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8 Jun

CBC Radio One’s The Current wins the Canadian Journalism Foundation Excellence in Journalism Award

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/cjfgala.jpg" title="" /></p><p>CBC Radio One’s <em>The Current</em> won the 2012 Canadian Journalism Foundation Excellence in Journalism Award in the large media category, and <em>The Vancouver Observer</em> took home the Excellence in Journalism Award in the small/local media category last night at the CJF 15<sup>th</sup> annual awards gala.</p>

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7 Jun

Liveblog: Big awards, big newspeople at #CJFgala tonight

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/gala.jpeg" title="" /><em>(Photo: CJF executive director Natalie Turvey, via Twitter.)</em></p><p>Tonight marks the 15<sup>th</sup> annual <a href="http://cjf-fjc.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Canadian Journalism Foundation awards gala</a> and the convergence of some of the biggest names and brightest up-and-comers in Canadian journalism.</p>

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7 Jun

Q&A with CJF Lifetime Achievement Award winner Jack Sigvaldason

<p><em>Jack ‘Sig’ Sigvaldason is this year’s Canadian Journalism Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner. <strong>Belinda Alzner</strong> caught up with the Northern News Service publisher to talk about the award, why their online paywalls have worked and how things have changed in northern journalism over the last 40 years.</em></p>

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7 Jun

2012 Editors’ Choice Award winners announced

<p> </p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/csme-awards-2012-550.jpg" title="" /></p><p>Yesterday evening, the Canadian Society of Magazine Editors (CSME) announced the 2012 Editors' Choice Award winners at a gala dinner held during the <a href="http://magnet.magazinescanada.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MagNet </a>conference in Toronto. </p>

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7 Jun

J-Links for June 7: Remembering Peter Jennings; Dean Del Mastro on PnP; The stories behind Pulitzer-winners

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/06/07/dean-del-mastros-surprise-tv-cameo-does-little-to-clear-up-elections-canada-probe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conservative MP makes unscheduled appearance on <em>Power & Politics</em>, provides few answers</a></p>

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6 Jun

King’s Data School still has limited room available

<p>The University of King's College Summer School in Data Journalism returns for its fifth year from June 25 to 29, and there is still limited space available.</p><p>The school teaches essential skills for journalists in the second decade of the 21st century, including how to make sense of large datasets, analyze geographic data with mapping software and create stunning, interactive maps for the web.</p><p>You'll also be introduced to visualizing data using cloud-based tools. It's an incredible week learning the skills that can move your career to the next level.</p>

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6 Jun

Les médias reçoivent des menaces en poudre

<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 100%; ">Plus de dix colis suspects ont été livrés à Montréal, Sherbrooke et Québec, ce matin, y compris à des médias.

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6 Jun

Media coverage and the right to a fair trial

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6 Jun

Joanne Kates’ lifelong love affair

<p><em>UPDATED: Mon June 11</em></p><p>Joanne Kates woke up thinking about the gnocchi with toasted garlic and blue cheese salad she made for dinner the night before. She described it until my mouth was watering — and it was only 9 a.m. I suppose I should have expected it though: Kates has made a living off of bringing food to life with words.</p>

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6 Jun

Transcript of live Q&A with Postmedia staff on journalism in their communities

<p>When <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/postmedia-cuts-jobs-print-editions-adds-paywalls-roundup-and-reaction" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Postmedia made its announcement</a> last week about layoffs, paywalls and ceasing Sunday editions of some papers (or Monday, in the National Post's case), CEO Paul Godfrey emphasized that they'd be focusing on their digital properties.</p>

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