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12 Dec

Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale: “Rob Ford is lying about me, and it’s vile”

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12 Dec

Toronto Star Master Glass: How to shoot hockey

<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>Steve Russell</strong> crams in a ton of tips this week on how he shoots NHL hockey, and how it can apply to an arena near you.</p>

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10 Dec

Retired CTV Ottawa anchor Leigh Chapple dies

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10 Dec

Andy Ross, former editor at The Province, dies

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10 Dec

Toronto Star Master Glass: How to shoot stable video without a tripod

<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 Randy Risling demonstrates tricks on how to stabilize your camera while shooting video, without using a tripod.</p>

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9 Dec

Three laid off at Brantford Expositor

<p>Three staff at the <em>Brantford Expositor</em> have been laid off as part of the 200 company-wide job cuts at Sun Media.</p><p>Hugo Rodrigues, who covers the city hall beat for the <em>Expositor</em>, and Jim Alexander, a sales representative, and Carol McFarlane,a customer service rep, have been laid off. Rodrigues, who is also the president of the Canadian Association of Journalists, and McFarlane are on a 30-day notice period as per their collective agreement with Sun Media.</p><p>Alexander was not a member of the bargaining unit so his departure was effective immediately. </p>

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9 Dec

Miranda Purves leaves Flare

<p>Miranda Purves, the editor-in-chief of <em>Flare</em>, is leaving the Canadian publication at the end of January to move back to New York.</p><p>According to D. B. Scott, who runs <a href="http://canadianmags.blogspot.ca/2013/12/miranda-purves-leaving-as-flare-editor.html">Canadianmags.blogspot.ca</a>, Purves is leaving <em>Flare</em> "to be closer to her family.”</p><p>Purves was an editor at <em>Elle</em> U.S. before joining <em>Flare</em> in 2012. </p><hr /><p><strong>Related content on J-Source:</strong></p>

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9 Dec

CBC launches Aboriginal digital unit

<p><em>CBC is launching an Aboriginal digital unit with a team of six members. The CBC Aboriginal page will include a mix of CBC News and current affairs stories and original stories on and for an aboriginal audience. Here is the statement announcing its launch. </em></p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Aboriginal contributors.JPG" title="" /></p>

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9 Dec

Rogers merges Canadian Business and Profit

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9 Dec

My morning with Nelson Mandela

<p><em>Many journalists have worked on a Nelson Mandela story, far fewer are lucky enough to have met him. Michael Smith (left) shares his personal brush with greatness, and describes how Mandela left an impression that will last a lifetime.</em></p><p><img alt="Michael Smith with Nelson Mandela" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/michaelmandela_0.png" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Michael Smith</strong></p>

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