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1 Aug

Lianne George joins Chatelaine as editorial director

<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/Lianne George_0.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Lianne George is the new editorial director of <em>Chatelaine</em>.</p><p>George was editor of <em>The</em> <em>Grid</em> until its parent company, Torstar, decided to cease publication last month. She will join the Roger’s-owned magazine as its editorial director on Aug. 20 and report to editor-in-chief Karine Ewart.</p>

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1 Aug

CKNW hosts Bill Good, Philip Till retire

<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/Bill Good_0.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/Philip Till_0.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Long-time hosts Bill Good and Philip Till are retiring after nearly three decades with Vancouver’s CKNW radio station.</p>

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1 Aug

John Honderich, Craig Oliver named to News Hall of Fame

<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/John Honderich.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/Craig Oliver.JPG" title="" /><strong>By the Canadian Press</strong></p><p> </p><p>Two prominent members of Canada's print and broadcast media have been named to the News Hall of Fame.</p>

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1 Aug

Bernie Lucht retires from CBC Radio

<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/Bernie Lucht_0.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Bernie Lucht, who was the executive producer of <em>Ideas</em> and <em>Tapestry</em>, retired from CBC Radio on July 31.</p>

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31 Jul

Statement from jailed Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy

<p><em>Al Jazeera English</em> journalist Mohamed Fahmy released the following statement to Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) through his family. Facing the difficult decision of whether to appeal his guilty verdict to the same corrupt judiciary that unjustly convicted him in the first place, Fahmy addresses the plight that he and his colleagues are facing.</p>

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31 Jul

Jon Filson to lead launch of Toronto Star’s tablet edition

<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/Jon Filson_0.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Jon Filson will lead the launch of <em>Toronto Star</em>’s tablet edition.</p><p>Filson, who is the sports editor of the <em>Star</em>, will start his new role as assistant managing editor–tablet launch, on Aug. 11, according to a memo sent by managing editor Jane Davenport.</p>

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31 Jul

Quebecor creates new Media Group

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Sun Media newspapers_1.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Illustration courtesy of Eric Mark Do</em></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Quebecor is creating a new Media Group, consolidating its entertainment and news group, that will be headed by Julie Tremblay.</p>

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30 Jul

Andrew Chang to anchor CBC News Vancouver evening shows

<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/Andrew Chang_2.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Andrew Chang, former host of CBC News Montreal, will anchor the 5 and 6 p. m. newscasts at CBC News Vancouver.</p>

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30 Jul

Toronto Star Master Glass: How to keep your image sensors clean

<p>In the newsgathering business, photographers must shoot in all types of lighting conditions, and often have only moments to capture the best possible shot. It requires skill and experience and knowing photography and lenses like the back of your hand. In this “Master Glass” series, <em>Toronto Star</em> photographers reveal how they do it: the settings, the angles, the lenses, the approach.</p><p>Here's the scoop on dirty camera image sensors...how to keep them from getting dirty, and what to do if and when it happens.</p>

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30 Jul

Journalisme: Petit bilan 2014 en attendant la rentrée…

<p><strong>Avant de prendre une pause estivale, ProjetJ propose un bilan des bonnes et des moins bonnes nouvelles dans l’industrie des médias au cours du premier semestre 2014. En résumé, beaucoup de coupures de postes, des passages de témoin dans les principales organisations, l’avènement du journalisme entrepreneur et le retour en force du débat sur la transparence, la concentration et la convergence alors qu’un certain Pierre Karl Péladeau a fait son entrée à l’Assemblée nationale.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

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