Five community newspapers close
“The local newspaper industry casualty list grew by five on Monday when Observer & Eccentric Newspapers said five of its weekly publications will halt print and online publication on May 31.”
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Will hyperlocal websites replace community newspapers?
“EveryBlock, Outside.in, Placeblogger and Patch are examples of a new generation of hyperlocal sites that mimic local newspapers by providing links to articles and blogs on crime, home sales, restaurant reviews and other community-related topics.”
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Putting people first
A good summary of new technologies that will include cell phone video cameras that can live stream material gathered by citizen journalists
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Journalists using new media
This is a great summary blog with a number of good links to resources and articles that are useful to both professionals and educators about social media.
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CanWest woes
CanWest Global closed the day’s trading at a record low of 25 cents following a slew of critical assessments of its financial crisis; analysts called Canwest shares worthless. Too many good employees depend, and too many Canadians rely for news, on this tottering behemoth…
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Derek Weiler dead at 40
Derek Weiler, literary critic and editor-in-chief of Canadian book industry magazine Quill & Quire, has died at age 40. Quill & Quire reported his death on its web site, and posted an obituary, here. CBC noted that “Weiler had reportedly battled health problems for some time. The cause of death was not announced.”
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Fishing for new models
“We don’t make any money and we’re not designed to make money,” the Tyee’s David Beers said in this 2008 interview with the Chicago Reader. That business philosophy didn’t stop BCBusiness from naming the Tyee one of the province’s most innovative companies. How do you produce quality journalism that you give away for free? In…
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In-depth look at Google’s role in news industry
“There is so much misunderstanding flying around about the economics of content on the web and the role of Google in the web’s content economy that it’s making my head hurt. So let’s see if we can straighten things out.”
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Reaction to AP’s plans to protect online content
The discussion about the aggregation and distribution of content on the web heated up this week when the Associated Press announced plans to “launch an industry initiative” designed “to protect news content” online. The announcement — characterized by the New York Times‘ Saul Hansell as a “war on search engines and aggregators” — drew considerable…
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Internet hurting journalism?
In a poll of 45 prominent “media insiders,” conducted by The Atlantic and National Journal, two in three (65 per cent) say the Internet is hurting journalism more than it’s helping, and 34 percent say it has helped, the magazines report. See The Atlantic and National Journal.