J-Source Newsletter - The Kingston Whig's columnist behind bars; Chantal Braganza is J-Source's new associate editor

TORONTO, Jan. 30, 2015 /CNW/ -

The Kingston Whig's columnist behind bars
For the past three years, inmate Jose Vivar has given readers in the prison town a better understanding of life in custody. Zoe McKnight reports.

Chantal Braganza is J-Source's new associate editor
Braganza, who has edited at OpenFile and Reader's Digest, will start at J-Source on Monday. Editor-in-chief Bruce Gillespie introduces her.

How Bloomberg discovers "where the women are"
Canadian Lisa Kassenaar, editor of global women's coverage, explains to Zoe McKnight how the news agency prioritizes women's voices.

Lights, camera, signal, action: Behind the scenes of a CBC live hit
CBC reporter Shannon Martin and videographer Oliver Walters show Sheridan College journalism students how they get a remote report to air without a hitch.

J-Source nears halfway mark of crowdfunding campaign
The Canadian Journalism Project is closing in on its goal to continue funding a business manager position.

Time to get over our "church and state" separation fixation
Media Musings columnist Joe Banks on why mutual understanding and respect between advertising and editorial departments is so crucial.

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