This week in Canadian media history: Global Television Network was launched
First on the air in 1974, Global now has 11 stations throughout the country.
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Postmedia posts $10.3-million loss; print advertising down 20%
Circulation revenue was also down as digital revenue inched up.
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Globe public editor: Suspect or accused, or just killer?
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Memo: CBC Radio executive director Chris Boyce takes leave of absence
Boyce and Todd Spencer, executive director of human resources, take leaves of absence in wake of Ghomeshi scandal.
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Memo: Toronto Star to hire 60 staff for new tablet edition
Editor Michael Cooke’s memo says, “The tablet will touch everyone. Virtually everyone’s job is going to change, mine included.”
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Welcome to the new J-Source
J-Source launches a new website and welcomes a new associate editor.
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John Stackhouse takes job at Royal Bank
Former Globe editor left paper in March after five years.
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Star public editor: Can we talk, please, about political correctness run amok?
What is offensive and distasteful to some will be seen as a matter of political correctness to others. It’s all in the way you look at things.
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J-Source is on holidays
The editorial team at J-Source will be on holidays until Jan. 5.
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J-Source’s top 10 journalism stories of 2014
Labour issues dominate our list of the 10 most-read stories about Canadian journalism in 2014.