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7 May

Guild: New budget bill gives government a “direct say in CBC journalism”

<script src="//storify.com/jsource/guild-new-budget-bill-gives-government-a-direct-sa.js"></script><noscript>[<a href="//storify.com/jsource/guild-new-budget-bill-gives-government-a-direct-sa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the story "Guild: New budget bill gives government a \"direct say in CBC Journalism\"" on Storify</a>]</noscript>

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7 May

Moving tribute from Ottawa Citizen to Boston Globe

<p><em>Ottawa Citizen</em>'s deputy editorial pages editor Kate Heartfield wrote a moving tribute to the <em>Boston Globe </em>saluting their coverage of the marathon bombing.</p><p>Heartfield <a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/newspaper+heart+city/8322784/story.html#ixzz2SceQB7Ls">writes</a> she toyed with the idea of sending them pizza - "If there’s one thing that ties journalists together, it’s newsroom pizza." But instead she wrote this tribute, "because I work for a newspaper, and this is how I say thank you."</p>

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7 May

Les concurrents n’ont pas peur de La Presse+

<p> </p><p><em>La Presse</em> a beau se réjouir d’avoir enregistré <a href="http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/201304/23/01-4643709-la-presse-connait-un-depart-fulgurant.php">plus de 115 000 téléchargements de sa nouvelle application</a> en quelques jours, ses concurrents demeurent sceptiques face à sa stratégie.</p><p>« Pour nous, ça ne change rien », estime le directeur des contenus numériques au <em>Journal de Montréal</em>, Mathieu Turbide. Et bâtir une application exclusivement dédiée aux tablettes n’est pas dans les plans. </p>

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6 May

Toronto Star reporters get mandatory training after newspaper publishes false allegations about MPP

<p>Toronto Star reporters will get mandatory training on fairness and due diligence after the newspaper published false allegations that Ontario MPP Margarett Best vacationed in Mexico while on medical leave. It issued a rare apology on its front page, citing an “egregious lapse of the Star’s standards.”</p>

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6 May

Up Here online editor Ashleigh Gaul wins Greg Clark Award

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/algaul" style="font-size: 10px;">Ashleigh Gaul</a><span style="font-size: 10px;">, online editor for </span><em style="font-size: 10px;">Up Here </em><span style="font-size: 10px;">magazine about is the winner of the </span><a href="http://cjf-fjc.ca/content/greg-clark-award" style="font-size: 10px;" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Greg Clark Award</a><span style="font-size: 10px;"> for early-career journalists.</span></p>

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6 May

Memo on Rob Russo’s departure from Canadian Press

<p><a href="http://j-source.ca/article/updated-ottawa-bureau-chief-rob-russo-leaving-canadian-press">Read the related article: Ottawa bureau chief Rob Russo leaving Canadian Press</a></p>

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6 May

Sandie Rinaldo celebrates 40 years with CTV News

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>Monday I celebrate 40 yrs with CTV News. <a href="http://t.co/jysEyKFpe9" title="http://www.ctvnews.ca/">ctvnews.ca</a> Link to old photos &hairstyles! Thank you for welcoming me into your homes</p>

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6 May

UPDATED: Ottawa bureau chief Rob Russo leaving Canadian Press

<p>Canadian Press’ Rob Russo is leaving his position as the Ottawa bureau chief. Russo has been at the helm of the bureau since 2003 and he was awarded the Charles Lynch Award for lifetime achievement as a Parliamentary journalist in 2010.</p><p>In an e-mail to J-Source, Russo explained his decision to leave the news wire. </p>

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6 May

Concours canadien de journalisme: 4 prix pour Globe and Mail, La Presse et le Toronto Star

<p> </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; color: rgb(50, 50, 50);">Le <em>Globe and Mail, La Presse</em> et le<em> <span class="xn-location" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit;">Toronto</span> Star</em> ont remporté quatre prix chacun au Concours canadien de journalisme, vendredi, à Ottawa.</p>

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5 May

Vancouver Magazine leads Western Magazine Award finalists with 18 nominations

<p>Vancouver Magazine leads the Western Magazine Award finalists with 18 nominations. The winners will be announced on the June 21 in Vancouver. Here are the finalists, according to the <a href="http://www.westernmagazineawards.ca/index.cfm?ci_id=1474&la_id=1">press release</a>. </p><p><strong>WRITTEN AWARDS</strong></p><p><u>ARTS, CULTURE, AND ENTERTAINMENT</u><br /> </p>

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