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In this section, we’ll post memos from media outlets obtained by J-Source.

Memo: Toronto Star announces new management positions and newsroom reorganization

The following memo was sent to Toronto Star staff on Nov. 14, 2016, from Irene Gentle, managing editor. Colleagues; As we continue to reshape our newsroom to adapt to internal and industry changes and double down on the important, ambitious journalism the Star demands, I’m excited to announce a number of changes in our managers’…
Memo: Paul Godfrey announces fourth quarter results and buyouts at Postmedia

Memo detailing changes was sent to Postmedia staff on Oct. 20. 2016.
Memo: Toronto Star Executive Editor Paul Woods retiring

The following memo was sent to Toronto Star staff on October 19, 2016, from Michael Cooke, editor. Paul Woods has advised me that he will be leaving his post as Executive Editor at the end of the year. This is consistent with the two-year commitment he made when we seduced him out of semi-retirement in…
Memo: CBC is back in Turkey

The following memo was sent to CBC staff on Oct. 14, 2016, from Greg Reaume, Managing Editor, CBC News Coverage. CBC News is back in Turkey. The temporary bureau we opened in Istanbul nearly two years ago proved so rewarding we are setting up there once again. And who better to have at the helm than correspondent Nil…
Memo: Agreement reached over Toronto Star newsroom culture review

The following memo was sent to Toronto Star staff on Oct. 14, 2016, by Alan K. Bower, Executive Director, Labour Relations Toronto Star and Star Media Group, and Steve Gjorkes, Unit Chair Unifor Local 87M. Staff: We are pleased to jointly announce an agreement has been reached and signed between the company and the union to…
Memo: David Skok joining Toronto Star as Associate Editor and Head of Editorial Strategy

Skok was most recently Managing Editor and Vice President, Digital, at the Boston Globe.
Memo: Robyn Urback joins CBC News as producer of new opinion and columns section

A new opinion site is launching on CBCNews.ca in November.
Memo: Mark Iype appointed editor of the Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun

Deputy Editor Kathy Kerr retiring at the end of the month, Dave Breakenridge to assume the role of managing editor.
Memo: CBC Aboriginal to be renamed CBC Indigenous

Name change reflects a significant trend by communities and organizations, both nationally and globally, to use Indigenous as a preferred term.
Memo: Wendy Metcalfe leaving Toronto Star to be Editor-in-Chief of three of New Brunswick’s daily newspapers

Metcalfe has also been named Director of Content for Brunswick News.