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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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18 Apr

Santé mentale: surveillons notre langage

<p><em><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://projetj.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/042_0.JPG" title="" />Par Cliff Lonsdale, président du Forum du journalisme canadien sur le violence et le traumatisme. Ancien rédacteur-en-chef des nouvelles à la télévision CBC, il enseigne au programme d'études supérieures de journalisme de l'Université Western.</em></p>

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17 Apr

Freelance: How to do it right

<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="800" src="http://embed.scribblelive.com/Embed/v7.aspx?Id=496684&ThemeId=16198" width="700"></iframe></p><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/Hayley_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p> </p><p> </p>

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17 Apr

Star public editor: Is it time to spell out swear words?

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Kathy English_2_1_24.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Kathy English, public editor of the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p><p>Though the Star did not spell out the swear word Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau dropped in the boxing ring last week, I can’t imagine any reader could have had any doubt about what that bad word actually was.</p>

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17 Apr

Global News offers staff buyouts

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Global News_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Global News said it will offer staff buyouts following the announcement that Shaw Communications, its parent company, is <a href="http://newsroom.shaw.ca/materialDetail.aspx?MaterialID=6442451502" target="_blank" rel="noopener">laying off 400 employees</a>.</p>

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17 Apr

Briarpatch’s legal push to obtain documents through ATI requests from the Village of Pinehouse continues

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Briarpatch_2.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Rachel Aiello </strong></p><p>It has now been a year since former <em>Briarpatch</em> editor Valerie Zink filed two access-to-information requests with the Village of Pinehouse, and so far, the Regina magazine has only received what editor Andrew Loewen describes as a “small share” of the documents.</p>

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17 Apr

Un an après, les annonceurs séduits par La Presse+

<p><strong><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-right inline-image" src="http://projetj.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-right/images/831690.jpg" title="" />La Presse+ souffle demain sa première bougie et se déploie pour l’occasion en version Android. 450 000 possesseurs d’iPad ont déjà installé l’application gratuite sur leur tablette et Gesca souhaite maintenant atteindre les milliers d’utilisateurs n’évoluant pas dans un environnement Apple.

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17 Apr

CTV Kitchener cancels Provincewide after 29 years

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Provincewide.JPG" title="" /></p><p>CTV News Kitchener is cancelling news and current affairs show <em>Provincewide</em> after 29 years on the air. The show’s host and producer, Daiene Vernile, will pursue a career in political office, according to a <a href="http://www.bellmediapr.ca/Network/CTV-News/Press/CTV-News-Kitchener-Expands-Sunday-Evening-Newscast-to-Full-Hour-Beginning-this-Weekend" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>.</p>

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17 Apr

Updated: La Presse says free tablet app gamble paid off

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/ACT-UNE2.png" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>When <em>La Presse</em> launched its app for free after a $40-million investment, industry insiders were baffled. As newspapers move toward digital subscriptions, paywalls and other revenue streams, here was <em>La Presse</em> giving away content for free.</p>

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