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8 Aug

Updated: CRTC launches review that could make all Canadian news channels available on the dial

<p>The Canadian broadcast regulator is seeking feedback on a proposal that would ensure all Canadian national news services have a spot on the dial.</p><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/Sun News_0.PNG" title="" /></p>

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5 Jun

All native: How Turtle Island News grew from its launch in a basement to an award-winning weekly

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Turtle Island.jpg" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja</strong></p>

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29 May

Letter to the editor: The NNAs do in fact reflect digital journalism

<p><strong>By Scott White, Chair, Board of Governors, National Newspaper Awards</strong></p><p>Melanie Coulson’s <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/opinion-national-newspaper-awards-dont-reflect-journalism-digital-era">recent opinion piece about the National Newspaper Awards</a> raises some important issues about the relevancy of one of the country’s premier journalism awards programs as newspapers transform from print to digital platforms.</p>

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15 May

Opinion: Why all journalists should study public relations

<p><strong>By Ira Basen, J-Source Future of News editor</strong></p>

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8 May

Torstar and Quebecor profits plummet

<p><span style="font-size: 10px;">Torstar, the owner of Canada’s largest circulating daily, reported a 76 per cent fall in its first quarter profit and has cut 105 jobs in its media and book publishing business, </span><a href="http://business.financialpost.com/2013/05/08/torstar-profit-plummets-as-advertisers-stay-away/" style="font-size: 10px;">Reuters reported</a><span style="font-size: 10px;">. Meanwhile Quebecor’s net income dropped by about half to $35.6 million, in the company’s first quarter results.</span></p>

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7 May

Guild: New budget bill gives government a “direct say in CBC journalism”

<script src="//storify.com/jsource/guild-new-budget-bill-gives-government-a-direct-sa.js"></script><noscript>[<a href="//storify.com/jsource/guild-new-budget-bill-gives-government-a-direct-sa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the story "Guild: New budget bill gives government a \"direct say in CBC Journalism\"" on Storify</a>]</noscript>

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2 May

“Death sentence” for Sun News if channel doesn’t get mandatory carriage

<script src="//storify.com/jsource/sun-news-network-at-the-crtc-hearings.js"></script><noscript>[<a href="//storify.com/jsource/sun-news-network-at-the-crtc-hearings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the story "Sun News Network at the CRTC hearings" on Storify</a>]</noscript>

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2 May

J-Source live blog of CAJ Conference Day 2

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2 May

J-Source live blog of CAJ Conference Day 1

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1 May

Student internship opportunities shrinking across the country

<p><strong>By Joshua Rapp Learn</strong></p><p>An internship is often the golden ticket to scoring a job in journalism. But with media outlets, such as the Toronto Star and Sun News, laying off staff, are there still jobs to be had for interns? And will the unions allow that? Well, it ain’t quite what it used to be.</p>

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