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12 Jun

Globe public editor: Is it wrong to call Vaughan a Toronto suburb?

<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/Sylvia Stead_10.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>When is a suburb not a suburb? Can an adjacent city also be a suburb? Does it matter if the region is more suburban than urban? Does it matter if it is right next door to a major city? And what if that major city (Toronto) is also the centre of the universe?</p>

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11 Jun

Opinion: If a media union can’t make endorsements, then editorial boards shouldn’t either

<p><strong>By</strong> <strong><span style="font-size: 10px;">Ishmael N. Daro</span></strong></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/7YFmadIO7MM" width="560"></iframe></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Video courtesy of Unifor</em></p><p>The union representing thousands of journalists in Ontario caused a shitstorm Monday when it asked its 2,600 members to consider the anti-labour policies a Progressive Conservative government led by Tim Hudak might enact and to vote accordingly.</p>

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11 Jun

Tim Harper: Collision between union rights and journalistic independence

<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/Tim Harper_1.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><strong>By Tim Harper, national affairs columnist for the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p><div style="clear:none;"><p>There is no doubt the union that represents me certainly put one on the tee for Conservatives everywhere.</p>

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11 Jun

Live blog: Global Editors Network Summit

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11 Jun

Union memo: Globe wants editorial staff to produce “branded content”

<div><em>Here's a memo obtained by J-Source on the latest bargaining talks between The Globe and Mail management and the union: </em></div><div><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=49b55b7272&view=att&th=1468667190e14104&attid=0.1&disp=emb&realattid=8bfa71791dbdc329_0.1&zw&atsh=1" style="font-size: 10px;" type="image/jpg" /></div><p align="center"><strong>Company wants Editorial staff to produce “branded content"</strong></p>

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11 Jun

La longue et sombre nuit de Lac-Mégantic

<p><strong><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-right inline-image" src="http://projetj.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-right/images/!cid_F8BA15DB-4F19-49F9-B37A-702EF1460691_0.jpg" title="" />En un an, le photoreporter Michel Huneault aura passé plus de deux mois à Lac-Mégantic. Quatorze voyages au total à rencontrer la population et arpenter les rues de cette petite ville estrienne paisible, dont le centre-ville a été ravagé par l’explosion d’un train aux wagons remplis de pétrole un soir de juillet 2013.

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10 Jun

Updated: With a gunman on the loose, should Brunswick News have lowered its newspapers’ paywalls?

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Brunswick News_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Kyle Brown</strong></p><p>During the hunt for a gunman last week in Moncton, N.B., many of the usual questions regarding the role of the media in spot news and tragedy re-emerged. Should media publish the shooter’s name? Were citizens unwittingly abetting the gunman by posting photos on social media? Does 24/7 coverage spur copycats in search of anti-hero infamy?</p>

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10 Jun

Jennifer Wilson joins Toronto Star as social media senior editor

<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/Jennifer Wilson_0.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Jennifer Wilson is joining the <em>Toronto Star</em> on June 23 as senior editor of social media.</p><p>Wilson tweeted on Tuesday she has resigned from Rogers Communications where she was the manager of social media properties.</p>

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10 Jun

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10 Jun

Toronto Star Master Glass: Why the monopod is an essential tool

<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, </span><em>Toronto Star</em> photographers reveal how they do it: the settings, the angles, the lenses, the approach.</span></p>

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