Monthly Archives: October 2014

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Written on Oct, 29, 2014 by in | Leave a comment

Today is the kick off to our 2014 employee campaign for United Way. Our goal this year is $23,000.  Please take a moment to check out the link “Your Donations at Work” below.  As in past years, we’ll be holding a daily draw prize for those who donate. The prize table is located near the reception desk. I’ll be around …

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Written on Oct, 14, 2014 by in , | Leave a comment

David S. Barr Award Applications Deadline entries January 31, 2015  

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Written on Oct, 06, 2014 by in , , | Leave a comment

Source: jpress.journalism.ryerson.ca   Associate Editor Tamara Baluja has obtained memos sent by Postmedia Network and Sun Media to their respective employees. CEO Paul Godfrey notes that Postmedia Network has agreed to buy 175 English language publications from Sun Media.  Today we announced perhaps the biggest news in the Canadian news media industry since the day Postmedia was formed. Our company has entered …

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Source: nanaimo-info-blog.com Mark MacDonald Leaves Daily News With the resignation of Hugh Nicholson and now Mark MacDonald it will be interestingto see what, if anything changes with Nanaimo’s oldest newspaper.I went into the Daily to deliver a press release about my council bid and asked to speak to the editor, Mark MacDonald. The receptionist paged Mark and soon another staffer came …

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Written on Oct, 02, 2014 by in | Leave a comment

Sep 25, 2014 Dear Sisters and Brothers: After much thought, I have decided not to seek reelection next June as President of our union. I informed the Executive Board at our meeting September 18. I am confident that our Executive Board can support a strong candidate but this is not a campaign note and that decision is up to you. …

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Written on Oct, 02, 2014 by in | Leave a comment

Source: dallasnews.com Mitchell Schnurman, a columnist for The Dallas Morning News, challenges the “conventional wisdom about unions and big business.” On the heels of CWA’s successful campaign to organize American Airlines’ passenger service agents, Schnurman looks at AT&T’s potential merger with Direct TV.(*) He writes:(*) Many believe that unions are a drag on business because they drive up costs, resist change and …

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Written on Oct, 02, 2014 by in | Leave a comment

Source: poynter.org On Wednesday, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s flagship evening newscast dedicated 15-and-a-half minutes to a single jaw-dropping story.  It is the story of a horror that a woman said she witnessed 58 years ago and spent decades trying to get someone to care. Three years ago, my church pastor called to say he knew a woman who desperately needed a journalist …

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Written on Oct, 02, 2014 by in | Leave a comment

Source: ca.news.yahoo.com By Cathy Bussewitz, The Associated Press HONOLULU, Hawaii – The owner of Hawaii’s largest newspaper bought two daily publications on Hawaii’s Big Island and several newspapers in Washington state. Oahu Publications, which owns the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, said Wednesday it is buying West Hawaii Today and the Hawaii Tribune-Herald from Las Vegas-based Stephens Media. read the entire story here

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