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16 May

Windsor Star moves into new building, invites readers into newsroom

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja</strong></p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-right inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-right/images/photo 72.jpg" title="" /></p>

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16 May

Review: A Thousand Farewells: A Reporter’s Journey from Refugee Camp to the Arab Spring

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="20" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/ayed_thousandfarewells_pb.jpg" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><em>Two years after covering the Arab Spring, CBC reporter Nahlah Ayed's memoir has been released in paperback with a new epilogue chronicling the civil war in Syria and her return to Tahrir Square. A Thousand Farewells offers a valuable perspective for journalists.</em></p>

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16 May

Readers attack: How and why journalists should respond to online comments

<p><strong>By Davida Ander, for the <a href="http://rrj.ca/m27725/"><em>Ryerson Review of Journalism</em></a></strong></p><p>“What’s your problem?”</p><p>“Isn’t it obvious? He’s an unemployed welfare bum.”</p><p>“Grow up.”</p><p>“Once you are done you may fornicate yourself.”</p><p>“You just antagonize people to get people to react, dude. It’s what you do! You have serious issues!”</p>

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15 May

Job posting: Journalism instructors at Langara College

<p>Depending on funding and other considerations, the Langara College Journalism Department is seeking instructors to fill positions ranging from a single specialty topic to half-time, three-quarter-time or full-time teaching load beginning September 2013.</p>

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15 May

Peter Worthington: 10 facts about the journalist who wrote his own obituary

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja</strong></p><blockquote><em>“Looking for trouble.”</em><p><em>“The bravest journalist in this business.”</em></p><p><em>“An editorial scion.”</em></p><p><em>“A real end of an era.”</em></p>

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15 May

Opinion: Why all journalists should study public relations

<p><strong>By Ira Basen, J-Source Future of News editor</strong></p>

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14 May

Paywalls rolled out across all Postmedia newspapers

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/paywall.jpg" title="" /></p><p>Postmedia Network rolled out online paywalls on all 10 of its dailies Tuesday, following a two-year pilot project.</p><p>The metered paywall will allow print subscribers unlimited access to their newspaper’s website. Canadian users without a print subscription will be able to access 10 free articles monthly while international readers can access five free articles.</p>

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14 May

UPDATED: Chronicle Herald misspells its own name in article about winning Atlantic Journalism Awards

<p><em>The Chronicle Herald</em>, which won six gold Atlantic Journalism Awards, misspelled its own name in an article celebrating its accomplishments. Check out the image, courtesy of <a href="http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/regret-the-error/213167/newspaper-misspells-its-own-name-in-article-about-winning-awards/">Craig Silverman at Poynter</a>.</p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Herald.jpg" title="" /></p>

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14 May

Publisher Doug Kelly leaving National Post

<p>Doug Kelly, the publisher of the <em>National Post</em> is leaving the newspaper at the end of May, the <a href="https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&ved=0CD4QFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fglobalnews.ca%2Fnews%2F552132%2Fnational-post-publisher-doug-kelly-announces-departure%2F&ei=YWSSUZC1PKLz0gHxl4C4BA&usg=AFQjCNGWeS_BxPpLTiDB8ifuOIm7bdu33g&sig2=TK6dJVrDAEv4YBBGQ8b8nQ">Canadian Press reports</a>.</p>

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14 May

Opinion: The Globe and Mail murky on how its error ridden pro-BC Liberal editorial was crafted

<p><strong>By David Beers, for <a href="http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/2013/05/13/Globe-Editorial/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=140513"><em>The Tyee</em></a></strong></p>

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