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7 Feb

Ryerson School of Journalism hiring assistant professor

<p>Deadline to Apply: Friday, March 7th, 2014</p><p><a href="http://www.ryerson.ca/journalism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The School of Journalism’s</a> faculty prides itself on combining professional experience with research and teaching expertise. The School is part of Ryerson’s Faculty of Communication & Design (FCAD), which focuses on programs in communication, design and the performing arts, and works closely with professional groups in Toronto, Canada’s cultural and business centre.</p>

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6 Feb

Craig Silverman explains how The Verification Handbook closes a gap in social media best practices

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6 Feb

Toronto Star Master Glass: Preparing for 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 Richard Lautens has a ton of tips on how to best be prepared for shooting big events like the Olympics. </p>

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6 Feb

Live blog: Al Jazeera/ CJFE press conference calling for release of detained journalists in Egypt

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5 Feb

This week in Canadian media history: Fire consumed CTV Ottawa newsroom in 2010

<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/CTV Ottawa_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Eric Mark Do, Reporter</strong></p><p>A fire consumed the CTV Ottawa newsroom on Feb. 7, 2010. The blaze <a href="http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ctv-ottawa-newsroom-destroyed-by-fire-1.481652" target="_blank" rel="noopener">caused $2.5 million in damage</a> and required 18 trucks, 70 firefighters and more than two hours to contain it. One security guard was working at the time not did not suffer any injuries.</p>

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5 Feb

CTV Vancouver managing editor Ethan Faber joins JHR in Sierra Leone

<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 Faber.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" />Ethan Faber, managing editor and assistant news director for CTV Vancouver, will travel to Sierra Leone on Feb. 8 to lead human rights workshops and mentor local radio and TV reporters. </p>

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5 Feb

Guelph Mercury ceases in-house print production

<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/Guelph Mercury_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p><em>The Guelph Mercury </em>is ending in-house print production and mailroom operations after more than 145 years.</p>

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4 Feb

Updated: Postmedia eliminates parliamentary bureau

<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/Postmedia newspapers_2.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Postmedia Network is downsizing its parliamentary bureau and had laid off five parliamentary bureau staff.</p><p>Three political reporters—Mike De Souza, Andrea Hill and Tobi Cohen—as well as planning and production editor Rhonda Cunning and librarian Kirsten Smith were laid off.</p>

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4 Feb

Memo: Ottawa Citizen offering buyouts; five laid off at Postmedia’s parliamentary bureau

<p>Today the Citizen is announcing a new Voluntary Buy-Out offering for the newsroom. You will find details of the offering in the attached document, as well as posted on a board outside the HR office.<br /><br />Here, however, are some quick facts:<br />-The VBO is open to everyone in the newsroom.<br />-The calculation is based on three weeks of salary per year of service to a maximum of 78 weeks; total not to exceed $150,000; salary continuance.<br />

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4 Feb

Long-time Sherbrooke Record editor Charles Bury dead

<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/Charles Bury_0.PNG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" />Charles Bury, longtime editor of the <em>Sherbrooke Record</em> newspaper and former chair of the Canadian Association of Journalists, died from advanced liver cancer at 67.</p><p>Bury ran the only daily English-language newspaper in the Eastern Townships, according to CBC Montreal.</p>

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