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28 May

Toronto Star publisher, Globe and Mail editor-in-chief on journalism and the Fords

<p><strong>By Eric Mark Do</strong></p><p>John Stackhouse and John Cruickshank stood behind their publications' recent coverage of the Fords in an <u><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/episodes/2013/05/27/standing-by-the-story/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview on CBC's Metro Morning</a></u> on Monday.</p>

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28 May

Town Crier newspapers, Toronto Today and Vaughan Today suspend publication indefinitely

<p>Multimedia Nova, the parent company, of the <em>Town Crier </em>newspapers, <em>Toronto Today </em>and <em>Vaughan Today</em>, has decided to suspend publication indefinitely for its newspapers.</p>

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28 May

Le Voir veut encore croire au papier

<p><strong>C’est au tour du <em>Voir</em> d’annoncer sa solution anticrise: pour s’adapter aux grands bouleversements, l’hebdomadaire culturel va modifier sa périodicité dès cet été pour ne paraître plus que deux fois par mois. Mais pas question d’abandonner le papier.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

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27 May

Front commun pour l’indépendance de Radio-Canada/CBC

<p><strong>Début de semaine crucial pour le diffuseur public: les projets de loi C-461 et C-60 sont discutés en comité parlementaire aujourd’hui et demain. L’occasion de mettre la pression pour tenter de faire reculer le gouvernement.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p><p>C-60 et C-461. Derrière ces noms de code, deux projets de loi qui, selon de nombreux observateurs, tendent à remettre en cause l’indépendance de Radio-Canada/CBC à l’égard des pouvoirs publics.</p>

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27 May

Chronicle Herald Opinions editor Bev Dauphinee retires

<p><span style="line-height: 7.95pt;">The </span><em style="line-height: 7.95pt;">Chronicle Herald</em><span style="line-height: 7.95pt;">’s long-time Opinion editor Bev Dauphinee is retiring after 35 years with the newspaper. </span></p>

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27 May

CBC Ottawa reporter Julie Ireton named Michener-Deacon fellow for journalism education

<p>CBC News Ottawa reporter Julie Ireton was named the Michener-Deacon fellow for journalism education. She will develop a workshop on entrepreneurial journalism to help journalists market their skills, according to the <a href="http://www.michenerawards.ca/english/picfellows/picfellow2013.htm">press release</a>. Her project will eventually link Carleton University's Sprott School of Business and its School of Journalism to assist j-schools across the country and their students in these challenging times for job prospects.</p>

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27 May

Winnipeg Free Press restricts online comments to subscribers in effort to reduce “digital diatribe”

<p>The <em>Winnipeg Free Pre</em>ss is restricting its online comments to print and online subscribers in an effort to <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/keeping-the-e-party-going-without-the-party-crashers-208927251.html">keep “the e-party going without the party-crashers.”</a></p><p>The newspaper’s editor Paul Samyn said the new commenting policy designed to reduce the "digital diatribe" will go into effect on June 3. </p>

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25 May

OPINION: Video, shmideo: reporting is about telling what you see and hear

<p><strong>By Ivor Shapiro</strong></p><div><p>In the beginning was the word from Gawker. And on the second day, there came a <em>Toronto Star</em> story, and evening became morning, and then a full-blown scandal was on every front page, every newscast, and lo, the <a href="http://www.thecomedynetwork.ca/shows/thedailyshow?videoPackage=134643">Daily Show</a> saw that it was good, or at least funny.</p>

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24 May

Why hasn’t Mayor Rob Ford sued the Toronto Star?

<p><strong>By J-Source Law editor Thomas Rose</strong></p>

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23 May

UPDATED: Edmonton Journal wins four feature writing awards

<p>The <a href="http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/edmonton/Journal+scores+four+feature+journalism+awards/8420038/story.html"><em>Edmonton Journa</em>l</a> has won four awards at the <a href="http://featuresjournalism.org/2013/05/22/winners-announced-25th-annual-features-journalism-contest/">Society for Features Journalism</a> 25th annual Excellence in Feature Writing Contest. </p>

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