Journalist interrupted
Our liveblog from MacEwan University as four journalists plot a blueprint for what comes next.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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, options in front of them and boy, don’t people sure love lists? In the face of what we can agree is a rapidly…
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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 of the past four Metroland Media community newspapers that showed up on their doorstep. “It was a surprise to see this segment of…
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“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 reading news reports and commentary has been fruitless for most non-economists, as evidenced by the latest round of layoffs and consolidation, which only…
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News media played key role in scrutinizing anti-terror legislation, new research shows
Canadian news outlets were “equal to the challenge” of scrutinizing controversial Bill C-51, according to new research.
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Last call for the hard-drinking journalist
Why today’s journalists are kicking liquor to the curb. Continue Reading Last call for the hard-drinking journalist