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14 Sep

Journalists protecting sources: When Don Martin willingly gave up his anonymous source

<p><strong>By Thomas Rose, Law Editor </strong></p><p>The value and credibility of modern journalism rests primarily on the belief that it exists to serve the public good. There is perhaps no greater demonstration of that principle than a reporter who is willing to suffer the consequences of not revealing a source who provides information the public should know about.</p>

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12 Sep

Memo: Anne Marie Owens announces leadership team at National Post

<p><em>This memo from editor-in-chief Anne Marie Owens announces her leadership team at the National Post.</em></p><p>I’m thrilled to announce my new leadership team.</p>

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12 Sep

Globe public editor: More effort needed to run photos of women

<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_30.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>A reader from London, Ont., wrote this week to say she was annoyed with the weekend photo essay on the Toronto International Film Festival that featured eight photos: four centred on male stars, two fan photos and two showing the shoes of women stars.</p>

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12 Sep

CBC ombudsman: On matters of controversy represent both sides whenever possible

<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/Esther Enkin_42.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman</strong></p>

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11 Sep

Infographic: Canadian media musical chairs—part 2

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Finding it hard to keep track of all the moves in the media industry? J-Source has you covered with this infographic.</p><p>We mapped <a href="http://j-source.ca/category/news-views/people">all the moves among media companies J-Source has written</a> about between between May 1 and Aug. 31, 2014, excluding promotions, retirements and lateral moves within the same company. </p>

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11 Sep

Simona Chiose named Globe postsecondary education reporter

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Simona Chiose_0.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Simona Chiose is the new postsecondary education reporter at <em>The Globe and Mail</em>.</p>

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10 Sep

CJFE to honour AP reporter Kathy Gannon with Tara Singh Hayer Award

<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_gannon_590_4.jpg" title="" /><strong>By Grant Buckler</strong></p>

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10 Sep

When satire falls flat: Lessons from The Western Gazette’s botched attempt at being funny

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/DatingTA_CTVNews_0.jpg" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Ryan Mallough</strong></p>

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10 Sep

Toronto Star Master Glass: Low angle finder

<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><p>Here, Steve Russell shares how he gets those dramatic low angle photos, without planting his face on the ground to see the viewer.</p>

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10 Sep

Brunswick News ombudswoman: How a newspaper can be both opinionated and neutral

<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/Patricia Graham_13.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Patricia Graham, Brunswick News Ombudswoman</strong></p><p>Covering elections brings special challenges to newsrooms. With so much at stake, parties and candidates put a lot of effort into managing the message and are acutely attuned to media coverage. Engaged readers can also be quick to point out actual or perceived imbalances in coverage.</p>

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