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Source: cwa-scacanada.ca LISE LAREAU | CMG National Vice-President One day, in between one major layoff announcement and another terrible revelation in the Jian Ghomeshi case, an email appeared in my inbox declaring the winners of the CBC President’s Awards. It stunned me; it seemed so wrong to pretend things were normal and the annual tradition was going on uninterrupted, while so much …

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Source: theglobeandmail.com Patrick Lagacé is a columnist with La Presse. In early 1995, CBC/Radio-Canada president Tony Manera handed his resignation to prime minister Jean Chrétien, citing the proverbial “personal reasons.” Later, Mr. Manera opened up about the real reason why he suddenly quit his job as chief of the public broadcaster: “I will not preside over the dismantling of the CBC,” he told …

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Source: cmg.ca BY  CMG  •  POSTED ON  November 7, 2014 Carmel Smyth, National President for the Canadian Media Guild says she is deeply disappointed that CBC vice president, Heather Conway, has seen fit to assign blame in advance of an investigation that she herself commissioned into the Jian Ghomeshi matter. “One would have thought there would be enough respect for the process that she’d …

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

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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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