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29 Jan

RECAP: CJF J-Talk on media innovation

<p>What, exactly, does media innovation look like and why do newsrooms need it now?</p><p>Check out this recap of the CJF J-Talk on media innovation where moderator Marissa Nelson (CBC News) spoke with some of the industry's brightest minds in Zach Seward (Quartz), Michael DeMonte (ScribbleLive) and David Skok (GlobalNews.ca/Nieman Fellow) to find out what traditional media can learn from tech start-ups. </p><p><iframe frameborder="0" height="700" src="http://embed.scribblelive.com/Embed/v5.aspx?Id=80654&ThemeId=4601" style="border: 1px solid #000" width="500"></iframe></p>

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28 Jan

Postmedia announces management changes to publisher of Vancouver dailies

<p> </p><p>Gordon Fisher has been <a href="http://www.postmedia.com/2013/01/28/postmedia-network-announces-organizational-changes-2/">appointed president and publisher of the Pacific Newspaper Group</a>, which publishes Postmedia dailies the Vancouver Sun and Vancouver Province.</p>

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25 Jan

Global News to launch two new morning news shows in Halifax and Montreal Monday

<p> </p><p class="p1">Starting Monday, viewers in Montreal and Halifax will have <a href="http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/global-news-launches-two-morning-news-programs/1002002353/">a new local morning show</a> to wake up to.</p><p class="p1">Global Maritimes and Global Montreal morning news programs will air weekdays from 6-9am beginning January 28. </p>

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24 Jan

Finding a way forward for Canadian press accountability

<p>There are four people hunting in the woods for their next meal. If they catch a deer, it will provide enough meat to feed all four of them. However, they must work together to catch the deer; if even one person doesn’t contribute, the deer will get away, and they will go hungry.</p><p>A rabbit, however, is much easier to catch. It only takes one person to do that, and it will provide enough meat for that one person.</p>

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23 Jan

Would mandatory carriage of Sun News Network be a victory for intolerance or for media diversity?

<p><em>Sun News Network has applied to the CRTC for mandatory carriage on basic cable and announced it expects to run a $17-million loss in 2012. Critics have spoken against it and supporters have spoken for it. Does the network still have some growing up to do? Yes. But <strong>Justin Ling</strong> says it can't do that unless we give it a chance.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ezra Levant is getting excited. He's going to take you through some information that the liberal media elite doesn't want you to see.</p>

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23 Jan

On research, exposure and rates: The effect of paywalls on freelancers

<p> </p><p><em>It's undeniable that paywalls could provide an important new revenue stream for cash-strapped media outlets, but they also pose unique challenges—and perhaps some hidden opportunity—for freelance reporters. </em></p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/paywall.PNG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Alexandra Posadzki</strong></p>

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23 Jan

Your nominees for the J-Source Canadian Newsperson of the Year award

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22 Jan

Krista Erickson leaves Sun TV’s Canada Live

<p> </p><p>Krista Erickson, the Sun TV host of <em>Canada Live</em>, has quit the network and moved to the United Kingdom, <em><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/sun-tvs-erickson-quits-her-slot-on-canada-live/article7607507/">The Globe and Mail’</a></em><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/sun-tvs-erickson-quits-her-slot-on-canada-live/article7607507/">s Steve Ladurantaye reports</a>. She has  since been spotted <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50139268n">reporting for CBS News London</a>.</p>

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21 Jan

Richard Garneau, French-Canadian sports journalist, dies at 82

<p>Sports journalist Richard Garneau died Sunday morning at Montreal’s Royal Victoria Hospital at the age of 82.</p>

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21 Jan

Clean up your copy: 15 common writing errors

<p> </p><p><strong><em>By Jaclyn Law</em></strong></p><p>This crash course in copy editing will help you identify common problems in your writing, power up your prose and find solutions for copy conundrums. </p><p>Here are 15 common copy errors and how to solve them:</p><p> </p>

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