J-Topics
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...
Sep 29, 2009
- Posted by Regan
Ray
Yes, TV journalists are facing tough times, but according to CHCH Hamilton’s news director, a Citytv Toronto anchor and the managing editors of CTV Windsor and CBC Toronto, local news will weather the storm. Melissa Wilson reports.
Yes, TV journalists are facing tough times, but according to CHCH Hamilton’s news director, a Citytv Toronto anchor and the managing editors of CTV Windsor and CBC Toronto, local news will weather the storm. Melissa Wilson reports.
Sep 24, 2009
- Posted by Craig
Sebastiano
Print publications are trying to deal with a variety of issues, including lower advertising sales, changing reader habits and a weak economy. But if they adopted a different business model, those troubles might not be a problem anymore.
Here’s a look at some of the business models various publications have taken...
Sep 23, 2009
- Posted by Craig
Sebastiano
Media companies have been grappling with the age-old question of whether or not to charge for their online content for years. Some, like The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times, made the switch to a paid model early on and stuck with it, while others, such as The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times, tried but gave up.
Many publishers have come to realize...
Sep 23, 2009
- Posted by Regan
Ray
"Newspapers' ability to produce accountability journalism is shrinking," Internet-focused writer and NYU professor Clay Shirky said recently at a talk at Harvard University's Shorenstein Center.
Shirky told the audience of journalists, scholars and interested parties gathered at the "brown-bag" talk:
"The coherence of newspapers is no longer logical...
Shirky told the audience of journalists, scholars and interested parties gathered at the "brown-bag" talk:
"The coherence of newspapers is no longer logical...
Sep 23, 2009
- Posted by Craig
Sebastiano
While most headlines about the future of journalism have focused on how the internet is killing newspapers, local television news has difficulties of its own. Canwest and CTVglobemedia have been cutting back on programming...
Sep 22, 2009
- Posted by Regan
Ray
Globe and Mail
communities editor Mathew Ingram, media futurist Clay Shirky and author
Andrew Keen are gathering at The Ryerson School of Journalism on Oct. 2
to debate and discuss the future of news. The event, titled "What's next for news: A conversation about the Future of Journalism," also includes a pre-panel discussion featuring young(er) journalists talking about the same topic. This panel includes...
Sep 22, 2009
- Posted by Regan
Ray
The Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) is looking at the future of news from all angles in a new series called "Press Forward: Dialogues on the Future of News." In an introduction to the series, CJR editors...
Sep 22, 2009
- Posted by Regan
Ray
Information still costs money, but there are ways to make journalism pay its way, Ira Basen and Rem Rieder told a Toronto audience. Melissa Wilson reports.
Information still costs money, but there are ways to make journalism pay its way, Ira Basen and Rem Rieder told a Toronto audience. Melissa Wilson reports.
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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