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9 Apr

CUP restructures further, relinquishes control of NASH conference

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/CUP logo.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>The Canadian University Press has restructured its national office to bring its budget into line for the upcoming fiscal year.</p>

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9 Apr

5 fundamental things journalists must understand about Facebook

<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/Facebook_2.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Melanie Coulson, Education editor</strong></p><p>I’m not denying that Twitter is sexy. Something about those 140 characters is so alluring. Perhaps it’s the challenge of displaying wit and intellect in a soundbite.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/mel_coulson" target="_blank" title="Follow me on Twitter!" rel="noopener">I love Twitter</a>, don’t get me wrong.</p>

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9 Apr

Paul Waldie named Globe’s ROB 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/Paul Waldie_1.JPG" title="" /> Paul Waldie is the new Report on Business editor at <em>The Globe and Mail</em>.</p><p>Waldie, who was most recently <em>The Globe</em>’s European bureau chief, will start his new role April 9.</p>

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8 Apr

Memo: Paul Waldie named new editor of The Globe’s Report on Business section

<p><strong><em>Sent on behalf of David Walmsley</em></strong></p>

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8 Apr

Toronto Star Master Glass: Mastering depth of field

<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>Lucas Oleniuk</strong> explains three factors that help control Depth of Field, and how to use them to better your photography.</p>

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7 Apr

ROB telecom reporter Rita Trichur joins WSJ Canada

<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/Rita Trichur_0.JPG" title="" /> Rita Trichur, a telecom reporter for <em>The Globe and Mail</em>’s business section, is joining the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> as its banking reporter based in Toronto.</p>

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7 Apr

4.1 PR professionals for every journalist in Canada

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Sara MacIntyre_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>B.C. Premier Christy Clark's director of communications Sara MacIntyre told reporters they could not talk to the premier at a photo op in 2012. Screen grab taken from CTV footage. </em></p><p><strong>By Ira Basen, Future of News editor</strong></p>

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7 Apr

Newspaper war brewing as Chronicle Herald expands in Nova Scotia

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Chronicle Herald-1.jpg" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo illustration courtesy of Eric Mark Do</em></p><p><strong>By Kelly Toughill, Business of Journalism editor</strong></p><p>An old-fashioned newspaper war is brewing in Nova Scotia, where the dominant daily has taken on competitors in three regions of the province.</p>

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7 Apr

Live blog: What’s life like after j-school?

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7 Apr

This week in Canadian media history: Newspaper Guild signs its first contract in Canada in 1949

<p><strong>By Eric Mark Do, Reporter</strong></p>

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