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24 Sep

CityNews at Five rebrands as The 5; Melanie Ng joins as new co-anchor

<p><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/Ng_0.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><em>CityNews at Five</em> has a new name and is adding more multiplatform content in its news delivery.</p>

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19 Sep

Vancouver Sun hiring provincial affairs reporter after Jonathan Fowlie’s departure

<p>The <em>Vancouver Sun</em> is looking for a provincial affairs reporter in its Victoria bureau. The position was recently vacated by long-time reporter Jonathan Fowlie, the newspaper’s managing editor Valerie Casselton told J-Source.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>The Vancouver Sun is looking for a legislative reporter to be based in Victoria. Full time, permanent. <a href="http://t.co/v8sbHlqCOJ">http://t.co/v8sbHlqCOJ</a></p>

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18 Sep

Carmela Gentile now acting news director at Global Lethbridge

<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/Carmela_0.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" />Carmela Gentile is replacing Peter Deys as the acting news director of Global Lethbridge.</p>

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4 Sep

Haley Cullingham named Maisonneuve’s new editor-in-chief

<p>Drew Nelles is leaving <em>Maisonneuve</em> after three years at the helm of the award-winning magazine. Associate editor Haley Cullingham has been named the new editor-in-chief.</p><p>Although he doesn't have a job lined up, Nelles, 27, is moving to New York City. His last day is Sept. 4.</p>

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3 Sep

Former Toronto Sun editor-in-chief James Wallace joins Postmedia

<p>James Wallace, former editor-in-chief of the <em>Toronto Sun,</em> will join Postmedia Network on Sept. 9 as its editor of Editorial Services in Hamilton, Ont.</p><p>Wallace’s <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/two-sun-editors-leave-their-newspapers-amidst-massive-sun-media-cuts">resignation in July</a> from the <em>Sun</em> followed a series of drastic cuts and the layoff of more than 1,000 employees at Sun Media.</p>

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3 Sep

Global National’s Sean Mallen returns to Toronto desk; Stuart Greer appointed new Europe Bureau Chief

<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/Mallen.JPG" title="" /></p><p>Sean Mallen is returning to the reporting team at Global Toronto after two years in London as Global National’s Europe Bureau Chief.</p><p>He was replaced on Sept. 1 by <em>Global National</em><em>’</em>s former foreign editor, Stuart Greer, who was based in Prague, Czech Republic.</p>

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29 Aug

Five take buyouts at Montreal’s The Gazette; executive editor Raymond Brassard retires

<p>Five veteran staffers at Montreal’s <em>The Gazette</em> have taken buyouts and will depart the newspaper as of Sept. 1.</p><p>Media blogger and <em>Gazette</em> copy editor Steve Faguy <a href="https://twitter.com/fagstein" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> that sports columnist Stephanie Myles, editorial writer and columnist Janet Bagnall, city columnist Henry Aubin, entertainment reporter Bernard Perusse and journalist Dave Bist are leaving.</p>

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28 Aug

Jessica Barrett awarded the Michelle Lang Fellowship

<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/Barrett.JPG" title="" /> Postmedia Network has named Jessica Barrett the recipient of the 2013 Michelle Lang Fellowship in Journalism.</p><p>Barrett will spend six months reporting for the Postmedia Network in Ottawa, followed by another six months working for the <em>Calgary Herald</em>. She will also work on a special project about Canada’s changing workforce, job market and economy.</p>

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26 Aug

Melanie Coulson is J-Source’s new education editor

<p><strong>By Bruce Gillespie, Editor-in-Chief</strong></p>

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26 Aug

CBC memo explains recent changes in management structure

<p>A <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/memo-cbc-news-and-centres-senior-management-structure">recent memo</a> from CBC general manager Jennifer McGuire explained the roles of several recent appointments in the spring and early summer.</p><p>“The changes are designed to make us more effective, to further break down the silos based on platforms and geography and to push decision making closer to the program areas,” McGuire wrote in the memo.</p>

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