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13 Jul

J-Links for July 13: Explosion at Shaw HQ; Reflection from former bloggers; What paywalls look like in Scandinavian countries

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/Thousands+affected+explosion+Shaw+Communications/6918507/story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Explosion at Shaw Communications headquarters in Calgary</a></p><p>An explosion in an electrical room at Calgary’s Shaw Communications headquarters on Wednesday affected radio stations, Internet service, hospital computers, government networks and phone service—leaving 30,000 customers unable to call 911 had they needed to. Nobody was hurt in the explosion.</p>

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12 Jul

Mark Kelley joins CBC’s the fifth estate team

<p>CBC may have canned <em>Connect with Mark Kelley</em>, but the show’s former host has found a new home with the public broadcaster.</p><p>CBC announced today that Mark Kelley would be returning to his investigative roots and joining <em>the fifth estate</em> team for its upcoming season.</p><p>Kelley, who has won five Gemini Awards, has previously worked at the broadcaster on a number of other shows including <em>CBC News: Disclosure</em> and <em>The National</em>, in addition to <em>Connect</em>. He will continue to contribute to <em>The National</em>, CBC said today.</p>

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12 Jul

The Globe and Mail nominated for News Documentary Emmy Award

<p> </p><p><em>The Globe and Mail</em>’s online multimedia series “<a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/hamas/inside-hamas-documentaries/article651301/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Inside Hamas</a>” has been nominated for a <a href="http://www.emmyonline.tv/mediacenter/news_33rd_nominations.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">News Documentary Emmy Award</a>.</p>

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12 Jul

J-Links for July 12: Alberta’s papers cut staff; Rabbble.ca’s new iBook; Mexican papers quit covering crime for own safety

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/djclimenhaga/2012/07/edmonton-journal-calgary-herald-shed-more-staff-newspapers-every" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Climenhaga: Postmedia offering buyouts to staff at Alberta papers</a></p><p> </p>

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12 Jul

Ryerson Review of Journalism and its writers win AEJMC awards

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/RRJ.PNG" title="" /></p><p>The Ryerson Review of Journalism and its contributors from the Winter and Summer 2012 issues have won a number of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (AEJMC) awards.</p><p>The winners are:</p>

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11 Jul

Postmedia continues to pivot amid another quarter of losses

<p><em>More changes are ahead for Postmedia newspapers as the company looks to reinvent itself. With the company reporting another quarter of losses yesterday, <strong>Belinda Alzner</strong> explains what is to come, the company's digital first agenda and how last month's restructuring fits in to the bigger picture. </em></p><p> </p><p>More changes are ahead for Postmedia newspapers as the company looks to radically reinvent itself, executives said yesterday in a call with investors about the company’s third quarter results.</p>

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11 Jul

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the federal Access to Information Act

<p><em>On the 30<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Access to Information, <strong>David McKie</strong> sees reason for positivity: If we’re capable of doing stories with a weak law that gives the government too many ways to withhold information, and the information commissioner too few powers to force institutions to hand over records, then think of the stories we could do with an even stronger law.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>By David McKie</strong></p>

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11 Jul

From free brunch to naked men: What I learned about sports reporting

<p><em><strong>Steve Ladurantaye</strong> has covered a lot of stories from flakey TV stars to competition in the real estate industry.  But this was his first time covering a sporting event. Here is what he learned while covering last weekend’s Toronto Argonauts game.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>By Steve Ladurantaye</strong></p><p>Deep inside every beat reporter lurks a desire to try someone else’s job.</p>

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11 Jul

J-Links for July 11: Bell’s first move in Astral Media deal; A journo’s horseback trek; Calgary: the greatest city in Canada

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/bell-media-moves-to-comply-with-conditions-of-astral-media-deal/article4402916/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bell Media to sell, change stations to fulfill Astral Media deal</a></p>

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10 Jul

Global journalists mentor media in Liberia

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76736821@N06/7544860112/" title="Shaw Africa Project: Liberia by J Source, on Flickr"><img alt="Shaw Africa Project: Liberia" height="382" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7246/7544860112_e37d9674a4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><em>Global television journalist Laurel Clark works with media in Liberia with Journalists for Human Rights as part of the Shaw Africa Project. Global will send two more journalists to Ghana and Sierra Leone in the coming months as part of the project.(Photo: Barry Acton)</em></p><p><strong>By Laurel Clark</strong></p>

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