With the launch of the iPad next month, this article explores 15 magazines and their respective approaches to using the new platform for publishing. “Such gadgets promise a new wave of tablet magazines. But it’s early days – our trawl of 15 examples includes many that are merely concepts – so consider them preferred bets,…
Les mises à pied dans deux hebdomadaires des Hautes-Laurentides appartenant à Quebecor auraient “forcé la région à se prendre en main et à créer un nouveau journal indépendant”, selon RueFrontenac. David Patry-Cloutier, lock-outé du Journal de Montréal, raconte l’histoire de cette nouvelle publication, Le Courant de Mont-Laurier, née de l’association de la radio locale et…
Dans la foulée du colloque sur l’avenir du journal indépendant tenu à l’occasion du centenaire du quotidien Le Devoir, le blogueur Ben Victor propose cette analyse. *** Toujours sur le thème de l’avenir du journalisme, des aveux rafraîchissants de candeur mais pas tout à fait réjouissants de Tina Brown. L’ex-rédactrice en chef du New Yorker…
Starting March 22, a business venture hopes to launch the first of 3,000 community websites in the hopes of capitalizing on hyperlocal trends. The idea, called Main Street Connect, is meant to take advantage of local businesses to advertise on local sites. Rather than selling clicks, the company hopes to market communities to advertisers. Not…
Les négociations vont bon train dans le monde médiatique.Tandis que les travailleurs en lock-out du Journal de Montréal sont toujours à la rue, TVA négocie avec ses syndiqués et les négociations cheminent à La Presse Canadienne. Chez Gesca, les discussions ont débuté et des moyens de pression commencent à se manifester. À Québec, les journalistes…
L’Association des journalistes indépendants du Québec (AJIQ) et la direction du groupe Gesca ont conclu un accord en vertu duquel un contrat type approuvé par l’AJIQ sera dorénavant soumis à tous les collaborateurs pigistes des journaux de Gesca.
Apparently reacting to the killing of television news editor Nahúm Palacios Artiaga, the Canadian government has condemned violence against journalists in Honduras. The statement is welcome, but Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) said the Canadian government should have spoken out against widespread free expression violations in Honduras during the coup there last June, and…
This article, along with some video, explores Viv magazine’s preparations for the launch of the new iPad. While the magazine has done some motion material for its online magazine previously, the new concept is absolutely mindboggling. Have a look at how motion animation integrates with text. And, it is interesting to hear how the magazine…
Apparently Mike Duffy is not a Chomsky fan, or perhaps even a j-school fan. As Metro Halifax reports, he slams journalism schools while visiting King’s College.
About 55 per cent of the news published by Australian newspapers was fed to them by PR and marketing sources, according to a study of 10 newspapers conducted by local university students, the Australian news website Crikey and the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism. More than 2200 stories from a five-day period were analyzed. A story was categorized as PR-dependent if it originated from a press…