A blast from the past: funny and sad
“Imagine … turning on your home computer to read the day’s newspaper! It’s not as far-fetched as it sounds…”Hat tip to the NY Times’s “Bits.”
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Chroniques et conditions de travail au Journal de Montréal: des journalistes du Devoir se commettent
Colette Brin, ProjetJ | Le conflit au Journal de Montréal retient l’attention de plusieurs journalistes au quotidien Le Devoir. Michel David y va d’une charge contre les chroniqueurs qui maintiennent leur collaboration, en particulier Bernard Landry, qui a voté la loi antiscab. Selon le chroniqueur du Devoir, il s’agirait d’une infraction à l’esprit, sinon la…
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Les journalistes belges piqués au Vif
Colette Brin, ProjetJ Le licenciement de quatre journalistes au magazine belge Le Vif soulève l’indignation du milieu journalistique dans ce pays. Le dernier numéro a d’ailleurs été produit sans la participation de la rédaction. Une lettre ouverte signée par un groupe de professeurs d’université, publiée par les quotidiens Le Soir et Libre Belgique, dénonce ce…
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Magazines Canada cancels leading PD program
Budget cutbacks and travel restrictions have led to the cancellation of Magazines Canada’s highly regarded annual School for Professional Publishing, reports D.B. Scott on his blog, Canadian Magazines.
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Make that $114 billion. For all of ’em
That’s what it would take to save every American newspaper in perpetuity as non-profit organizations, says Zachary M Seward at Nieman Journalism Lab. But he argues the important question isn’t “How much?” It’s “Should we?”
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In Journal: Examining journalism in Brazil
The February 2009 issue of Journalism focuses exclusively on journalism in Brazil. Articles include: Journalistic thinking: Brazil’s modern tradition, by José Marques de Melo Journalists and intellectuals in the origins of the Brazilian press (1808-22), by Heci Regina Candiani The past and the future of Brazilian television news, by Beatriz Becker and Celeste González de…
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Newspaper websites attracting more readers: Nielsen
The number of unique monthly visitors to the top 10 U.S. newspaper websites has increased an average of 16 per cent since 2007, Nielsen Online reports, while total visits are up by 27 per cent, suggesting readers are also visiting more often. It’s more evidence that news consumption is shifting online and the challenge facing newspapers is how to shift more…
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Flower fight
The gay advocacy organization Egale has formally protested the use by CBC sports broadcasters of the word “pansification,” in stories about whether fighting should be banned in hockey.
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More on endowments: $2 billion oughta do it
What would it take to endow a “very healthy newsroom”? Steve Coll, writing in the online edition of The New Yorker, calculates that The Washington Post could run on the proceeds of a $2 billion fund.
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Media ban requested in swastika custody case
Officials with a Manitoba government agency asked a provincial court to ban media from attending any part of the custody case involving a seven-year-old Winnipeg girl sent to school bearing a swastika, reported The Canadian Press. CP noted that child welfare workers removed the girl and her brother, age two, from their home and are…