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26 Aug

Tessa Sproule to launch contrarian site Vubble

<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/Tessa Sproule_2.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Tessa Sproule, the former director of digital at CBC, is launching a new site.</p>

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26 Aug

Retrospective: Global Edmonton celebrates 40th anniversary

<p>Global Edmonton launched as ITV on Sept. 1, 1974. Check out some highlights from its 40-year history, along with some big hair and questionable fashion choices. </p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/1974.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>Sept. 1, 1974</strong></p><p>ITV launched with the movie <em>Hello, Dolly!</em> The channel also aired content from ABC and CBS as well as locally produced programming such as <em>The Tommy Banks Show</em> and <em>In Concert</em>.</p>

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26 Aug

Toronto Star Master Glass: How to shoot baseball

<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 <em>Star</em> photographer David Cooper shares his tips for shooting baseball.</p>

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25 Aug

Trends in journalism education in Canada: Who are j-schools hiring?

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/University class_4.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons</em></p><p><strong>By Janice Neil</strong></p>

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25 Aug

Vancouver Observer growing with National Observer

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/National Observer_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo of the soon-to-be-launched National Observer website courtesy of Vancouver Observer</em></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Vancouver Observer publisher Linda Solomon plans to expand her online news platform nationally.</p>

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25 Aug

11 mistakes to avoid as a newbie journalist

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/General Newsroom_1.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo courtesy of Matt Meuse</em></p><p>The newsroom can be a tricky place for an intern. You need to impress but you don’t want to step on any toes.</p>

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25 Aug

Mark Medley joins Globe as books 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/Mark Medley_0.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Mark Medley, books editor of the <em>National Post</em>, is joining <em>The Globe and</em> <em>Mail</em> on Sept. 8.</p>

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25 Aug

CTV, CJFE protest arrest of journalist Tom Walters in Ferguson

<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/Tom Walters_0.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>CTV said the arrest of correspondent Tom Walters in Ferguson, Mo., was unwarranted and an infringement on freedom of the press.</p>

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22 Aug

Chinese media banned from Arctic trip with Stephen Harper

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Parliament Hill_1.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo courtesy of Caresse Ley</em></p><p><b>By The Canadian Press</b></p><p>Canada said Friday "past incidents and behaviours" are to blame for China's official news agency and the Communist Party newspaper being banned from an Arctic trip with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.</p>

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22 Aug

Ryan Hicks named CBC Quebec City political correspondent

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Ryan Hicks is the new CBC political correspondent for the National Assembly in Quebec City.</p><p>Hicks currently works for the CBC in Montreal. He has also worked for the public broadcaster in Winnipeg, Prince Edward Island and Ottawa as well as Global Television and CTV in Ottawa, according to his <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanhicks1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LinkedIn profile</a>.</p><p> </p>

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