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12 Jun

Vancouver Sun’s Chad Skelton wins Data Journalism 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/Chad Skelton_0.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p><em>Vancouver Sun</em>’s Chad Skelton won the Data Journalism Award for the best individual portfolio.</p><p>The award was presented at the Global Editors Network summit in Barcelona.</p>

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12 Jun

Rita Celli wins Michener-Deacon fellowship for investigative reporting

<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/Rita Celli_0.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" />Veteran CBC journalist Rita Celli has won the <a href="http://www.michenerawards.ca/english/picfellows/picfellow2014.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michener-Deacon fellowship for investigative reporting</a>.</p><p>Celli, who hosts the radio show <em>Ontario Today</em> from Ottawa, will use the fellowship to spend up to four months investigating Ontario’s mining industry.</p>

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10 Jun

Jennifer Wilson joins Toronto Star as social media senior 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/Jennifer Wilson_0.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Jennifer Wilson is joining the <em>Toronto Star</em> on June 23 as senior editor of social media.</p><p>Wilson tweeted on Tuesday she has resigned from Rogers Communications where she was the manager of social media properties.</p>

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10 Jun

Globe launches new mobile and interactive unit

<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/Matt Frehner_0.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><em>The Globe and Mail</em> is launching a mobile and interactive unit headed by newly appointed senior editor Matt Frehner.</p><p>Frehner will manage a core team of five that will work on multimedia projects for digital storytelling, support the newsroom in multimedia and mobile ventures and develop new products such as Android tablet app, which will launch this summer.</p>

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10 Jun

Updated: Canadian Family cancels print edition; lays off 7 staff

<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/Canadian Family_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><em>Canadian Family</em> magazine is going all-digital and cancelling its print edition. It also laid off seven staff including editor-in-chief Brandie Weikle.  </p><p>Its parent company, St. Joseph Communications, announced the parenting magazine will cease distributing hard copies after its summer issue.</p>

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10 Jun

Francine Pelletier wins Michener-Deacon fellowship for journalism education

<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/Francine Pelletier.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Montreal journalist Francine Pelletier was awarded the Michener-Deacon fellowship for journalism education.</p>

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9 Jun

Kristine Owram joins Financial Post as transportation reporter

<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/Kristine Owram_0.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Kristine Owram will join <em>Financial Post</em> as its transportation reporter on June 23.</p>

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6 Jun

Memo: Matt Frehner named Globe’s senior editor of mobile and interactive news

<p><strong>Here is <em>The Globe and Mail</em> memo on Matt Frehner's new appointment. </strong></p><p>We’re pleased to announce that Matt Frehner will be taking on the new role of Senior Editor, Mobile & Interactive News.</p><p><span style="font-size: 10px;">He will manage a new mobile and interactive news unit that will focus on three things:</span></p><p>-          Driving impactful, ambitious long-term multimedia projects on all digital platforms in collaboration with reporters and editors.</p>

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5 Jun

Updated: Howard Green leaves BNN

<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/Howard Green.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><span style="font-size: 10px;">Long-time BNN anchor Howard Green left the network after 15 years last month.</span></p><p>Green was one of the founding anchors of BNN and the host of the network's flagship program, <em>Headline with Howard Green</em>. He did not say what was next for him or why he left in his tweet.</p>

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5 Jun

Updated: Dave Breakenridge joins Edmonton Sun as editor-in-chief

<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/Dave Breakenridge_0.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Dave Breakenridge is the new editor-in-chief of the <em>Edmonton Sun</em>.</p><p>Breakenridge, currently online content editor of the <em>Calgary Sun</em>, will start his new role in Edmonton on June 23. His replacement in Calgary has not yet been named.</p>

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