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5 May

John Cruickshank named CJF chair

<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/John Cruickshank_0.jpg" title="" /><em>Toronto Star</em> publisher John Cruickshank is the new chair of the Canadian Journalism Foundation’s board of directors.</p>

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1 May

Mike Therien leaving Sun Media

<p>Mike Therien, regional content director for the eastern region of Sun Media Group, has left the company. He is based in Ottawa.</p><p>Therien tweeted the news Thursday, but did not specify what was next for him.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>How do I announce I am leaving <a href="https://twitter.com/SunMedia">@SunMedia</a> in 140 characters or less? Mike Therien -30-</p>

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1 May

Jailed Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy wins World Press Freedom Award

<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/Mohamed Fahmy_0.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Jailed Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy will receive the World Press Freedom Award on May 2.</p>

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1 May

Montreal reporter Catherine Cullen joins CBC parliamentary bureau

<p>Catherine Cullen, who previously reported for CBC Montreal, has joined the public broadcaster’s parliamentary bureau. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Absolutely thrilled to announce that I'll be joining the CBC's Parliament Hill bureau Monday.</p>

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30 Apr

Greg Weston leaves CBC

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Political reporter Greg Weston is leaving the CBC.</p><p>Weston tweeted he was leaving the CBC of his own volition and that his departure was not part of the 657 layoffs at the public broadcaster.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>Rumors true: I'm leaving CBC soon but entirely on own steam. Not part of sad cuts at Corp. No regrets. On to new adventures. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23hw&src=hash">#hw</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23cdnpoli&src=hash">#cdnpoli</a></p>

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30 Apr

Sandra Martin leaves the Globe after 16 years

<p>Sandra Martin, a <em>Globe and Mail </em>features writer who has been with the newspaper for 16 years, is leaving the newspaper to write a book.</p><p>Martin covered the “dead” beat since 2004 and is the author of <em>Working the Dead Beat: 50 lives that changed Canada</em>. Prior to that, she was an arts and culture writer, specializing in books for the <em>Globe. </em></p><p> </p>

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30 Apr

CBC Sports executive producer Dan Tavares leaves for Rogers

<p>Dan Tavares, executive producer of CBCSports.ca, has left the public broadcaster for Rogers, where he will be the new executive producer for hockey.</p><p>The move was announced last week, CBC media relations spokesperson Chuck Thompson confirmed in an email to J-Source.</p>

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29 Apr

Molly Hayes, Katie May win Goff Penny Prize for young Canadian journalists

<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/Molly Hayes_0.JPG" title="" /><img align="right" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Katie May.JPG" title="" /><em>Hamilton Spectator</em>’s Molly Hayes took the <a href="http://www.newspaperscanada.ca/news/awards/young-reporters-hamilton-spectator-and-lethbridge-herald-win-2013-goff-penny-awards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Goff Penny M

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29 Apr

Veteran Toronto journalist Jonathan Jenkins dead

<p>Jonathan Jenkins, a veteran Queen’s Park journalist in Toronto, has died.                </p><p>Jenkins was the <a href="https://twitter.com/jmdjenkins" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bureau chief</a> at <em>QP Briefing, </em>an electronic newsletter about the Ontario Legislature. <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jonathan-jenkins/14/1ba/914" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prior to that</a>, he was the Queen’s Park bureau chief and police reporter for the <em>Toronto Sun</em> from 2000 to 2013.</p>

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29 Apr

Infographic: Canadian media musical chairs—part 1

<p><a href="http://i.imgur.com/pVYoNhX.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Media-musical-chairs_8.jpg" title="" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Click on the image to zoom in. Graphic updated on April 30, 2014</em></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>With so many moves in Canadian media, especially at top-level management, J-Source created a graphic to help you keep track.</p>

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