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22 Apr

Laura Kane leaves Toronto Star for Canadian Press

<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/Laura Kane_0.JPG" title="" />Laura Kane, a general assignment reporter for the Toronto Star, is leaving the daily. She will report on film and television for the Canadian Press.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Speaking of journalism musical chairs, congrats to <a href="https://twitter.com/ellekane">@ellekane</a> who is leaving the Star to report on film and TV for CP.</p>

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21 Apr

CBC ombudsman: Headline fair on fake prescription story

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Enkin_13_1_45.jpg" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman</strong></p><p>The complainant, Gerald Parker, strongly objected to a headline on a brief news story about a Windsor area man pretending to be a doctor trying to sell a prescription for medical marijuana. He thought it was unfair to people seeking relief from medical marijuana. I found the opposite.</p><p>COMPLAINT</p>

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21 Apr

Globe public editor: Not a day for a bland headline

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Stead_6_1_1_81.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>There was a letter to the editor in <em>The Globe and Mail</em> recently from a reader who felt the “PQ crushed” main headline from the front page “smacked of a tabloid.” The reader called it un-Canadian, scornful and narrow-minded.</p>

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21 Apr

Why a journalist’s words matter when reporting on mental health

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Mindset_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Cliff Lonsdale</strong></p>

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21 Apr

Magazine digital readership on the rise

<p><strong>By Jef Catapang, for <em>Masthead</em></strong></p>

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21 Apr

Union says 55 jobs lost at Global News

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Global News_1.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Shaw Communications laid off 55 Unifor members who worked at Global News.</p>

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21 Apr

Do journalists have an ethical obligation to moderate online conversations generated by their stories?

<p><strong>By Ellen van Wageningen</strong></p>

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21 Apr

Online comment moderation

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21 Apr

Star memo on Cathal Kelly, Robyn Doolittle moving to Globe

<p>Subject: of course they raid the Star ... where else are they going to look?</p><p>It’s a tough week for the Star. Our competitors have woken up after 5 years of slumber and are coming after our best people, and in some cases are successful in luring them away.</p><p>Despite the losses of Doolittle and Kelly, we remain the best investigative and sports game in town.</p><p>Please be assured, we will continue to invest in reporting talent to maintain our lead over the others, who have a long way to catch up.</p><p>Stay tuned.</p><p>Sincerely,</p><p>Michael</p>

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21 Apr

This week in Canadian media history: Global TV leaks the federal government budget in 1989

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Budget_2.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Eric Mark Do, Reporter</strong></p>

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