |||
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Getting the news right |
| Carleton Masters of Journalism student Leah Larocque feels strongly about the media “getting it right” after the Boston Marathon news misinformation debacle. “Getting the news first took a back seat to getting the news right” says Larocque More… | |
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A gradual erosion of faith |
| In a recent Ottawa Citizen article, Frances Woolley writes: “The number of Canadians identifying with a religion has been slipping for 40 years. What is causing this trend, and does it matter?” More… |
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Half way and stuck in neutral |
| In the Windsor Star, Andrew Cohen writes: “It has been two years since the last federal election, with two years until the next one. This puts the Conservatives halfway through their third term of office, which has been listless and unimaginative.” More… |
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