More editorial staff changes at The Gazette
Morning online editor Enza Micheletti will take over as arts and life editor while Eva Friede will cover retail and real estate in addition to the fashion beat.
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Star public editor: A case of mistaken identity
The mystery of the photograph identified in the Star as Great War soldier Pte. Thomas Lawless has now been solved.
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Updated: CTV cuts W5 episodes and staff
CTV has cut seven contract positions at W5 and will slash production of its flagship newsmagazine show by up to 40 per cent.
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Public editor: Globe stories on suicide show restraint
While the staff articles showed restraint and said only that Robin Williams died of asphyxia or hanging, unfortunately a Reuters wire story posted by The Globe online included far too much unnecessary detail about his death, writes public editor Sylvia Stead.
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Ottawa Sun columnist Susan Sherring running for city council
Sherring, who is on leave from the Sun, will run in Gloucester-South Nepean.
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Updated: 3 laid off at Newstalk 1010
Bell Media has laid off three full-time staff—morning anchor Evelyn Macko, Queen’s Park reporter Katie Franzios and reporter Amber Gero—at its Toronto talk radio station.
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CKNW hires host who asked Christy Clark about being a ‘MILF’
The Vancouver station has hired Justin “Drex” Wilcomes, the radio host who asked then-premier Christy Clark what it was like to be a “MILF,” as its evening host. Wilcomes is part of the new lineup at CKNW after two of it veterans—Bill Good and Philip Till—retired earlier this month.
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Ward’s Words: DIY vs. depersonalized journalism ethics
Media ethicist Stephen J.A. Ward takes stock of the two most common ways of rewriting ethic codes—DIY ethics and a depersonalized approach—and finds them both wanting.
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Globe public editor: Coverage should treat suicide as a public health issue
In the case of Robin Williams’s suicide, it is a very wide tragedy because so many people loved his humour and sense of fun, but also a very wide opportunity for the media to talk about this public health issue.
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Canadian Press partners with crowdsourced platform Newzulu
The Canadian newswire is partnering with Newzulu, a user-generated content aggregator, to provide crowdsourced, verified photo content.