“As the financially battered newspaper industry considers various schemes for charging for its digital content (see Prime Time, February/March), some look back ruefully on what news industry blogger Alan Mutter refers to as “the Original Sin” – the more or less collective decision to offer free access to news online.” This article provides an insightful…
Vancouver police roughed up a photographer with the Province newspaper and briefly confiscated his camera ….
A column in the New York Times about the future of journalism and developing a sustainable model by columnist Nicholas D. Kristof.
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the British parliament is undertaking public consultations on community news outlets. In particular is want to study: The impact of newspaper closures on independent local journalism and access to local information; How to fund quality local journalism; The appropriateness and effectiveness of print and electronic publishing initiatives undertaken…
Insightful post to Reportr.net deconstructing recent comments by CBC President Hubert Lacroix about the future of CBC online.
Great article from Fast Company on National Public Radio and its efforts to enter journalism online and maintain its traditional journalistic integrity.
“Here’s a video we’ve just produced that gives you a look inside our newsroom, introduces you to Monitor correspondents around the world, and touches on the goal of our website and our new print weekly.” A great insight in the rationale of this well-known newspapers big decision to reduce its print edition to a weekly…
This article proposes a different approach to solving the current woes of the newspaper industry.
This surprising account of new technology being used in Africa by journalists demonstrates how community newspapers are transforming around the world.
NewsToronto (April 1, 2009) – The Ontario government has reversed a controversial policy that blocked access to court files in cases subject to a publication ban. Journalists objected to the policy for years, arguing it made it difficult to fully and accurately cover criminal cases. In announcing the change, Attorney General Chris Bentley said openness…