When big, national media showed up in Woodstock, Ont. to cover the abduction of Victoria (Tori) Stafford, the story changed. There was a desire among local journos, writes Bruce Urquhart, from the Woodstock Sentinel-Review, not to be scooped by out-of-town reporters that, unfortunately, pushed them toward pack journalism.
I was a wreck, and not sure why, writes Woodstock, Ont. radio host Don Martin. I was on the air when John Lennon was shot, when 9/11 occurred, and when the space shuttle exploded. All-important stories, but none affected me like this one.
Tiré d’un communiqué des Entreprises minières Globex: «La société Silver Capital, qui détient une option sur notre propriété Suffield dans le sud du Québec, a subi un revers sur deux fronts. Tout d’abord, elle n’a pas réussi à s’inscrire sur une bourse allemande. En second lieu, le propriétaire terrien qui détient les droits de surface sur…
“A group of community newspapers covering southern DallasDallas suburbs is printing its final editions. The publisher said Today Newspapers is shutting down Friday because of a loss of advertising revenue.”
“For several months The Independent has been experimenting with Debategraph – a mindmapping tool that allows you to visualise various perspectives on big issues, and add new ones.” An interesting approach to conveying information. Digital storytelling tends to be more visual and this certainly fits into that category.
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Mariève Paradis s’est établie à Los Angeles pour un an. Journaliste indépendante, elle espérait pouvoir exercer son travail de là-bas. Flair, hasard ou intuition, elle s’est retrouvée aux premières loges au moment du décès de Michael Jackson et est devenue collaboratrice spéciale pour plusieurs médias. Les choses ont évolué rapidement, notamment grâce à Facebook. Elle…
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From a job posting: “Reporting to Sun Media’s East Region Pagination Co-ordinator(s), these layout editors will design broadsheet and tabloid pages including news, entertainment and sports. Graphics work will also be required. Experience in the publishing industry an asset. This position involves working afternoons and evenings, as well as some weekends. The location will be…
“Sun Media’s Midland Free Press, a paid circulation newspaper since 1879, will become a free weekly as of July 22″