When Chauncey Bailey, the editor of The Oakland Post, in California, was gunned down in broad daylight, reported the New York Times, “the decimation of local media, … precluded large-scale investigative work” into his death and the dirty laundry revealed by the official response. After his death, a group of reporters…
Having trouble keeping track of the “how to save newspapers” business models? Check out Pramit Singh’s list of 14 and vote for your fave–or chime in on why they won’t work!
England’s National Readership Survey reports more people are reading “quality” newspapers like The Times and The Guardian even though their circulation is declining. Readership of mid-market and tabloid newspapers, however, is dropping.
Media behemoth CanWest is fighting for its survival — and the loss of control by its ruling Asper family. What are the implications for Canadian journalism? What opportunities might lie in crisis for improving Canadian journalism?
Selected articles from the most recent issue of the Canadian Journal of Communcation of interest to the journalism community: Listening to Labour: Mainstream Media, Talk Radio, and the 2005 B.C. Teachers Strike, by Shane Gunster, Simon Fraser University (Article available to non-subscribers) Conditional Hospitality: Framing Dialogue on Poverty in Montréal Newspapers, by Greg M. Nielsen,…
Divided they fall, united they stand? Five big New York State papers, with a combined weekday circulation of more than 1.3 million, will share articles and photos,” reports the New York Times. “Nearly all American newspapers have far fewer journalists than they did a few years ago, and content-sharing agreements allow them to expand their…
In courthouses in countless Ontario cities, journalists are routinely denied easy access to case files and exhibits because of outdated precedents and flawed interpretations of the law. Dean Jobb makes the case for better access.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper seemed to relax his controlling tendencies toward public information during last fall’s election and his tightrope walk to passing the federal budget. With American president Barack Obama’s visit Harper has returned to form…
The publishers of the science journal Nature have set up a free “science library and personal learning tool” for students. A scan of it shows that it’s also great for journalists needing to learn the basics of science topics — although, so far, it only focuses on genetics.
NewsThe Supreme Court of Canada has reserved judgment on an appeal that could create a new libel defence of “responsible journalism.” Media lawyers argued Feb. 17 that journalists who pursue important news stories of public interest should be able to defeat a libel claim if they acted fairly and professionally, even if facts turn out…