Here’s who was laid off from Rogers Media this week
About 75 people were laid off on June 14 from the company’s digital content and publishing team. Continue Reading Here’s who was laid off from Rogers Media this week
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Toronto Star partners with The Wall Street Journal for business coverage
Print and online editions of the Star now feature business articles from The Wall Street Journal. Continue Reading Toronto Star partners with The Wall Street Journal for business coverage
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Trust in the news is substantially up in Canada, new report finds
Reuters Institute Digital News report finds that Canadians trust their news more compared to other nations. Continue Reading Trust in the news is substantially up in Canada, new report finds
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Sabrina Wilkinson named J-Source – CWA Canada reporting fellow
Wilkinson will be working on a research project looking into the gender diversity of Canada’s newsrooms. Continue Reading Sabrina Wilkinson named J-Source – CWA Canada reporting fellow
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Winnipeg Free Press uses human touch to get digital subscribers
Micropayment model has become a marketing tool to sell frequent customers on full digital subscriptions. Continue Reading Winnipeg Free Press uses human touch to get digital subscribers
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Canada’s The Logic is a new subscription news outlet focused on the innovation economy
“Is it a tech story? Is it a business and tech or policy and politics story, is it a cultural story? Well, it’s actually all the above: The impact of technology on the cognitive, economic, and political ways we live is quite transformative.” Continue Reading Canada’s The Logic is a new subscription news outlet focused on the innovation economy
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CBC Ombudsman: Writing analysis: Conclusions require attribution and explanation
The complainant, Eric Wredenhagen, Registrar and CEO of the College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia, thought an analysis piece regarding the deficiencies in reports about disciplinary actions from various health care colleges was opinion and not analysis. He also said the reporter did not properly identify the purpose of her inquiries. The report failed…
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CBC Ombudsman: Precision matters
The complainant, Adam Lewis, said that there was an error of fact in a piece about a Russian-owned, U.S.-based uranium mining company. There had been an ongoing controversy regarding the approval of a deal under the Obama administration which gave Russia an interest in U.S. uranium production. CBCnews.ca provided analysis because the issue was back…
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Toronto Star Public Editor: Media savvy kids are vital to future of democracy
We all need to be news wise during an election campaign. Democracy depends on informed voters, and to be fully informed, voters depend largely on the media for news and information. Within the increasingly complex media ecosystem, it is the journalist’s job to provide citizens with fair and accurate information they need to make educated…
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Watching the watchdog
Here’s why Amy van den Berg decided to take a close look at Canadaland in the new Ryerson Review of Journalism. Continue Reading Watching the watchdog