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22 Jan

John Intini named editor-in-chief of Sportsnet magazine

<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/John Intini_0.PNG" title="" />John Intini is the editor-in-chief of <em>Sportsnet</em> effective immediately.</p><p>Intini, who held the position of editor at <em>Sportsnet</em> since September 2013, has been promoted to editor-in-chief by Steve Maich, who left the magazine in November to take on a more senior role at the magazine’s parent company, Rogers Media.</p>

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22 Jan

Le Québec, champion de l’éclipse médiatique

<p><strong>Il n’y a pas qu’au Québec qu’une nouvelle en chasse une autre, mais ce serait encore plus vrai ici. C’est du moins l’analyse de Jean-François Dumas et de son équipe d’Influence Communication, qui dans <em>l’État de la nouvelle 2013</em>, dépeint une couverture médiatique très polarisée. Analyse qu’il est allé défendre le mois dernier en faisant la tournée des studios.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

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22 Jan

Globe public editor: KenKen puzzle coming back

<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_43.JPG" title="" /></p><div><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></div><p>KenKen will be back one week today.</p><p>When it first appeared in <em>The Globe and Mail</em>, it was described as “an addictive puzzle” and it turns out it was just that for many readers.</p>

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22 Jan

Matt O’Grady back at BCBusiness as 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/Matt O'Grady_0.PNG" title="" /> Matt O’Grady is returning to <em>BCBusiness</em> as its editor, the magazine’s publisher, Peter Legge, tweeted, three years after he resigned from the magazine.</p>

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22 Jan

Taylor Owen joins UBC School of Journalism as assistant professor

<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/Taylor Owen_0.JPG" title="" /> Taylor Owen, the research director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia School of Journalism, is joining the UBC journalism faculty in July as an assistant professor of global studies and digital media.</p>

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21 Jan

10 conseils pour bien utiliser les réseaux sociaux

<p><strong>Comment optimiser l’utilisation des réseaux sociaux sans y perdre son temps et son âme. À l’occasion du dernier congrès de la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) en novembre, Florent Daudens, éditeur réseaux sociaux à Radio-Canada, a partagé ses trucs lors d’un atelier. En voici quelques-uns.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p><p><strong>1. Avoir sa propre communauté</strong></p>

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21 Jan

Finding a job using LinkedIn: top 5 tips for journalists

<p><img align="right" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Maximize your social.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Diana Pereira</strong></p>

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21 Jan

Ask a Mentor: How to approach families of victims

<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><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/jsource">@JSource</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23AskMentor&src=hash">#AskMentor</a> What advice do you have for j-students that have to speak with victims of crime or families of victims?</p>

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21 Jan

Toronto Star Master Glass: How to use the highspeed motordrive effectively

<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>Steve Russell</strong> shares his tips on how to effectively use the highspeed motordrive, without hitting the buffer.</p>

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20 Jan

Star public editor: Is transgender rights letter a hoax?

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Kathy English_2_1_13.JPG" title="" /></p>

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