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12 Feb

Briarpatch takes legal action over access-to-information requests

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Briarpatch_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p> </p><p><strong>By Rachel Aiello</strong></p><p>Three Regina-based writers have filed a statement of claim against Northern Village of Pinehouse, a Saskatchewan community of fewer than 1,000 people, and its mayor who they say have refused to release documents requested under the access-to-information act, despite the urgings of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner.</p>

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12 Feb

Tow study finds single-subject news sites fill gaps in news coverage

<p><strong>By Angela MacKenzie</strong></p><p>In recent years, there has been a shift towards hypertopical news sites that cater to a niche micro audience. A new study out of the Tow Centre for Digital Journalism, <em><a href="http://towcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Seeking-The-Single-Subject-News-Model.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Seeking the Single-Subject News Model</a>, </em>explores how these sites are filling the gaps created when traditional newsrooms can no longer keep consistent coverage on more complex issues.</p>

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12 Feb

Greg Clark Award accepting applications

<p style="margin-left:2.25pt;">Early-career journalists looking to spend a week exploring their beat in greater depth are encouraged to apply for The Canadian Journalism Foundation's <a href="http://cjf-fjc.ca/content/greg-clark-award" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Greg Clark Award</a>.</p><p>The award was created in memory of one of Canada's greatest journalists - a war correspondent, an avid outdoorsman, a humorist, but above all, a great reporter who excelled at storytelling. The deadline for applications is <strong>March 14, 2014.</strong></p>

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12 Feb

5 neat things about The Globe and Mail’s Olympics site

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>In a move that shows how <em>The Globe and Mail</em> is shifting from newspaper-first to mobile-first thinking, the paper built an <a href="http://on.theglobeandmail.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">entirely new website for its Olympics coverage</a> on the free WordPress platform. J-Source spoke with the site’s creators—mobile editor Matt Frehner and multimedia editor Stuart A. Thompson.</p>

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11 Feb

Mining.com hiring full-time business editor and reporter

<p>MINING.com, a leading news and blog site covering the resource sector, is looking for a full-time business editor and reporter.</p><p>Duties are the following:</p><ul><li>Researching and writing articles</li><li>Editing articles</li><li>Identifying, formatting and resizing appropriate graphics</li><li>Securing usage rights</li><li>Publishing newsletters</li><li>Soliciting news and blog submissions</li><li>Developing marketing strategies</li><li>Contributing to MINING.com’s social media presence</li></ul><p>The following skills and abilities are required:</p>

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11 Feb

Grassroots organization launches toolkit for reporting on sexual assault

<p><a href="http://femifesto.ca/home/media-toolkit/"><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/femifesto_0.JPG" title="" /></a></p><p><strong>By Mary-Katherine Boss, Student Lounge Editor                        </strong></p><p>A grassroots organization has developed a toolkit to help Canadian journalists do a better job of reporting on sexual assault.</p>

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11 Feb

Toronto Star Master Glass: How to use remotes

<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>Randy Risling</strong> shows us how he got his rooftop base-jumping shot using a remote.</p>

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10 Feb

This week in Canadian media history: Vancouver Sun published its first issue in 1912

<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/Vancouver Sun_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Eric Mark Do, Reporter</strong></p>

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7 Feb

TVO hiring vice-president of current affairs and documentaries

<p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" data-aspect-ratio="undefined" data-auto-height="false" frameborder="0" height="600" id="doc_55849" scrolling="no" src="//www.scribd.com/embeds/205445316/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&show_recommendations=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>

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7 Feb

A visionary photojournalist ahead of his time: Q&A with Larry Towell, Canada’s first member of Magnum Photos

<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/Larry Towell_0.JPG" title="" /></p>

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