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#CAJ16 liveblogs: Day two

All of J-Source’s coverage from day two of #CAJ16
#CAJ16 liveblogs: Day one

All of J-Source’s coverage from day one of #CAJ16
Journalist interrupted

Our liveblog from MacEwan University as four journalists plot a blueprint for what comes next.
Keeping pace with the new media ecosystem

Emily Bell, founding director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School, in conversation with the Boston Globe’s David Skok.
Brampton’s ethnic media strategy an experiment in reaching out to newcomers

Efforts by the City of Brampton to reach newcomers through ethnic media will be an important test of how municipalities can better communicate with newcomers, particularly those who struggle with English.
Laurie Few from Global’s 16X9 on investigative journalism

Before she picks up a hidden camera, 16×9 executive producer Laurie Few consults with a lawyer.
The Globe and Mail goes virtual

At Toronto’s Hot Docs documentary film festival, the Globe will premiere a virtual reality piece about life in solitary confinement.
Does serious journalism stand a chance?

By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor It’s an old saw that we are all familiar with by now: newsrooms are shrinking; beats are dying; young people entering the workforce have few, and precarious,…
New study finds people read printed newspapers—if they are free and delivered directly to them

By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor People still read printed newspapers—free ones, at least. A study produced by BrandSpark International and Metroland Media found that about 75 per cent of Ontarians read one…
“Crash to Paywall” doesn’t offer any new insight into shrinking newsrooms

Brian Gorman, Crash to Paywall: Canadian Newspapers and the Great Disruption. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2015. Paperback, 320 pages, $32.95. By Marc Edge Looking for insight into the ongoing crisis in newspapering by…