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20 Jul

J-Links for July 20: Toronto Sun columnist wins baseball writing award; CBC reporter Louise Charette dies at 53; Belarusian journo arrested for teddy bear pictures

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.thecheapseats.ca/2012/07/canadian-baseball-writer-bob-elliott-to-be-honoured-in-cooperstown.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Toronto Sun </em>columnist first Canadian to receive prestigious baseball writing award</a></p>

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19 Jul

Star Media Group pulls the plug on The Onion/A.V. Club

<p><em>Updated July 18 3:20 p.m.</em></p><p>Having been north of the border for less than a year, satirical newspaper The Onion and its pop-culture counterpart The A.V. Club have been shut down by Star Media Group.</p><p>An internal memo from Toronto Star publisher and SMG president John Cruickshank sent Thursday afternoon cited the most unsurprising reason for ceasing publication:</p>

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19 Jul

ProjetJ welcomes new editor-in-chief

<p>Stéphanie Lalut will become the editor-in-chief of <a href="http://projetj.ca" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ProjetJ</a>, independent observer of journalism and media, beginning next week.<br /><br />A freelance journalist since 2006, Lalut is the co-founder of the hyperlocal site <a href="http://RueMasson.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>RueMasson.com</em></a>. She led a popular science publication, the <em>Revue Quatre-Temps</em>, for four years and has contributed to the magazine <em>Protégez-Vous</em>, the community radio CIBL and Agence Science-Presse, among others.<br />

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19 Jul

Former Montreal Mirror contributors launch online arts and culture publication

<p><a href="cultmontreal.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/cult mtl.PNG" title="" /></a></p><p>What do you do when your cultural alt-weekly gets shut down? Move online, of course. Or at least that’s what former contributors to <em>The Montreal Mirror</em> have done with the launch of the new site <a href="http://cultmontreal.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cult Montreal</a>.  </p>

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19 Jul

J-Links for July 18: CTRC cuts LPIF; CBSC decides on derogatory ethnic term; How one man lied his way into The New York Times

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/cbc-astonished-by-crtcs-elimination-of-lpif/1001552644/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Small markets affected by CRTC’s decision to cut LPIF: CBC</a></p><p>The CRTC has decided to eliminate support for local television programming by cutting the Local Programming Improvement fund, a decision that has left CBC/Radio-Canada “astonished.” The broadcaster drew over $40 million each year from the LPIF to improve services in small markets.</p>

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18 Jul

CJFE is seeking volunteers for regional monitor positions

<p> </p><p>The Canadian Journalists for Free Expression is looking for volunteers to monitor free expression news in six regions across Canada. The ongoing positions will monitor news stories in their respective region and help the organization expand its coverage of local issues by providing summaries and links to stories.</p><p>There are no prerequisites or qualifications necessary – just an interest in the state of free expression in Canada.</p>

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18 Jul

When journalists go political

<p> </p><p><strong>By Benjamin Shingler</strong></p><p>Making the switch from journalism to politics has a long and rich tradition in Canada – it also has its critics if the transition doesn’t meet certain journalistic standards.</p><p>To name just a few: Ralph Klein was a radio reporter before serving as mayor of Calgary and premier of Alberta; Mike Duffy was a popular broadcaster with CTV before becoming a Conservative senator; Environment Minister Peter Kent was an anchor at Global Television before joining the Harper Conservatives.</p>

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18 Jul

A community news start-up: The Saskatoon Express

<p><em>They left the big daily in town to start their own community weekly, and Dale Brin and Cam Hutchinson aren't looking back. <strong>Angelina Irinici </strong>talks to the two men about how their community news start-up came to be and how it is different from the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, where Brin and Hutchinson spent many years as publisher and managing editor, respectively.</em></p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Express paper .jpg" title="" /></p>

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18 Jul

J-Links for July 18: Reddit investigates Scarborough shooting; SlutWalkTO shuts down Sun News’ interview request; Argentinean media’s divide

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/crtc-approves-cbc-application-to-remove-all-analog-transmitters/1001548989/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBC puts an end to all analog transmitters</a></p>

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18 Jul

“What is journalism?” A live discussion with CAJ report author Patrick Brethour

<p>On Thursday, July 19 we held an online talk about the CAJ Ethics Comittee's latest report: <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/what-journalism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What is Journalism?</a></p><p>The report identified three criteria that must be met in order for something to be considered journalism: A combination of evidence-based research with storytelling to inform communities about issues they value; An element of original production and; a conscious decision to provide clear and accurate facts, opinion and debate within a situation.</p>

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