Today’s media links from Canada and beyond: On repurposing published work in Canada vs. U.S., Olympic viewer numbers released, National Post’s graphics editor shows readers how to pack for war and Cosmopolitan magazine editor dies at 90. And today’s read: American historian says Canada has six distinct cultural zones.
Ottawa Citizen reporter Zev Singer found a missing man at a bus stop after seeing his photo in a news release put out by police.
Brand journalism is becoming increasingly popular and will continue to grow as new journalism business models arise, which means both good and bad news for traditional media. Ira Basen explains what brand journalism is, the arguments behind it and what challenges it creates for traditional journalism.
Lancement du @HuffPostLive aujourd'hui via @HuffPostQuebechttp://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/arianna-huffington/huffpost-live_b_1772506.html 20 trucs des grands médias pour votre Tumblr | Journalism.co.ukhttp://www.journalism.co.uk/news/tumblr-tips-for-journalists/s2/a550078/ Retour du petit manuel de critique des médias d'ACRIMED | Acrimedhttp://www.acrimed.org/article1446.html [node:ad] The New York Times – Jusqu’où faut-il éviter le mot "F—"? | Salonhttp://www.salon.com/2012/08/10/the_new_york_times_f_word_problem/ Les endroits les plus dangereux pour faire des reportages | National Geographichttp://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/07/09/dangerous-journalism-where-is-it-most-risky-to-report/…
Postmedia announced that Natalie Stechyson is the winner of this year's Michelle Lang Fellowship in Journalism.
Today’s media links from Canada and beyond: Raffi takes to Twitter to criticize journos, Paul Adams on the state of political journalism, Canadian Bar Association honours Financial Post editor and Myanmar gets a journalist association after 50 years. And today’s read: Toronto Star columnist Rosie DiManno’s personal A to Z roundup of London 2012.
Publishing a scoop-filled story about finding Karla Homolka has earned the author 10 times more than a magazine-writing fee, according to an article in the Star. The Star reports Paula Todd's ebook has sold as many as 70,000 copies, generating as much as $200,000 in gross sales revenue. Todd's publisher/agent, Derek Finkle – himself, a…
If Québec Premier Jean Charest was hoping an election campaign would distract from the Charbonneau Commission that is looking into allegations of corruption in Québec’s construction industry, he was mistaken, as the media showed him this week.
Montreal-born writer David Rakoff died after a long illness yesterday at the age of 47 in Manhattan.
La diffusion du reportage de l'émission Enquête de Radio-Canada, sur l'arrêt de la filature d'Eddy Brandone, a fait beaucoup de bruits, tant dans le milieu politique que journalistique. ProjetJ a regroupé quelques analyses et réactions.