Random acts of community journalism
Community newspapers using citizen journalists are discovering new forms of journalism
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Respected ethnic newspaper aquired by Transcontinental
Transcontinental Media announced in December that it had acquired two Quebec weekly newspapers, including Montreal’s Italian-language weekly newspaper Corriere Italiano and L’Autre Voix, which serves the Côte-de-Beaupré region.
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CCNA makes changes to Verified Circulation
“Verified Circulation is now Canadian Media Circulation Audit. The new name was approved by the board of directors of the Canadian Community Newspapers Association in early 2007. The name Canadian Media Circulation Audit (CMCA) is a reflection of the growth and enhancements of the program and better positions it as a credible circulation auditing service…
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Lancashire Evening Post shows way to connect with audiences
Laura Oliver provides some unique insight into how one local newspaper in England approached the task of building its audience online using surveys.
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World economic forum: newspapers gone by 2014
Philip M. Stone, writing in followthemedia.com, reports that a World Economic Forum panel featuring futurists Paul Saffo of Stanford and Peter Schwartz suggests that print newspapers will disappear by 2014.
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Après la Commission Bouchard-Taylor, la Commission Dallaire-Par
Lhebdojournal.com, Trois-Rivières | Au cours des derniers mois, les débats sur les accommodements raisonnables ont fait la une des médias avec la Commission Bouchard-Taylor. Le 17 janvier dernier, s’inspirant de ce sujet d’actualité, deux enseignants du Séminaire Saint-Joseph, Marie-Josée Dallaire et Jean-François Paré, ont proposé à leurs élèves du cours de journalisme de reconstituer cette…
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Mon magajournal
Steve Proulx, Voir.ca | L’autre samedi, un “boum” sonore me tire des bras de Morphée. Le camelot vient de livrer La Presse à ma porte. Avec ses 11 cahiers touffus, l’édition sabbatique est une brique. Tant qu’à être réveillé, aussi bien se lever. Depuis quelque temps, la une du samedi du plus grand quotidien français…
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Médias – Une journaliste de CBC dans l’embarras
Le Devoir – CBC a reconnu en début de semaine qu’une de ses journalistes avait transmis des questions à un député libéral lors de la comparution de Brian Mulroney devant un comité des communes, et cette journaliste a été transférée d’Ottawa à Toronto. Cette affaire avait fait jaser à Ottawa, alors que le 14 décembre…
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Journalism Enterprise
So, how does one keep on top of the new, innovative forms online journalism is taking? Journalism Enterprise is a blog dedicated to featuring news sites that are pushing the edge of technology and journalism. It is especially useful for those community newspaper who are searching for a different approach for their online versions.
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CRTC deals with media concentration
Deborah Jones, J-Source | It’s about time. Canada’s federal broadcasting regulator is imposing tighter rules on media ownership, reported the CBC. “The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission said Tuesday thata single company or person can own only two radio stations, television stations or newspapers in a single market. It was not immediately clear whether the…