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FEATURE ARTICLE:
The Top 10 Weekly Newspapers in Alberta
Mediamag.ca ranks the Top 10 Weekly Newspapers in Alberta by circulation.
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 MHA Institute I first met Henry Senko and then his wife and business partner, Marilyn H of MHA Institute an organizational development enterprize, as a result of the Blog Your Book Workshop I gave at MacEwan last year. Since then, I have been working with them on the redesign of their website, the conversion of their printed reference books to ebooks, the creation of a new corporate blog and the development of a enewsletter, the first issue of which we are planning to send out July 1. You'll be able to read more about the outcome of our endeavours in the next issue of mediamag ezine. |
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Alberta Media News
 The big news this month is the announcement by Rogers Communications of their intention to launch a new 24 hour national news station this October and the flip of Calgary's Mix 97.7 to Up! 97.7 FM as a sister station to Edmonton's Up! Read more Alberta Media News... |
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Alberta Media Events
 Alberta media events this month features the Centenary Celebration of Edmonton born Marshall McLuhan this June and July and the AMPA presentation of Publishing in the Digital Age in Calgary on June 21. Read more Alberta Media Events... |
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Alberta Media Moves
 This month's media moves includes the flip of Jason Roberts from Virgin Radio 104.9 (formerly EZ Rock) to Up! 99.3 in Edmonton and a number of openings at Corus, Astral and Shaw Media and other radio and tv stations in Alberta Read more Alberta Media Moves... |
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Alberta Media Awards
 Spring is award season in Alberta. This month's featured awards include the Alberta Book Publishers Awards, the Alberta Literary Awards, the Digital Alberta Awards and AMPIA's "Rosie" Awards for Alberta film and television production. Read more about Alberta Media Awards... |
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Personality Profile: David Climenhaga
 David Climenhaga is astounded at the readership his political blog has gained since he wrote his first post three years ago. Climenhaga's prose is delightfully witty, always informative and never wavers from blunt or left of spectrum.
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Alberta Television Profile: The Edmontonians
 The Edmontonians is now broadcasting Local news and events in Edmonton on ShawTV. Jeff Samsonow, content director and show host and Sally Poulsen, creative director and producer, premiered the show on Sunday, May 22 at 9:00pm See more about The Edmontonians |
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Alberta Magazine Profile: New Tribe Magazine
 New Tribe is a monthly magazine published in Calgary since February 2010 by the Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth. The goal of New Tribe is to be the voice of urban Aboriginal youth from twelve to twenty nine and beyond. See more about New Tribe Magazine |
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Alberta Radio Station Profile:Up! Calgary|Edmonton
 On May 20, 2011, Rawlco completed the flip of two of their three stations in Calgary and Edmonton to the Up! brand. CHUP formerly known as CIGY | Calgary FM is now rebranded Up! 97.7 FM Calgary. Read more about Rawlco's Up! Radio Stations |
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Alberta Newspaper Profile: Vue Weekly
 In January, Bob Doull, a BC Publishing acquired Vue Magazine, Edmonton's popular alternative weekly. In May, he purchased See Magazine from the Great West Newspaper Group. You'll be able to read all about the future of the merged publications in the Media News section on July 1. |
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Alberta Film Profile: "Blackstone"
 Alberta based Prairie Dog Film + Television received two awards at the Leo's this weekend for their TV Series "Blackstone." Not surpisingly they were also greenlighted by APTN and Showcase for a second season. Read more about the Blackstone TV Series |
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Alberta Book Profile: "In The Suicide's Library:
A Book Lover's Journey by Tim Bowling
 Bowling's memoir, In The Suicide's Library: A Booklover's Journey, was shortlisted for the 2011 Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction and the $10,000 City of Edmonton Book Prize. He is currently the writer-in-residence at the U of A. See more about "In the Suicide's Library" |
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Alberta Podcast Profile: Innovation Anthology
 Innovation Anthology: Canada's Voice of Innovation is about "Celebrating Discovery and the Inventive Spirit" and features award winning broadcaster Cheryl Croucher's interviews with scientists and innovators across the country. See more about Innovation Anthology |
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Alberta Website Profile: GigCity.ca
 Edited by Mike Ross, entertainment writer for the Edmonton Sun and with contributors the likes of Fish Griwkowsky (visual arts), Tom Murray (music/metro), Adrian Lackey (theatre), GigCity.ca promises to be a welcome addition. Read more about GigCity.ca |
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2011 Feature Story Archives
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