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4 Mar

Canadian sports vet calls for change in reporting on the Paralympics

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Sports_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Geordon Omand</strong></p><p>With the 2014 Winter Olympics wrapped up in Sochi, Russia, one veteran Canadian Para-Athletics coach is calling for a change in the way reporters cover a parallel and often-overshadowed sporting event. The media need to understand that Paralympics is a legitimate sporting event, said David Greig, a former national coach for talent development with Athletics Canada.</p>

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4 Mar

Toronto Star Master Glass: How to use a grey card properly

<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, Rene Johnston shows you how to properly use a grey card for tricky light metering situations.</p>

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3 Mar

Live blog: Kathy English on the role of public editors

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3 Mar

Canadian University Press launches fundraising campaign to save itself

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>The Canadian University Press (CUP) has launched a <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keep-cup-strong?show_todos=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fundraising campaign to raise $50,000 to save itself</a>. The newswire in dire financial straits, and if the money cannot be raised by April 13, it will likely shut down.</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="275" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/87839890" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe></p><p><em>Video courtesy of CUP</em></p>

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3 Mar

Five take buyouts at The Gazette

<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/Montreal Gazette_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>In the latest round of buyouts at Postmedia Network, five staff are leaving <em>The Gazette</em>, in Montreal.</p>

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3 Mar

New Furlong filing admits ‘no actual knowledge’ behind a key allegation

<p><strong>By Bob Mackin, for <a href="http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/2014/03/02/Furlong-Filing/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=030314#sthash.EsE62glr.dpuf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Tyee</em></a></strong></p><p id="39236408">In new B.C. Supreme Court documents, the CEO of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics admits he has no proof that a journalist made an abuse complaint about him to the RCMP.</p>

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3 Mar

Updated: Editor-in-chief Scott White leaving 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/Scott White_0.JPG" title="" />Scott White, the editor-in-chief of the Canadian Press, told staff Monday he was leaving the news agency, ending a 35-year career as a journalist.</p><p>In a brief email to J-Source, White confirmed his departure but said he could not share any details.</p>

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3 Mar

Sun News host Ezra Levant sued for libel

<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/Ezra Levant_0.JPG" title="" /><strong>By The Canadian Press</strong></p><p>A Saskatchewan lawyer is alleging Sun News Network host Ezra Levant defamed him in a series of blog posts and is seeking $100,000 in damages.</p><p>Khurrum Awan was completing his articling and looking for work as a lawyer when he alleges the most egregious libels were posted.</p>

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3 Mar

Is reporting on labour issues no longer a ‘sexy’ beat?

<p><strong>By H.G. Watson</strong></p><p>I belong in a museum.</p><p>At least, that's what Rod Mickleburgh, former labour beat reporter for the <em>Vancouver Sun</em> and <em>Province</em>, says as we begin our interview about a beat he covered for close to 16 years, and that I have been assigned to for the past six months. "You're actually a paid labour reporter," he said, with a slightly incredulous chuckle.</p>

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3 Mar

This Week in Canadian Media History: Regina Leader-Post published first issue in 1883

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Leader_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Screen grab from Regina Leader-Post's </em><a href="http://www.leaderpost.com/lptv/index.html?embedCode=A4czE2YjoLnust3KzeH3bwOgpj0ReD-P" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>130-year anniversary video</em></a></p><p><strong>By Eric Mark Do</strong></p>

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