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16 Jun

Star public editor: High school newspaper award winner Jolson Lim is journalism’s future

<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/Kathy English_29.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><strong>By Kathy English, public editor of <em>The Toronto Star</em></strong></p><div style="clear:none;"><p>When last year’s labour dispute between Ontario and its teachers shut down extracurricular activities in schools, high school newspaper editor Jolson Lim was determined to keep his presses running.</p>

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12 Jun

Frosty relations on Parliament Hill

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Parliament Hill.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo courtesy of Caresse Ley</em></p><p><strong>By David McKie</strong></p><p>With federal politicians set to take a break for the summer, it’s worth taking stock of the atmosphere that has existed for journalists covering the prime minister and his cohorts and threatens to persist until the next federal election.</p>

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12 Jun

Ombudsman: Should Brunswick News have taken down its paywall following the Moncton shootings?

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Brunswick News_2.JPG" title="" /></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/Patricia Graham_3.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Patricia Graham, Brunswick News ombudswoman </strong></p>

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12 Jun

Patricia Graham introduces herself as Brunswick News ombudswoman

<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/Patricia Graham_2.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /> <strong>By Patricia Graham, Brunswick News ombudswoman</strong></p><p>It is my great pleasure to introduce myself to you as Ombudswoman for Brunswick News. </p>

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12 Jun

Globe public editor: Is it wrong to call Vaughan a Toronto suburb?

<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/Sylvia Stead_10.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>When is a suburb not a suburb? Can an adjacent city also be a suburb? Does it matter if the region is more suburban than urban? Does it matter if it is right next door to a major city? And what if that major city (Toronto) is also the centre of the universe?</p>

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11 Jun

Opinion: If a media union can’t make endorsements, then editorial boards shouldn’t either

<p><strong>By</strong> <strong><span style="font-size: 10px;">Ishmael N. Daro</span></strong></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/7YFmadIO7MM" width="560"></iframe></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Video courtesy of Unifor</em></p><p>The union representing thousands of journalists in Ontario caused a shitstorm Monday when it asked its 2,600 members to consider the anti-labour policies a Progressive Conservative government led by Tim Hudak might enact and to vote accordingly.</p>

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11 Jun

Tim Harper: Collision between union rights and journalistic independence

<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/Tim Harper_1.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><strong>By Tim Harper, national affairs columnist for the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p><div style="clear:none;"><p>There is no doubt the union that represents me certainly put one on the tee for Conservatives everywhere.</p>

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10 Jun

Updated: With a gunman on the loose, should Brunswick News have lowered its newspapers’ paywalls?

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Brunswick News_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Kyle Brown</strong></p><p>During the hunt for a gunman last week in Moncton, N.B., many of the usual questions regarding the role of the media in spot news and tragedy re-emerged. Should media publish the shooter’s name? Were citizens unwittingly abetting the gunman by posting photos on social media? Does 24/7 coverage spur copycats in search of anti-hero infamy?</p>

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10 Jun

CBC ombudsman: It’s critical all sides get their say even if you aren’t sure who’s got it right

<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/Esther Enkin_10.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman</strong></p>

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9 Jun

Newspapers Canada FOI audit shows disparity in government response

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/General newspapers_2.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Illustration courtesy of Eric Mark Do</em></p><p><strong>By Fred Vallance-Jones, Data Journalism Editor</strong></p>

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