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3 Jun

Trevor Melanson joins BCBusiness

<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/Trevor Melanson_0.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Trevor Melanson is joining <em>BCBusiness</em> as its associate editor on July 7 in Vancouver.</p><p>He used to work at <em>Canadian Business</em> as its online editor until Rogers let him go last month along with two other staff.</p><p> </p>

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3 Jun

Kevin Libin named ME of Financial Post

<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/Kevin Libin_0.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Kevin Libin is the new managing editor of the <em>Financial Post</em>.</p>

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3 Jun

Globe, Toronto Star lead at NNA with five wins each

<p><em>The Globe and Mail</em> and <em>Toronto Star</em> each won five awards at the National Newspaper Awards in Charlottetown. </p><p>Meanwhile, Michèle Ouimet of <em>La Presse</em> won two individual honours at the awards ceremony on May 31.</p><p><a href="http://www.nna-ccj.ca/globe-mail-toronto-star-share-top-honours-2013-national-newspaper-awards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Here is the complete list of award winners.</a>  </p><hr /><p><strong>Related content on J-Source:</strong></p>

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3 Jun

Globe public editor: Why we don’t refer to Kathleen Wynne as premier

<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/Stead_20.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /> <strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>During the Ontario election campaign, Kathleen Wynne should rarely be referred to as Premier. She is the provincial Liberal Leader until the voters decide on June 12 who will lead the province.</p>

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3 Jun

CJOB shakes up morning lineup in Winnipeg

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Corus Entertainment has revamped the lineup at Winnipeg’s 680 CJOB, with a new morning show.</p><p>The station’s news director, Richard Cloutier, and Kathy Kennedy are the new hosts <em>Winnipeg Morning News</em>, which launched on June 2. The pair replaced popular host Hal Anderson, whom the station let go in May, according to the <a href="http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/05/30/cjob-names-new-morning-show-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Winnipeg Sun</em></a>.</p>

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3 Jun

La Presse procède à des «ajustements»

<p><strong>Cinq surnuméraires ont quitté la salle de nouvelles du quotidien la semaine dernière, à savoir trois graphistes et deux vidéastes. Selon Éric Trottier, </strong><strong>vice-président à l’information et éditeur adjoint à La Presse, </strong><strong>il s’agit là de «petits ajustements» dus au fait que La Presse+ commence à trouver son rythme de croisière. </strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p><p>Du côté du syndicat des travailleurs de l’information de <em>La Presse</em>, on ne crie d’ailleurs pas au scandale.</p>

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3 Jun

Toronto Star Master Glass: How to shoot basketball games

<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>

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3 Jun

Sophie Cousineau leaves Globe for Caisse

<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/Sophie Cousineau_0.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><em>The Globe and Mail</em>’s chief Quebec correspondent Sophie Cousineau is leaving the newspaper to join Caisse de depot et placement.</p><p>She will become chief of staff to Caisse CEO Michael Sabia, <a href="https://twitter.com/jembradshaw/statuses/473552700131782656" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted the <em>Globe</em>’s media reporter James Bradshaw</a>.</p>

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2 Jun

Why the Hamilton Spectator revised its code of conduct on anonymous sources

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Hamilton Spectator_2.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo courtesy of Eric Mark Do</em></p><p><strong>By Jim Poling</strong></p><p>At the <em>Hamilton Spectator</em>, our newsroom, like many across the country, has had much discussion about the use of anonymous sources.</p>

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2 Jun

Star public editor: Do we need more transparency in corrections?

<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/Kathy English_27.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Kathy English, public editor of the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p><p>Corrections published in the Toronto Star never tell you the whole story about how an error occurred and who caused the mistake.</p>

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