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Media Beat: August 01, 2018

Media Beat: August 01, 2018

By David Farrell

John Roberts is on the mend

Fox News chief White House correspondent John Roberts has been experiencing some medical issues as of late, but it appears the team at MedStar Washington Hospital was able to diagnose and cure what had been ailing him: blocked arteries in his heart. – A. J. Katz, AdWeek


New doc to look at the state of Canadian journalism

While Canadian news outlets continue to face a flurry of job losses and broken business models, a new documentary will follow four reporters trying to navigate through the changing industry.

Shattered is still in production but the film’s director and producer, Lindsay Fitzgerald, said that despite the uncertain futures of the journalists she’s followed for the past year, they still manage to do “incredible” journalism. – Spencer Turcotte, J Source

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Fagstein’s Media News Digest

News about news –  A CNN reporter was barred from covering an event at the White House because they didn't like the questions she was asking. That led to some absurd discussion over whether she was "banned" and saw other media outlets coming to CNN's defence. The Toronto Star has yanked a press release published as-is from its website – Steve Faguy

Why the Web’s inventor wants to take back his invention

Tim Berners-Lee, best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web, thinks decentralization is the key to saving his creation as a democratic tool. – Jennifer Wells, The Star

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Bruno Mars
John V. Esparza

Bruno Mars

Chart Beat

Bruno Mars Takes Over the Billboard Canada Charts With Two No. 1s

The pop hitmaker’s track “I Just Might” soars to No. 1 on the Canadian Hot 100, while The Romantic debuts in the top spot on the Canadian Albums chart.

Bruno Mars has hit No. 1 on two prominent Billboard Canada charts.

The pop singer scores the top spot on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 as the infectious “I Just Might” climbs 3-1. It served as the lead single from his fourth studio album, The Romantic, which debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart – both dated March 14.

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