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13 Feb

Globe public editor: The Bilodeaus’ bond deserves the full story

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Stead_6_1_1_59.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>My favourite part of the Olympics Games are the human stories behind the medal counts and athleticism.</p>

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13 Feb

Talk with Global TV’s Sean Mallen: Changing trends in journalism

<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="800" src="http://embed.scribblelive.com/Embed/v7.aspx?Id=362918&ThemeId=16198" width="700"></iframe></p><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/Hayley.JPG" title="" /></p>

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13 Feb

Mistakes in Globe public editor column

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Stead_6_1_1_57.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p>

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13 Feb

Toronto Star Master Glass: How to shoot for success at the Olympics

<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, photographer <strong>Richard Lautens</strong> shares his must-do checklist for capturing succesful images at the Olympics. </p>

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13 Feb

Que pensent les étudiants en journalisme de leur formation?

<p><strong>ProjetJ ne pouvait pas conclure sa série sur les écoles de journalisme et leur aptitude à s’adapter aux nouvelles réalités du métier sans questionner les principaux intéressés, à savoir les étudiants et finissants. Avis partagés.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p><p>Chistophe Sanders est au certificat en journalisme à l’Université de Montréal depuis cet automne, après avoir complété un baccalauréat en administration des affaires à HEC et une maitrise en administration des affaires, option développement durable à l’Université de Sherbrooke.</p>

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13 Feb

Live blog: Q&A with Robyn Doolittle

<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="800" src="http://embed.scribblelive.com/Embed/v7.aspx?Id=384328&ThemeId=16198" width="700"></iframe></p><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/Ethan Lou.JPG" title="" /></p><p><em>This event was live blogged by <b>Ethan Lou</b>, a third-year journalism student at Ryerson University and a reporter in the Toronto Star's radio room. He has also written for the Canadian Press and the Telegraph-Journal. </em></p><p> </p>

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13 Feb

Sun Media hiring content optimization editor

<p>Sun Media Corporate Editorial is looking for a digital editor to assist in the day-to-day online operations of its English publications. Reporting to the Digital Content Director, the Content Optimization Editor will be part of a national online team that provides content, support and strategic direction for more than 120 local newsrooms.</p>

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12 Feb

Briarpatch takes legal action over access-to-information requests

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Briarpatch_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p> </p><p><strong>By Rachel Aiello</strong></p><p>Three Regina-based writers have filed a statement of claim against Northern Village of Pinehouse, a Saskatchewan community of fewer than 1,000 people, and its mayor who they say have refused to release documents requested under the access-to-information act, despite the urgings of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner.</p>

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12 Feb

Tow study finds single-subject news sites fill gaps in news coverage

<p><strong>By Angela MacKenzie</strong></p><p>In recent years, there has been a shift towards hypertopical news sites that cater to a niche micro audience. A new study out of the Tow Centre for Digital Journalism, <em><a href="http://towcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Seeking-The-Single-Subject-News-Model.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Seeking the Single-Subject News Model</a>, </em>explores how these sites are filling the gaps created when traditional newsrooms can no longer keep consistent coverage on more complex issues.</p>

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12 Feb

News Blackouts

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