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29 Aug

Ward’s Words: Is talk of a Canadian press council outdated?

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Stephen Ward_3.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Stephen J.A. Ward</strong></p><p>Newspapers Canada, an industry voice, is soliciting feedback on behalf of the provinicial press councils for <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/newspapers-canada-reveals-proposal-national-press-council">a national press council to be launched in 2015</a>.</p>

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29 Aug

Allison Jones, Maria Babbage swap beats at The Canadian Press

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Allison Jones.JPG" title="" /><img align="right" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Maria Babbage.JPG" title="" /> <em>Left: Allison Jones, Right: Maria Babbage</em></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p>

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29 Aug

Jennifer Dettman named CBC executive director of unscripted content

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Jennifer Dettman_0.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Jennifer Dettman is CBC’s new executive director of unscripted content and will oversee factual, arts and documentary programming.</p><p>Sally Cato, general manager of programming at CBC Television, said in a memo that the appointment is driven by how to implement the public broadcaster’s 2020 strategy.</p>

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29 Aug

Globe memo to editors: Don’t rewrite Pagemasters North America headlines

<p><em>This Globe and Mail memo was obtained by J-Source. In it, executive editor Jill Borra, editorial head of digital Kevin Siu and executive editor of</em> <em><a href="http://globeandmail.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">globeandmail.com</a></em> <em>Jim Sheppard tell staff to not change Pagemasters North America (PMNA) headlines except under specific circumstances. The Globe is one of several Canadian newspapers that outsource its page productions to PMNA, which is owned by The Canadian Press.</em></p>

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29 Aug

How to use hidden cameras: CBC’s Marketplace undercover

<p><strong>By Nicole Blanchett-Neheli, Executive Video Editor</strong></p><p>Ever wonder how and why hidden cameras are used in a journalistic investigation? Check out this video showing the ways CBC's <em>Marketplace</em> uses the most unsuspecting items, even a child's toy, to secretly record audio and video, and get to the bottom of a story. And if you want to learn more, read this story by J-Source's Associate Editor Tamara Baluja on <a href="http://http://j-source.ca/article/hidden-cameras-ethically">how to use hidden cameras ethically</a>.</p>

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29 Aug

Romina Maurino leaves The Canadian Press

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Romina Maurino_0.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Romina Maurino, a business reporter with The Canadian Press, is leaving to pursue a freelancing career.</p><p>She started her career at The Canadian Press as a summer student in 2004 and then worked at its Ontario and business desks. She was also a Queen’s Park reporter.  </p>

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29 Aug

Video: Separating fact from fiction online

<p><strong>By Nicole Blanchett-Neheli, Executive Video Editor</strong></p><p>Figuring out what's fact or fiction online is a struggle for anyone, but for a journalist it's an essential skill to be mastered. This TED Talk by Markham Nolan, the managing editor of <a href="http://www.vocativ.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vocativ.com</a>, is an excellent resource for journalism students and journalists alike. It offers great tips and tools for wading through a sea of information on the Internet to uncover the truth.</p>

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28 Aug

Aarti Pole joining Global National Washington bureau

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Aarti Pole_0.png" title="" /><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>CBC reporter Aarti Pole is joining Global National as a correspondent in its Washington bureau.</p><p>Pole starts her new role on Sept. 29 and will work alongside newly appointed Washington bureau chief Jackson Proskow.</p>

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28 Aug

Le World Press Photo 2014 s’arrête à Montréal

<p><strong>À peine a-t-elle quitté le port de Québec, que l’exposition du World Press Photo version 2014 ouvre ses portes à Montréal. Cette année encore, le marché Bonsecours accueille l’étape montréalaise de ce qui est considéré comme le plus grand événement photographique au monde. Les cent cinquante photos lauréates y sont présentées jusqu’au 28 septembre.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

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27 Aug

Mike De Souza joins Reuters

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Mike De Souza_0.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Mike De Souza will join Reuters in January as the investigative resources correspondent in Canada.</p><p>De Souza was one of five staff let go by Postmedia Network when it shut down its newswire’s parliamentary bureau earlier this year and merged the remaining staff with the political desk at the <em>Ottawa Citizen</em>.</p>

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