While many newspapers face a fiscal crisis, Mediapart is making money as a hardhitting, investigative publication online. It is earning a reputation for holding French politicians and government accountable, while generating revenue from a subscriber-only revenue model. Freelance reporter Pierre Chauvin gives a snapshot of this rising journalism star in Europe.
"As “the mother corp” faces the potential loss of broadcast rights for Hockey Night in Canada, veteran broadcaster and media strategist Wade Rowland argues we have less than two years to find a way to save CBC/Radio-Canada: the cornerstone of Canadian culture and an institution many regard as the glue that holds the country together." Read an excerpt…
Newspapers Canada is considering a plan put forth by the Ontario Press Council to establish a national press council. The decision comes after a Ryerson University study on the state of press councils in Canada, which concluded the press councils were ineffective in their present form and did not meet the geographical and digital realities of the…
The declining profits for these two large media companies mirrors a trend with across Canada showing that advertising revenue is dropping far faster than the pick up from online.
The Dave Greber Freelance Writers Book and Magazine Awards is accepting applications. Deadline: June 14, 2013 at 5 P.M. PDT. [node:ad] The magazine award and book award is valued at $2,000 $5,000 respectively. Application details can be found here.
With freelance budgets shrinking, some journalists have decided to take financing into their own hands and launched crowd-funding campaigns. J-Source interviews two freelance journalists who have successfully fundraised over $30,000 collectively.
With ad dollars falling, newspapers have responded by cutting desk staff. In an era when the Toronto Sun misspells "Correction" in a correction column, is there any hope for a revival of good copyediting and can newspapers maintain their credibility?
The Conservatives have tabled an omnibus budget bill that some critics say would give the government sweeping powers to participate in labour discussions with independent Crown organizations, including the CBC, and steer discussions on wages and benefits, critics say. Check out the J-Source round-up of commentary, analysis and positions on this issue.
Ottawa Citizen's deputy editorial pages editor Kate Heartfield wrote a moving tribute to the Boston Globe saluting their coverage of the marathon bombing. Heartfield writes she toyed with the idea of sending them pizza – "If there’s one thing that ties journalists together, it’s newsroom pizza." But instead she wrote this tribute, "because I work for a…
Malgré le succès de La Presse+, le Journal de Montréal et Le Devoir n'ont pas l'intention de changer leurs habitudes. Et ils demeurent sceptiques face à la stratégie numérique de La Presse.