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2 Jun

Henry Morgentaler’s love affair with the media

<p><strong>By Catherine Dunphy</strong></p><p>In death, as in life, Dr. Henry Morgentaler was all over the news. He died Wednesday at home at 90, quietly I’m told.</p><p>That night, talking heads on The National, City TV and all the networks in between were weighing in on the extraordinary life and times of the doctor who ‘d battled all the way to the Supreme Court to decriminalize abortion.</p>

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31 May

Official list of Globe and Mail staff who took the buyouts

<p><em>The Globe and Mail</em>'s publisher said in a town hall meeting in April that he'd like to see 60 employees take the buyouts, which represent eight per cent of the company's 770 employees. Read more <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/globe-and-mail-offers-staff-voluntary-buyouts">here</a>. </p><p>J-Source has received a list of employees from <em>The Globe and Mail</em> who have taken the buyout:</p>

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31 May

Gill Deacon joins CBC’s Here and Now as new host in September

<p>Gillian "Gill" Deacon will join CBC Radio One's Here and Now afternoon radio show as its new host on Sept. 2.</p><p>"The CBC has played a big part in my career and as host of Here and Now I am looking forward to telling the stories that matter most to Torontonians," Deacon said in a <a href="http://stream1.newswire.ca/media/2013/05/31/20130531_C3928_DOC_EN_27338.pdf">press release</a>. </p>

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31 May

Mike Hornbrook retires from CBC Radio News

<p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/personality/michael_hornbrook">Mike Hornbrook</a> is retiring from CBC Radio News after nearly 30 years with the public broadcaster. Mike Hornbrook was the economics correspondent for CBC Radio News.</p><p>"For nearly a decade, Mike has been the steady voice of expertise and reason around the often dizzying ups and downs of economic trends affecting Canadians," said CBC managing news editor Joanne McPherson and executive director Jonathan Whitten in a memo announcing Hornbrooke's retirement. </p>

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30 May

UPDATED: Rogers shuts down 24-hours CityNews Channel

<p>Rogers is shutting down its 24-hours City News Channel, just shy of two years from its launch, and is stopping production of the English-language South Asian newscast at OMNI Telelvision. </p><p>Scott Moore, president of broadcast at Rogers Media said "we made changes to the company’s television strategy to reflect evolving viewer habits and the global structural shift in advertising." The media company will now focus its broadcast news resources in Toronto on CityNews and 680News, and will also stop productions in Alberta at OMNI Television. </p>

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30 May

Statement from Scott Moore on City News Channel

<p><strong>Statement from Scott Moore, President of Broadcast, Rogers Media, regarding CityNews Channel and OMNI Television:</strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px;">“Today, we made changes to the company’s television strategy to reflect evolving viewer habits and the global structural shift in advertising. </span></p>

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30 May

De la pub sur les ondes de la radio publique

<p><strong>Le CRTC a renouvelé mardi les licences accordées à Radio-Canada/CBC et ce, jusqu’en 2018. Parmi les décisions phares, le retour de la publicité à la radio f</strong><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-right inline-image" src="http://projetj.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-right/images/crtc_0.gif" title="" /><strong>ait grand bruit. Si la direction de la SRC s’en réjouit, les syndicats, soutenus par un grand nombre d’auditeurs, crient au scandale.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

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30 May

The dinosaur age: Prince Albert Daily Herald News gets a new mascot

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/eye.PNG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja</strong></p><p>Who says newspapers are like dinosaurs? The <em>Prince Albert Daily Herald</em> has brand new mascot, and yes, it is a dinosaur.</p><p>It’s evident the print industry is struggling to reinvent itself and find a way to generate revenue in the face of falling advertising doll and a greater push for online content. But still, an extinct animal for a mascot?</p>

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29 May

CBC stops running advertisements for competitor Postmedia’s paywall subscriptions

<p>The CBC has pulled the plug on an advertising campaign that promoted Postmedia Network paywall subscriptions, saying that the websites compete with the public broadcaster’s own websites, the <em><a href="http://business.financialpost.com/2013/05/29/cbc-pulls-postmedia-ad-campaign-citing-digital-competition/?__lsa=1bdf-b702">Financial Post reported</a></em>.</p>

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29 May

Brandie Weikle new editor-in-chief at Canadian Family magazine

<p>Brandie Weikle is returning to Canadian Family magazine in a new role as editor-in-chief.</p><p>She was a senior editor at the magazine from 2005  to 2007 and will be starting in her new role on June 10, according to the <a href="http://canadianmags.blogspot.ca/2013/05/brandie-weikle-new-eic-at-canadian.html">Canadian Magazines blog</a>. She has also worked as the editor of <em>healthzone.ca</em> and <em>parentcentral .ca</em> at the <em>Toronto Star</em> and as the digital director at House & Home Media. </p>

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