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Horschamp.qc.ca

ProjetJ | Événements culturels, films mais aussi «Médias et Société», le magazine Hors Champs propose des pistes de réflexion choisies et fouillées, en plus d’entrevues à caractère réflexif sur le journalisme et…
Journalisme, pensée et posthumanisme: questions, à Antoine Robitaille

Simon Galiero, Horschamp.qc.ca | Antoine Robitaille est l’un des journalistes les plus polyvalents du Québec ; en plus de se consacrer à une couverture quotidienne de la politique nationale dans les pages du…
Primer on hyper-local media

This guide to hyper-local media answers fundamental questions surrounding community newspapers and improving content. “Hyper-local news is the information relevant to small communities or neighborhoods that has been overlooked by traditional news…
TOPIX to add interactive features to sites

TOPIX, a major news aggregator based in the United States, is adding a talk-back to 61 of its newspaper services. This places extraordinary pressure on community newspapers not featuring this kind of…
Interesting advice about convergence

Understanding how to move toward a more convergent web presence is always tricky. Here is some points to ponder from Andy Dickinson, while he attended the World Editor’s Forum, talking about barriers.
Study shows traditional media most credible for Canadians

A study by APEX PR conducted by Leger Marketing has shown that traditional media outlets remain the most credible sources to Canadians. During the survey, which was conducted between September 7 and…
Who owns the web?

A really good discussion on who is pulling strings when it comes to the development of the web in Canada and the future role of large media by Steve Anderson. Will there…
Some conflicting lessons on journalism ethics re: forums, social networks, mailing lists and blogs

Here is something community newspapers may not consider when dealing with online materials from Online Journalism blog: “A recent discussion on the NUJ New Media mailing list prompted me to jot down…
Three lessons about Twitter/microblogging

Amy Gahran is learning about microblogging the Total Community Coverage in Cyberspace (some interesting reflections – well worth reading), which gave me a perfect reminder to finally publish a post I wrote…
End of an era for the Indy

The Independent’s 34-year run as a truly independent newspaper ended last Friday with the paper’s acquisition by Metroland Media Group, a division of the Torstar publishing empire that also owns the Toronto…