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10 Jun

Jennifer Wilson joins Toronto Star as social media senior editor

<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/Jennifer Wilson_0.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Jennifer Wilson is joining the <em>Toronto Star</em> on June 23 as senior editor of social media.</p><p>Wilson tweeted on Tuesday she has resigned from Rogers Communications where she was the manager of social media properties.</p>

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10 Jun

Advertisement: Editor Role, One of Canada’s Largest Information Services Companies

<p>Waterstone Human Capital is leading the national search for an editor of a leading, legacy print and growing online brand on behalf of our client, one of Canada’s largest information services companies.</p>

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10 Jun

Toronto Star Master Glass: Why the monopod is an essential tool

<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, </span><em>Toronto Star</em> photographers reveal how they do it: the settings, the angles, the lenses, the approach.</span></p>

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10 Jun

L’Université d’Ottawa aura un baccalauréat en journalisme numérique

<p><strong>La décision a été entérinée hier par le sénat de l’université, ce qui met fin à de longs mois d’incertitudes quant à l’avenir de la formation. Suspendu depuis la rentrée 2013, le programme accueillera de nouveau des étudiants à partir de septembre 2015 et sera  bâti sur deux grands axes: le multiplateforme et le journalisme de données.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

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10 Jun

Globe launches new mobile and interactive unit

<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/Matt Frehner_0.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><em>The Globe and Mail</em> is launching a mobile and interactive unit headed by newly appointed senior editor Matt Frehner.</p><p>Frehner will manage a core team of five that will work on multimedia projects for digital storytelling, support the newsroom in multimedia and mobile ventures and develop new products such as Android tablet app, which will launch this summer.</p>

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10 Jun

Updated: Canadian Family cancels print edition; lays off 7 staff

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Canadian Family_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><em>Canadian Family</em> magazine is going all-digital and cancelling its print edition. It also laid off seven staff including editor-in-chief Brandie Weikle.  </p><p>Its parent company, St. Joseph Communications, announced the parenting magazine will cease distributing hard copies after its summer issue.</p>

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10 Jun

CBC ombudsman: It’s critical all sides get their say even if you aren’t sure who’s got it right

<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/Esther Enkin_10.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman</strong></p>

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10 Jun

Francine Pelletier wins Michener-Deacon fellowship for journalism education

<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/Francine Pelletier.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Montreal journalist Francine Pelletier was awarded the Michener-Deacon fellowship for journalism education.</p>

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9 Jun

More than 300 to attend Winnipeg investigative journalism conference

<p>By Cecil Rosner</p><p>More than 300 journalists, academics and journalism advocates are descending on Winnipeg this weekend to attend a unique conference organized jointly by the CBC and the University of Winnipeg.</p>

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9 Jun

Newspapers Canada FOI audit shows disparity in government response

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/General newspapers_2.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Illustration courtesy of Eric Mark Do</em></p><p><strong>By Fred Vallance-Jones, Data Journalism Editor</strong></p>

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