The latest report from the Audit Bureau of Circulation shows U.S. newspaper circulation declined 4.6 per cent in the six months ending in September, 2008. The report covers 507 daily newspapers. Declines were worst in large cities, but even quality titles such as the New York Times were not immune to the trend.
Hope for struggling newspaper companies and discouraged journalists came from an unlikely quarter this week. Lauren Rich Fine was the most powerful media-stock analyst on Wall Street for more than a decade. She built her career telling newspapers how to maximize profits to boost share price, then retired a year ago. Thursday she delivered an…
Hope for struggling newspaper companies and discouraged journalists came from an unlikely quarter this week. Lauren Rich Fine was the most powerful media-stock analyst on Wall Street for more than a decade. She built her career telling newspapers how to maximize profits to boost share price, then retired a year ago. Thursday she delivered an…
“CIRCULATION GROWS” could be a screaming headline in 72-point with multiple exclamation marks. But, oddly, it arrived in my inbox today as a mere item in the latest e-bulletin of the Canadian Newspaper Association…
Marie-Andrée Chouinard, Le Devoir | Futé, le Parti conservateur? En choisissant d’accréditer des blogueurs au même titre que des journalistes lors de son prochain congrès, le parti de Stephen Harper adopte une pratique en vogue aux États-Unis, où ce mélange des genres est légion. Il s’agit là d’une inquiétante confusion.
Au fil des événements, Université Laval | Dominique Payette est professeure au Département d’information et de communication depuis moins de deux ans, mais elle possède une expérience professionnelle remarquable. Elle a publié l’année dernière, aux Presses de l’Université Laval, Journalisme radiophonique, qui remporte le prix du meilleur volume pédagogique. L’écriture est efficace, parfois amusante, bien…
Paul Cauchon, Le Devoir (sur abonnement) | La ministre de l’Éducation, Michelle Courchesne, a finalement exprimé ses «regrets» mardi soir à la journaliste de La Presse canadienne avec laquelle elle avait eu une altercation cet été. Mais le mea culpa de la ministre ne satisfait pas le conseil d’administration de la Tribune de la presse…
Le Devoir | Le grand éditeur de magazines Time inc. prévoit réduire son personnel de 6 %, ce qui entraînera l’abolition de plus de 600 postes.
In a study that is sure to surprise nobody, the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism reports that Fox news presidential campaign reporting tends to favour Republican candidate John McCain while MSNBC reports favour Democrat Barack Obama. CNN, on the other hand, strikes some sort of balance by being equally negative about all…
A discussion is raging on Facebook about Margaret Wente’s latest Globe and Mail column, “What Dick Pound said was really dumb – and also true.” …