Lose the jargon, academics told
“Academic jargon that obscures meaning must be replaced by crisp, understandable conclusions,” said an editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, by CMAJ section editor Noni MacDonald and André Picard…
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Online journalists fear Internet eroding professional values
Journalists who work online are worried the Internet is undermining journalism’s professional values, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism. A slight majority of respondents believed journalism is on the “wrong track,” with many citing declining journalistic standards as their main concern. However, the study notes, online journalists are more optimistic about the future than those who work in…
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CBC cuts
You know it’s bad when your ‘business plan’ is also known as ‘CBC bloodbath.’ J-Source provides the details and links to information on English and French program cuts. If you want to see how the scene looks on the ground, visit Bill Stovin’s blog, which details the loss of Saskatchewan’s northern service. The Town Hall…
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Content, not just product, is crucial for newspaper survival
“After two newspapers that were older than ours, the Rocky Mountain News and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, folded within the past month, it’s clearer than ever that a proud past doesn’t ensure a prosperous future. We are feeling the same pressures as all newspaper companies. In fact, beyond the national economic problems and the industry turmoil,…
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Comprendre Twitter
Alain Théroux, ProjetJ | Pour bien jauger Twitter, il importe d’en maîtriser les rouages. En quelques lignes : la recette pour optimiser la communication en moins de 140 caractères. Étape 1 : Une machine à mot limitéeCréé par un enthousiaste de la cyberamitié, Jack Dorsey, ancien répartiteur de taxi dans la jeune trentaine, Twitter permet…
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Cyberpresse modère ses blogues
Colette Brin, ProjetJ | Les commentaires des internautes devront désormais être approuvés avant d’être publiés sur les blogues de Cyberpresse, comme c’est déjà le cas pour plusieurs sites Web de journaux, dont le New York Times. Marie-Claude Lortie explique que cette mesure assurera qu’ils répondent “à des critères précis assurant leur qualité, leur pertinence et…
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Stop The Presses! – the future of American newspapers
“When it comes to news about the news, no news is good news.” CBS takes a close look at what is happening to newspapers south of our border.
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CBC covers Alberta weeklies closing
“A Montreal-based media conglomerate has stopped printing two small Alberta newspapers, and the office of another paper has been closed. The front-page headline on this week’s Nanton News is “What recession?” and the story explains that the town of 2,200 south of Calgary is dodging economic problems elsewhere.”
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Harper’s media management, and U.S. access.
Why is Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper courting American journalists when Canadian journalists, and our audience, are almost shut out?
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One Maryland community newspaper reveals it strategy to survive
“Maryland’s newspapers are not immune from the pressures facing all U.S. papers, as once-strong publications teeter on the edge of bankruptcy, trimming staff and operations or shutting down their presses completely. In the past year, the state has seen the demise of two papers — The Baltimore Examiner in February and The Dispatch in Emmitsburg…