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Ce que Jean Daniel observe
Elias Levy, Voir.ca | Figure de proue dans le monde journalistique, où il est une référence incontournable, le fondateur et directeur du Nouvel Observateur, Jean Daniel, nous met en garde contre les…
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Debt, profit and the big bad banks: newspaper economics explained
Philip Stone, of followthemedia.com, offers a fascinating look at how the debt load of once-thriving newspapers is suddenly causing problems in a climate of declining revenues, readers and sales. The article is…
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New Yorker weighs in on newspaper woes
Author Eric Alterman takes a long and loving look at what makes newspapers great, why we need them, and why they may not survive the 21st century.
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Growth and good news for Canadian newspapers
Canada’s newspaper industry appears to be defying the worst trends of the industry south of the border. A study released by Statscan in April, 2008, reported that revenues at Canadian newspapers rose…
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Free newspapers banned from U.S. home delivery?
Free newspapers could be prevented from home delivery in San Francisco, under a municipal law recently introduced by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi. The city politician is upset at receiving unwanted home copies of…
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Tight-lipped reporter vindicated
NewsToronto (March 18, 2008) — Courts should be extremely cautious about using their contempt powers against journalists who refuse to identify a confidential source, the Ontario Court of Appeal said yesterday in…
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Courts and sources
CommentaryA pair of Ontario court rulings recognize that a journalist may need to promise confidentiality to protect a source. But that may not be enough to stop the police and judges from…
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Olympic battle
Should we expect press freedom as a precondition for hosting the Olympics? Journalists will gather in Paris next week for a special conference titled “Beijing Olympics 2008: Winning Press Freedom.” Meanwhile, Chinese…
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China censoring the CBC
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has formally complained to China’s ambassador to Canada about the blocking of the public broadcaster’s websites in China. In a letter sent April 4 to Chinese Ambassador Lu…
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Catch 22 of citizen media
“You need money to recruit writers but you need writers to make money.” — Co-founder John Ndege of the UK citizen journalism start-up Scribblesheet , which shut down after just six months.…