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29 Jan

Sasha Emmons named editor-in-chief of Today’s Parent

<p>Sasha Emmons is the new editor-in-chief of <em>Today’s Parent</em>. Emmons, who is a freelance editor and consultant, will join the Rogers Media publication on Feb. 10. She will step in for Karine Ewart, who joined <em>Chatelaine</em> as its editor-in-chief  on Jan. 13.</p><p>Emmons’ work has appeared in <em>Walmart Live Better</em>, TodaysParent.com, iVillage.com, <em>Better Homes & Gardens</em> and TheNest.com.</p>

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29 Jan

Le coup de gueule de la FPJQ envers les maires

<p><strong>Dans une lettre ouverte reprise ce matin par tous les principaux quotidiens du Québec et publiée par ProjetJ, la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) rappelle que le droit à l’information est fondamental et demande aux maires de permettre aux journalistes de faire leur travail afin qu’ils puissent continuer à jouer leur rôle de «sentinelle de la démocratie».</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

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29 Jan

Getting at the truth: Organic answers or misleading information?

<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/Fruits_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Cecil Rosner</strong></p><p>In the delicate dialogue which media conduct daily with various levels of government, reporters sometimes come away with a feeling they are being misled.</p><p>It's not every day that proof of this suspicion surfaces. But that's exactly what happened in a recent story CBC reported on the testing of organic fruits and vegetables.</p>

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29 Jan

Canadian Journalism Foundation seeking nominations for Excellence in Journalism Award

<p>News organizations that foster originality, show courage and ensure accuracy—with a resulting impact on the community they serve—are encouraged to apply for the annual Canadian Journalism Foundation <a href="http://cjf-fjc.ca/content/excellence-journalism-award">Excellence in Journalism Award</a>. News organizations across the country can review the <a href="http://cjf-fjc.ca/awards_excell_criteria">criteria</a> before applying using the <a href="https://cjffjc.wufoo.eu/forms/cjf-excellence-in-journalism-award-2014/">online form</a>.

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29 Jan

The Unknowable Country: Why aren’t more Canadians reading about politics?

<p><strong>By Sean Holman</strong></p><p>By most measures, you'd think the readers of the <em>Victoria Times Colonist</em>—my hometown's newspaper—would have at least a passing interest in politics.</p>

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29 Jan

Bloomberg hiring M&A reporter

<p>The Role</p>

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29 Jan

Lettre ouverte: les villes qui entravent le travail des journalistes briment leurs citoyens

<p><em><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-right inline-image" src="http://projetj.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-right/images/Pierre Craig photo_0.jpg" title="" />Par Pierre Craig, président de la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ)</em></p>

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28 Jan

The Mayor and the Media: How Toronto’s news gave j-students a crash course in media law and journalism ethics

<p><em>When Ryerson professors Ivor Shapiro and Brian MacLeod Rogers sat down to plan their annual graduate seminar in ethics and law for last fall, they quickly realized that they wouldn’t need to look far for examples. News coverage of Rob Ford and his family provided case studies in almost every aspect of journalists’ rights and wrongs. The result was a fascinating set of guest lectures and case studies—and a unique collection of term papers, including those published here. </em></p>

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28 Jan

Toronto Star Master Glass: How to white balance

<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, <em>Toronto Star</em> photographers reveal how they do it: the settings, the angles, the lenses, the approach.</p><p>Here, photographer <strong>David Cooper </strong>explains how to white balance your camera in a variety of settings.</p>

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28 Jan

Scribble Chat: Entrepreneurship In Journalism

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