Live Blog of National Magazine Awards
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Ottawa mayor cancels policy blocking emails from city staff to journalists
Mayor Jim Watson said the idea behind the policy, which was introduced earlier this week, was to restrict communications between City Hall reporters to managers who have had formal media training, the Ottawa Citizen reported.
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Postmedia extends CEO Godfrey’s contract to 2016
Postmedia Network Canada has extended the contract of president and CEO Paul Godfrey to December 2016. “Extending Paul’s contract provides continuity for the Company as it continues to focus on the important work of its ongoing transformation,” said Graham Savage, chair of Postmedia’s compensation and pension committee, in a statement. “The Board is unanimous in…
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Jill Morgan new anchor for CBC News Saskatchewan
After 12 years an anchor of Global Regina’s supper hours newscast, Jill Morgan is joining CBC as the anchor of its Saskatchewan shows. She will anchor CBC News Saskatchewan at 5, 5:30, 6 and 11 p.m., and make her on-air debut later this summer. [node:ad] "Not only is Jill an accomplished and award-winning journalist, TV…
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Leslie Roberts named host of Global’s national edition of The Morning Show
Leslie Roberts, anchor of Global Toronto's News Hour newscast, will be taking on additional duties as the host for The Morning Show's national edition. He will take on his new duties starting June 17. "Not only is Leslie a consummate professional with years of experience in front of the camera, he is also a great…
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Seamus O’Regan quietly left CTV National News
If you’re wondering why Seamus O’Regan is now filling in on Astral’s Newstalk 1010 shows, it’s because the CTV National correspondent left the show last year. His quiet departure was quite the contrast to the great fanfare with which his move from host of Canada AM to CTV News was announced in November 2011.
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Diving star Alexandre Despatie joins Joanne Vrakas as host of City Montreal’s new Breakfast Television show
Despatie announced his retirement from competitive diving just two days prior to Thursday’s announcement. “The announcement of Despatie in particular has been enough to capture the interest of French-language media in Quebec, who could normally not care less about local English-language television,” media blogger Steve Faguy writes.
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Former Halifax Chronicle Herald managing editor Jane Purves has died
Former Nova Scotia cabinet minister and journalist Jane Purves died at age 63 on June 1, the Halifax Chronicle Herald reported. Purves started working at the Chronicle Herald in 1974 in the Truro bureau. She was appointed the managing editor at The Mail-Star, a now defunct afternoon edition of the Chronicle Herald, in 1988. Three years later,…
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Cottage Life wins big at CSME Awards
Photo courtesy of CSME. L-R: Aaron Spitzer, Up Here; Penny Caldwell, Cottage Life; Diane Peters, Precedent; Simone Castello, Canadian Living; Karen Eull, Fresh Juice Cottage Life picked up three awards at the Canadian Society for Magazine Editors Choice Awards Wednesday night, including magazine of the year for medium circulation. Its editor Penny Caldwell walked away with the coveted Editor of…