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27 Jan

Dominique Payette: «Nous fonçons encore droit dans le mur et à plus grande vitesse!»

<p><strong>Trois ans jour pour jour après la publication de son rapport sur l’avenir du journalisme au Québec, Dominique Payette ne mâche pas ses mots. Si elle considère que le texte n’est pas mort et enterré et qu’il a le mérite d’avoir provoqué de nombreux débats, elle s’inquiète cependant d’un certain immobilisme au sein de la profession. </strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p><p>Trois ans plus tard, aucune des cinquante-et-une recommandations du rapport Payette n’a été mise en œuvre.</p>

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27 Jan

York University withdraws legal action against Toronto Life

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Toronto Life_0.PNG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>York University has withdrawn its legal action against <em>Toronto Life </em>for an article by freelancer Katherine Laidlaw alleging the campus has become a “hunting ground for sexual predators” in the October 2013 issue.</p>

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27 Jan

Cameron Williamson named editor-in-chief of Flare

<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/Cameron Williamson_0.PNG" title="" />Cameron Williamson, former editor-in-chief of <em>Glow</em>, has been named editor-in-chief of <em>Flare</em>. He replaces Miranda Purves, who left the Rogers Media publication in January.</p>

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27 Jan

Ask a Mentor: Is there a guideline for determining what’s in the public interest?

<p><em>Ask a Mentor is a collaboration between J-Source and the Canadian Association of Journalists. The goal of the section is to provide advice to journalists and journalism students who may not have direct access to a mentor or subject matter expert on a particular topic. </em></p><p>The question: </p>

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27 Jan

Three rules for supporting journalism with multiple revenue streams

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Events_0.jpg" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Kelly Toughill, Business of Journalism Editor</strong></p><p>Journalism supported by multiple revenue streams is the latest trend in evolving business models. It is also dangerous.</p>

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27 Jan

This week in Canadian media history: Winnipeg Tribune publishes first issue in 1890

<div><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Tribune_0.PNG" title="" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.virtual.heritagewinnipeg.com/photogallery/04Commercial/04-168.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Tribune</em> staff at the Bannatyne Av Building” 1910 (Courtesy Heritage Winnipeg)</a></div><div> </div><div><strong>By Eric Mark Do, Reporter</strong></div><div> </div><div><em>The Winnipeg Tribune</em> published its first issue on Jan.

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24 Jan

CBC ombudsman: Raising religion is delicate issue, but sometimes necessary

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Enkin_13_1_31.jpg" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman</strong></p>

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24 Jan

Globe public editor: is it fair to say “the Jewish community?”

<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_45.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p>

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24 Jan

How well are Canadian newspapers doing with paywalls, tablets?

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p>

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24 Jan

Glacier Media merges Alaska Highway News and Dawson Creek Daily News

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Alaska Highway News_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Glacier Media is merging <em>Dawson Creek Daily News</em>, one of its B.C. publications, into the <em>Alaska Highway News </em>on Feb. 3.</p>

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