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Oct 27, 2009
- Posted by Regan
Ray
Online journalism professor Tim Currie attended the 2009 Joseph Howe Symposium on the future of news at the University of King’s College in Halifax and pulled together ten ideas for change. Here's what the experts want to see more of.
Online journalism professor Tim Currie attended the 2009 Joseph Howe Symposium on the future of news at the University of King’s College in Halifax and pulled together ten ideas for change. Here's what the experts want to see more of.
Oct 20, 2009
- Posted by Regan
Ray
Toronto Star business and current affairs columnist David Olive explains his "stubborn faith in newspapers" in a recent post to his Star blog Everybody's Business. He outlines the reasons for his positive outlook under these main headings...
Oct 17, 2009
- Posted by Regan
Ray
Beginning Sunday Oct. 18, CBC Radio is rebroadcasting the two-part documentary series News 2.0: The Future of News in an Age of Social Media. The series, which originally aired in June, was created by documentary producer Ira Basen. It covers...
Oct 15, 2009
- Posted by Regan
Ray
"I feel like an artisanal cheese-maker at a Cheez Whiz convention," an editor said during one panel. Find out everything else that went on at this annual event in Halifax by reading our live coverage.
"I feel like an artisanal cheese-maker at a Cheez Whiz convention," an editor said during one panel. Find out everything else that went on at this annual event in Halifax by reading our live coverage.
Oct 14, 2009
- Posted by Fred
Vallance-Jones
The news business is facing life and death challenges. On Saturday, Oct. 17 at the University of King's College, a powerhouse of journalistic thinkers will consider where it might be going next. They'll examine the...
Oct 13, 2009
- Posted by Regan
Ray
A recent panel discussion moderated by CBC executive producer Mary Sheppard featured Canadian Business Online senior editor Bryan Borzykowski, CTV new media journalist Amber MacArthur, Canadian Press reporter Romina Maurino, freelance journalist Adrian Ma and Toronto Star senior editor, digital news Marissa Nelson. Watch a video of the panel.
Oct 08, 2009
- Posted by Regan
Ray
Chris Waddell,
director of Carleton University's School of Journalism, took questions
about the Canwest restructuring and what it means for the Canadian
media landscape during a live online discussion today at
globeandmail.com
At the time of posting (1:25 p.m. on Oct. 8), the discussion was still live.
Waddell fielded all kinds of great questions about the newspaper industry, including...
At the time of posting (1:25 p.m. on Oct. 8), the discussion was still live.
Waddell fielded all kinds of great questions about the newspaper industry, including...
Oct 05, 2009
- Posted by Regan
Ray
Journalism's future is uncertain and everyone's got an opinion. Our new section, The Future of Journalism, is the place to find it all. New this week are videos and live blogs for recent events at Ryerson University featuring Clay Shirky, Andrew Keen, Mathew Ingram, Mary Sheppard, Marissa Nelson, Romina Maurino, Bryan Borzykowski, Amber MacArthur and Adrian Ma.
Journalism's future is uncertain and everyone's got an opinion. Our new section, The Future of Journalism, is the place to find it all. New this week are videos and live blogs for recent events at Ryerson University featuring Clay Shirky, Andrew Keen, Mathew Ingram, Mary Sheppard, Marissa Nelson, Romina Maurino, Bryan Borzykowski, Amber MacArthur and Adrian Ma.
Oct 01, 2009
- Posted by Regan
Ray
J-Source live blogged two events in Toronto on Friday, Oct. 2. Globe and Mail communities editor Mathew Ingram, media futurist Clay Shirky and author Andrew Keen gathered at The Ryerson School of Journalism for a provocative discussion on the future of news. A pre-panel of younger journalists including the Toronto Star's Marissa Nelson, CBOnline's Bryan Borzykowski, CTV's Amber MacArthur, CP's Romina Maurino and freelancer Adrian Ma was moderated by CBCNews.ca executive producer Mary Sheppard.
Sep 30, 2009
- Posted by Regan
Ray
A San Francisco venture capitalist has coughed up $5 million and joined forces with a public radio station and Berkeley's j-school to
start a new, local news website, The New York Times reports. The three parties joining forces makes for a unique model for a non-profit journalism outfit. The Times...
The Future of News
In a world where billions of people now have the ability to distribute pictures, videos and stories instantaneously around the world, questions about what is journalism and who is a journalist have never been more relevant, and the answers never more elusive. This section will explore the future of journalism in an age of social media. Ira Basen is a journalist, author and educator. He teaches at Ryerson University.
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