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14 Aug

Ottawa Sun columnist Susan Sherring running for city council

<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/Susan Sherring_0.JPG" title="" /><em>Ottawa Sun</em> journalist Susan Sherring is running for city council.</p><p>Sherring, who has spent several years as a city hall columnist and columnist, will run as a candidate in Gloucester-South Nepean.</p>

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14 Aug

Updated: 3 laid off at Newstalk 1010

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Evelyn Macko.JPG" title="" /><img alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Katie Franzios.JPG" title="" /><img alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Amber Gero_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><i>Left to right: Evelyn Macko, Katie Franzios, Amber Gero</i></p>

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14 Aug

CKNW hires host who asked Christy Clark about being a ‘MILF’

<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/Drex_0.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>CKNW has hired Justin “Drex” Wilcomes, the radio host who asked then-premier Christy Clark what it was like to be a “MILF,” as its evening host.</p>

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14 Aug

Ward’s Words: DIY vs. depersonalized journalism ethics

<p><strong>By Stephen J.A. Ward</strong></p><p>The creation of a global and open media ecology that is online and offline,  as well as professional and amateur, has undermined a prior professional consensus on the content of journalism ethics. There is scarcely a principle or concept that is not up for debate, from who is a journalist to whether reporters should be objective.</p><p>Yet, increasing numbers of journalists believe there is a need for guiding values as we sail journalism’s roiling sea.</p>

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13 Aug

Globe public editor: Coverage should treat suicide as a public health issue

<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/Sylvia Stead_28.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor for <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>Every suicide is a tragedy. It shows how hard life can be for some people, how much they struggle with finding joy and happiness and how unrelenting mental illness can be. And it causes a great deal of pain to many people who loved that person and tried to help.</p>

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13 Aug

Canadian Press partners with crowdsourced platform Newzulu

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Canadian Press_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo courtesy of Caresse Ley</em></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>The Canadian Press (CP) is partnering with Newzulu, a user-generated content aggregator, to provide crowdsourced, verified photo content.</p>

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13 Aug

Toronto Star Master Glass: How to photograph dogs

<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 Colin McConnell takes you on assignment to Woofstock, so you can learn his simple techniques for photographing dogs.</p>

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13 Aug

CBC lays off veteran sportscasters Steve Armitage and Mark Lee

<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/Steve Armitage.JPG" title="" /><img align="right" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Mark Lee_0.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Laura Kane, for The Canadian Press</strong></p><p>Veteran sportscasters Steve Armitage and Mark Lee are the latest high-profile casualties of budget cuts at the CBC.</p>

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12 Aug

Jeremy Agius leaves Canadian Press for Globe

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p> Jeremy Agius is leaving The Canadian Press after 13 years to join <em>The Globe and Mail</em>.</p><p>Agius, a graphic artist and interactive designer for The Canadian Press’ multimedia desk, will become an interactive editor at the <em>Globe</em>. He will join the new mobile and interactive unit headed by senior editor Matt Frehner.</p>

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12 Aug

Education Matters: Should we teach journalism students to write in the first person?

<p><strong>By Janice Tibbetts</strong></p><p>In a few weeks, when I meet about 50 first-year students in my introductory journalism classes, one of the first things I will tell them is to keep the words “I,” “me,” “we” and “us” out of their stories. Journalism, after all, is about telling the stories of others and not drawing attention to yourself.</p>

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