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19 Feb

B.C. journalist Peter Clemente has died

<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/Peter Clemente_0.JPG" title="" /> <strong style="font-size: 10px;">By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Peter Clemente, a veteran Vancouver broadcast journalist, died from an undisclosed illness on Feb. 12.</p>

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19 Feb

Rogers moves to group publisher structure

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Roger's Magazines_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Rogers Media is shaking up its management structure: instead of having a publisher for each of its 10 individual titles, the company has streamlined to having four group publishers for its consumer magazines.</p>

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19 Feb

Journalism veteran Peter Desbarats died at 80

<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/Desbarats_0.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Peter Desbarats, an award-winning journalist who worked with Global Television and was the former dean of the University of Western Ontario’s graduate school of journalism, died at age 80. </p>

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18 Feb

Gordon Sinclair Roving Reporter Bursary accepting applications

<p>The original Gordon Sinclair Fellowship was established in 1986 after friends of the late broadcaster created the Gordon Sinclair Foundation and a university scholarship for recent journalism graduates to honour his memory. The stated purpose of the original award was to encourage a recent journalism graduate to embark on another year of study that would enrich them as journalists. The award was presented <a href="http://www.gordonsinclairfoundation.ca/fellows.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">25 times in the years that followed</a>.</p>

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18 Feb

This week in Canadian media history: Toronto’s CFRB hit the air in 1927

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/CFRB_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Eric Mark Do, Reporter</strong></p>

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18 Feb

Toronto Star Master Glass: Why photographers should use UV filters

<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>

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13 Feb

Talk with Global TV’s Sean Mallen: Changing trends in journalism

<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="800" src="http://embed.scribblelive.com/Embed/v7.aspx?Id=362918&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.JPG" title="" /></p>

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13 Feb

Toronto Star Master Glass: How to shoot for success at the Olympics

<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>Richard Lautens</strong> shares his must-do checklist for capturing succesful images at the Olympics. </p>

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13 Feb

Live blog: Q&A with Robyn Doolittle

<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="800" src="http://embed.scribblelive.com/Embed/v7.aspx?Id=384328&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/Ethan Lou.JPG" title="" /></p><p><em>This event was live blogged by <b>Ethan Lou</b>, a third-year journalism student at Ryerson University and a reporter in the Toronto Star's radio room. He has also written for the Canadian Press and the Telegraph-Journal. </em></p><p> </p>

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13 Feb

Sun Media hiring content optimization editor

<p>Sun Media Corporate Editorial is looking for a digital editor to assist in the day-to-day online operations of its English publications. Reporting to the Digital Content Director, the Content Optimization Editor will be part of a national online team that provides content, support and strategic direction for more than 120 local newsrooms.</p>

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