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![The new logo for the Magazines Grands Prix, an awards program established by Magazines Canada. Photo courtesy H.G. Watson.]()
Magazines Canada introduces new magazine award program
Magazine Grands Prix comes after major publishers declared intention to leave National Magazine Awards last year.… -
![National Film Board heads to Saskatchewan and Alberta’s grasslands to capture local experiences. Screenshot by J-Source.]()
Southern stories told on film
National Film Board heads to Saskatchewan and Alberta’s grasslands to capture local experiences.… -
![The Conversation, a journalism site about academic work, will open a Canadian outpost based at UBC with funds from a government grant. Screenshot by J-Source.]()
UBC gets $200,000 government grant for new Canadian journalism outlet
Funds from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council will bring The Conversation, a news site about academic work, to Canada.… -
![Colour Code is a new podcast about race in Canada from the Globe and Mail, co-hosted by Denise Balkissoon and Hannah Sung. Screenshot by J-Source.]()
Inside Colour Code, the Globe and Mail’s new podcast
Co-hosted by Denise Balkissoon and Hannah Sung, the new podcast talks about race in Canada.… -
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Canadian media outlets really love reporting on Pokemon Go
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor Since Canadian smartphone users have been able to get their hands on it, there has been an insatiable appetite for Pokemon Go, an augmented reality game that allows users to catch Pokemon. And Canadian media… -
![Arc Publishing, the new publishing system designed by engineers at the Washington Post, is being rolled out globally.]()
Inside Arc Publishing, the Globe and Mail’s new publishing system
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor The Globe and Mail’s digital presence is getting an overhaul, courtesy of the Washington Post. On June 1, Phillip Crawley, publisher of the Globe and Mail, announced a partnership with the Post to implement the… -
![The BBC's announcement that they would be expanding in Canada. Screenshot by J-Source.]()
Coming to a Canada near you: BBC, NYTimes & more…
By Phillip Smith It’s a question that many people working in Canada’s media ecosystem must be asking this month: Are foreign publishers simply naive? How can they see an opportunity in a country where the entire news sector appears to … -
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New Calgary media outlet hopes for a jumpstart with Kickstarter
The founder of The Calgarian wants to raise $12,000 by Jun. 5 to start reporting by September.… -
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The good and bad of mobile, social and vertical news
Looking forward to the future of news, Kate Tenenhouse finds it is mobile, social…and vertical.… -
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News maps allow users to explore coverage of Toronto neighbourhoods
Maps allow readers to compare the perception of how news is covered in their neighbourhood against the reality.…
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