“These days, everywhere you look it seems that some newspaper is closing its doors, stopping its presses, or maybe just going online-only. This sea change is being heralded by some as the “death of journalism,” a transformation that has been brought about thanks to the web. But is the web really killing journalism? Or is…
While news organizations are struggling in the face of the recession, little is being done to discuss issues around the quality of journalism being practiced on the front lines. Journalism online offers a new method of producing, distributing and consuming news, but the current focus appears to be on breaking news and short formats. What…
“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.