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Via The Canadian Press The Ottawa Citizen said Wednesday it has no intention of taking down a secretly recorded video of several Ottawa Senators players despite a legal notice insisting leaving it online violates provincial privacy laws. The Ottawa Citizen flatly rejected the legal notice from the Senators, saying the video shot surreptitiously by an Uber driver was circulating on social media when the paper decided to report on it. ...

This note was appended at the end of David Reevely’s column in the Citizen on Thursday: Some personal news: Eighteen years, three owners, four editors-in-chief and five newsroom jobs later, this is my last regular column here. On Monday, I start as a news editor in the Ottawa bureau of The Canadian Press, covering Parliament Hill. ...

[caption id=“attachment_89416” align=“aligncenter” width=“442”] Daniels. (LinkedIn)[/caption] Boom 99.7 announced on Monday that Wendy Daniels is no longer with the station, due to a programming change. Daniels, who came to the station via the former 106.9 The Bear, posted a goodbye message to Facebook shortly after. ...

Via Carleton.ca : In September, when Carleton journalism students return to campus, they’ll continue reporting and publishing stories that matter to Ottawa residents, from breaking news and in-depth coverage of important issues to offbeat features and profiles of local personalities. ...

[caption id=“attachment_88624” align=“aligncenter” width=“800”] Long-time Stittsville resident Sandra Plagakis in front of the Welcome to Stittsville sign on Hazeldean Road. Photo by Barry Gray / StittsvilleCentral.ca[/caption] _ Here’s an excerpt from a profile of KiSS 105.3 morning host Sandra Plagakis that was published recently on our sister site, StittsvilleCentral. ...

_ (Press release from CBC Ottawa.) _ Today CBC Ottawa announced the top 10 CBC Ottawa Trailblazers. These inspiring individuals are leading change, breaking down barriers and creating new possibilities. From a slam poet helping women find their voice to a self-trained chef sharing his culinary craft, the Trailblazers tell stories of triumph, adversity, passion and perseverance. ...

Ottawamatters.com launched this morning, the latest media startup in Ottawa since a stable of community papers closed earlier this year. Village Media, the company that owns a chain of similar local news sites, launched the new service under a partnership with 1310 News and promises coverage of breaking news, local events and community information. ...

_ (Via Coffee With…) _ Former CTV Ottawa news anchor Carol Anne Meehan and former CFRA news anchor Norman Jack have returned to the Ottawa news scene with a new weekly program entitled “Coffee with…” “There are so many interesting people doing interesting things in the Ottawa area,” said Meehan. ...

[caption id=“attachment_3672” align=“aligncenter” width=“580”] Photo by Robert Janelle.[/caption] A new digital news outlet for Ottawa is slated to launch in mid-February, run by a company with a history of successful online news startups across Ontario. Village Media posted a job ad this week for the position of multimedia reporter for the forthcoming _ ottawamatters. ...

Less than two weeks after parting ways with Carter Brown, KiSS 105.3 in Ottawa is about to add a new voice into their morning show. More uniquely, KiSS will also be adding a new voice to the one they already have on the afternoon show. ...