Now on J-Source: More changes at Postmedia; Freelancers self-plagiarizing; Global journos in Liberia

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Jul 11, 2012, 15:45 ET

TORONTO, July 11, 2012 /CNW/ -

J-News
Postmedia continues to pivot amid another quarter of losses
More changes are ahead for Postmedia newspapers as the company looks to reinvent itself. With the company reporting another quarter of losses yesterday, Belinda Alzner explains what is to come, the company's digital first agenda and how last month's restructuring fits in to the bigger picture.
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The Business of Journalism
The grey area of freelancers reusing their own work
The scandal over Jonah Lehrer's self-plagiarism at The New Yorker has subsided but the controversy highlighted growing pressure on writers to write more for less pay in a content-hungry online media industry. Jeff Fraser explains who this hurts and where the blame should lie.
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Field Notes
Global journalists mentor media in Liberia
Think your working conditions are tough? Laurel Clark, a journalist with Global Edmonton, recently returned from Monrovia, Liberia, where she and a Global colleague were mentoring Liberian journalists at a local television station. Somewhere between admiring the Liberian journalists' dedication and lamenting their lack of funding, Clark found a new appreciation for practicing journalism in Canada.
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Town Hall
From free brunch to naked men: What I learned about sports reporting
Steve Ladurantaye has covered a lot of stories—from flakey TV stars to competition in the real estate industry. But this was his first time covering a sporting event. Here is what he learned while covering last weekend's Toronto Argonauts game.
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Ideas
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the federal Access to Information Act
On the 30th anniversary of Access to Information, David McKie sees reason for positivity: If we're capable of doing stories with a weak law that gives the government too many ways to withhold information, and the information commissioner too few powers to force institutions to hand over records, then think of the stories we could do with an even stronger law.
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