The new thinking is that news organizations should try a bit of everything and see what works. But if you think new business models are just about paying for your existing journalism, get over it. Business of Journalism Editor Kelly Toughill shares her three rules for finding that rare sweet spot where new revenue streams…
Are paywalls the gamble that will save the newspaper industry? Is a free tablet app the way to go? It’s too early to know what works as an online strategy, but we did get a glimpse into how some newspapers have been faring at the Canadian Journalism Foundation J-Talk on turning digital into dollars
Glacier Media is merging Dawson Creek Daily News, one of its B.C. publications, into the Alaska Highway News on Feb. 3.
J-Source, en collaboration avec l’Association canadienne des journalistes, lance une nouvelle rubrique intitulée, Ask a Mentor. Son objectif? Délivrer des conseils aux journalistes et étudiants comme le ferait un mentor. Cette semaine, J-Source s’est demandé comment approcher les victimes de crime et leurs proches. Même si rien n’indique que la tragédie de L’Isle-Verte soit d’origine…
A real-life case involving a publication ban, a murder suspect set free and the discovery of information that could pit neighbour against neighbor, risk important police sources and potentially leave one journalist open to charges of interfering with an undercover police investigation provides important lessons for journalists.
O’Regan, the former co-host of CTV’s Canada AM and a CTV National correspondent, will mentor and advise entrepreneurs and student innovators over a two-year term at Ryerson.
Dans la dernière édition papier de Méta-Média, Éric Scherrer, directeur de la prospective à France Télévisions, s’aventure à dresser un portrait fouillé des nouvelles tendances en matière de consommation médiatique, et donc, par voie de conséquences, de pratiques journalistiques. Rien de bien révolutionnaire, mais à en croire ce rapport, en 2014, il faudra prendre le…
Traditional newspaper outlets are throwing up paywalls, pouring resources into digital, and increasing the amount of sponsored content—all in an effort to find a sustainable business model for journalism. The question is: What’s working? Canada’s top publishers Phillip Crawley, publisher of The Globe and Mail; John Cruickshank, publisher of the Toronto Star; Gerry Nott, senior…
With only a passion for great food and no publishing experience, Peter Mazzotta has taken a gamble launching his new restaurant magazine, LEO (Let’s Eat Out) in these uncertain economic times. And he’s taking some equally big risks by turning his back on online. Meagan Gillmore reports.
In this Toronto Star video series on photojournalism, photographer Rene Johnston talks about when the in-camera reflective metering system can be tricked, and how to solve the exposure problems that arise.