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15 Nov

Hamilton Spectator publisher is leaving the newspaper

<p>Dana Robbins, the publisher of <em>The Hamilton Spectator</em>, will be leaving the newspaper in the new year to become vice-president/regional publisher of Metroland’s Peel and Southwestern Ontario region.</p><p>On Jan. 3, Robbins starts his new job, which will have him overseeing the <em>Mississauga News</em>,<em> Brampton Guardian</em>, <em>Orangeville Banner</em>, <em>Fergus Elora News Express</em> and <em>Wingham Advance Times</em>.</p><p>Robbins has been publisher of the <em>Spectator</em> since 2008. He was the newspaper's editor from 2000 to 2006.</p>

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14 Nov

When your recording isn’t yours

<p>In 2010, <em>Toronto Sun</em> editorial page editor and columnist Rob Granatstein recorded <a href="http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/08/11/14993426.html"><u>an editorial board meeting with Rob Ford</u></a>, who was a Toronto city councillor at the time.</p><p>Now Toronto mayor, Ford is the subject of <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2010/12/08/ford_fires_back_at_boardwalk_libel_suit.html"><u>a libel suit</u></a> for comments he allegedly made during this meeting.</p>

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13 Nov

Jimmy Savile et le scandale de la BBC

<p>http://storify.com/projetj/le-scandale-de-la-bbc</p>

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13 Nov

Restructuration chez Sun Media – perte de 500 emplois

<p> <style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } A:link { so-language: zxx } --></style> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Quebecor a annoncé qu'elle couperait 500 postes à travers la compagnie suite a un effort de restructuration qui devrait lui faire économiser plus de 45 millions par année.</p>

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13 Nov

Journalism, disrupted

<p><em>If journalists can’t make the business case for journalism, then who will? <strong>Belinda Alzner</strong> talks with Canadian Nieman Fellow David Skok about his research on disruption and innovation in journalism with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen that gives journalists and news managers a new way to look at the challenges facing the industry.</em></p><p> </p>

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13 Nov

How I got the story: CAJ award-winner Andrew Stobo Sniderman on residential schools

<p><em><strong>Andrew Stobo Sniderman </strong>explains how, on a whim, he ended up bearing witness to stories of pain and suffering of First Nations peoples who survived Canada’s residential schools.</em></p><p><strong>Reconciling with the past</strong></p><p><strong>Introduction by David McKie</strong></p>

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13 Nov

Sun Media to cut 500 jobs, add more paywalls

<p><em>Quebecor has announced Sun Media will cut 500 jobs as part of a restructuring plan. <strong>Belinda Alzner</strong> reports that on top of that, more paywalls will be coming to major Sun Media publications before the end of the year.</em></p><p><strong>Update Wed. Nov. 14, 11 a.m.</strong></p><p>The list of casualties at Sun Media is long, and consists of several long-time staffers, according to <a href="http://torontosunfamily.blogspot.ca/">an unofficial posting</a> on Toronto Sun Family. The blog posted news of the layoffs yesterday, and the list of names has been growing since.</p>

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12 Nov

From the Joseph Howe Symposium: The importance of trust and transparency in online journalism

<p> </p><p><strong>By</strong> <strong>Martha Troian</strong></p><p>In the world of online journalism there are many new opportunities for transparency and building audience trust, but sometimes taking the steps to achieve these things can prove to be difficult.</p><p>Noted experts in their field, Mathew Ingram and Craig Silverman recently spoke about the issues of trust and transparency in a new media world to a crowd of students and media-interested Haligonians at the University of King's College in Halifax, NS at the 9th annual Joseph Howe Symposium.</p>

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9 Nov

Toronto Star launches digital longform journalism program

<p><em>Toronto Star</em> has launched a new offering: Star Dispatches is a weekly digital longform reads program for computer, tablets and other e-readers.</p><p><a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/11/08/toronto_star_launches_unique_ereads_program.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In a letter to readers</a>, publisher John Cruickshank said the intention behind Star Dispatches is to offer more background information and analysis to compliment the <em>Star’</em>s journalism as well as provide the story behind the stories.</p>

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9 Nov

Ingérence ou bonnes pratiques journalistiques au sein de l’empire médiatique Brunswick News?

<p>Par Justin Dupuis</p><p>Radio-Canada Acadie a appris que la haute direction de Brunswick News, l'empire médiatique néo-brunswickois de James K. Irving, modifie sa politique de révision du travail de ses journalistes. Ainsi, tous les articles traitant des enjeux linguistiques du Nouveau-Brunswick devront être vérifiés par le rédacteur en chef de l'entreprise, une mesure que la communauté journalistique francophone compte surveiller de près.</p><p> </p>

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