Gutsy Chinese paper defies train wreck censorship

Wall Street Journal on how China’s Economic Observer published a hard-hitting spread on the high-speed train wreck when others played down the crash on orders from Beijing.

Babs Asper dead at age 78

The Globe and Mail notes the passing of the Ruth Miriam (Babs) Asper, wife of broadcast giant, the late IzzyAsper.

When newspapers and reporters slugged it out

Peter Worthington's enjoyable recollection of the Toronto newspaper wars of the 1950s.

CRTC renews radio licences on shorter terms

MZ Media radio stations in Cobourg and Toronto put on shorter lease by the CRTC. There were issues related to late filings and insufficient Canadian content according to this story from The Wire Report.

News of the World employees offered jobs in Finland and Siberia

I's funny to anybody with a job but the reality of having to pull up and move to Siberia might make you want to just change your line of work.