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23 Sep

Star public editor: Reporters struggle to pry records out of court clerks

<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/English_4.jpg" title="" /> <strong>By Kathy English, public editor of the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p><div style="clear:none;"><p>When heading to court to seek out records of criminal court proceedings, reporter Jesse McLean has taken to dressing in the sort of smart suits lawyers wear in the hope that the court clerks who control access to this important information might be more helpful to him.</p>

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23 Sep

Ombudsman: CBC got it right covering local demonstration about Egypt

<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/Enkin_6.jpg" title="" /> <strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman</strong></p>

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23 Sep

CBC ombudsman: No bias in headline about Justin Trudeau’s speaking fees

<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/Enkin_4.jpg" title="" /> <strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman</strong></p>

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23 Sep

Contribute to the future of J-Source

<p>Dear J-Source reader,</p><p>I am writing to ask you to consider offering your financial support for a national project that has, for several years, pursued a single goal: to foster quality journalism in Canada. The Canadian Journalism Foundation has been the major financial supporter for The Canadian Journalism Project (<a href="http://j-source.ca/">J-Source.ca</a>) since its birth in 2007, and it will continue to support the publication into the future but not at the same level after the end of 2013. I am asking you to help ensure its continuing health and growth. </p>

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23 Sep

Highlights of the CJF J-Talk: Gawking, Gossip And Crowdfunding – Is This The New Journalism?

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20 Sep

Élections municipales: journalistes, êtes-vous prêts?

<p><strong>La campagne pour les élections municipales démarre officiellement aujourd’hui, mais dans les rédactions, on s’y prépare depuis plusieurs semaines. Si pour certains journalistes, spécialistes de la scène municipale, il s’agit simplement de se rancarder sur les principaux candidats, d’autres, à qui l’on attribue pour la première fois une circonscription, doivent se familiariser avec des règles particulièrement complexes.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

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19 Sep

Live blog: Gawking, Gossip And Crowdfunding: Is This The New Journalism?

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19 Sep

Globe public editor: With just a few words, photo cutlines have enormous impact

<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/Stead_16.jpg" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p>

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19 Sep

Vancouver Sun hiring provincial affairs reporter after Jonathan Fowlie’s departure

<p>The <em>Vancouver Sun</em> is looking for a provincial affairs reporter in its Victoria bureau. The position was recently vacated by long-time reporter Jonathan Fowlie, the newspaper’s managing editor Valerie Casselton told J-Source.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>The Vancouver Sun is looking for a legislative reporter to be based in Victoria. Full time, permanent. <a href="http://t.co/v8sbHlqCOJ">http://t.co/v8sbHlqCOJ</a></p>

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19 Sep

Globe and Mail announces move to new headquarters starting fall 2016

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Globe HQ-1_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p>After a 10-month search for new office space, <em>The Globe and Mail</em> announced it will occupy the top five floors of a 17-storey building at 351 King Street East in downtown Toronto. Employees will start moving at the end of fall 2016, according to a <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/memo-globe-and-mail-moving-new-office">memo</a> sent by publisher and CEO Phillip Crawley.</p>

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