Torstar Corp., owner of the Toronto Star, reported a 44 per cent drop in profits in the last quarter compared to the same period last year, due to declining revenue from print advertising and surprisingly lower earnings at its book publishing division Harlequin.
Pressfolios, an online portfolio platform with headquarters in Washington D.C., recently relaunched with some new features. Free accounts can add up to 12 stories with the text backed up on the server along with the ability to upload PDFs. Other features are available to “pro” accounts that cost $12 a month. Co-founder Marc Samson spoke…
A group of journalism and media students working in Africa are devastated after thousands of dollars worth of equipment was stolen from them as they slept. The students (16 in total) were part of the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication’s Media in Ghana program. Burglars took electronics and irreplaceable memories totaling $25,000…
CBC Calgary will be home to the first Canadian television newscast anchored by a married couple. CTV B.C. anchor and senior reporter Rob Brown and CBC News Vancouver anchor Rosa Marchitelli will move to Calgary — Marchitelli’s hometown — to anchor the six o’clock news this fall.
Newsana bills itself as a way of elevating the public's conversation around news, whether it is politics, sports, entertainment, technology or whatever interests people. Ben Peterson, CEO of Newsana and Will Koblensky, a Newsana community intern, provide an inside view of what this unique project is about and how this Toronto-based project fits into the…
Selon les chiffres de Service Canada, environ 15% des journalistes travaillent à la pige. Que ce soit par choix ou en attendant un poste permanent, il n’est pas tous les jours facile de trouver la motivation nécessaire pour se mettre au travail de manière autonome. Le petit manuel du travail autonome – conseils et témoignages…
With new and emerging technology being updated constantly, it is hard to remember what it was like when the internet invaded Canadian newsrooms around 20 years ago. David Cadogan remembers. His reflections during those pioneering days are captured in this personal essay. As a lifelong newspaper man, he owned several award-winning papers in the Miramachi…
"One of the most popular ways many content publishers are incorporating real-time content into their production schedule is by hosting live chats with experts, celebrities and other notable guests. But how do you keep your content and topics fresh, consistently land awesome guests and cultivate the community you need? Panelists will share their tips…
The situation in Canada has reached the point where it needs to be said loudly and clearly: there is no law against public photography in Canada; no one here can ever be arrested for the simple act of making a picture or film, unless other laws are being broken in the process; and police officers…
Audio editing news pieces can be time-consuming, so a group has collaborated to create a mobile phone app — which is still being tested — to streamline the process “like Google Docs for audio.”