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    Journalism Strategies – Call For Papers

    Academics, practitioners, and others with a demonstrated interest in these issues are invited to submit papers for presentation at Journalism Strategies, a McGill Conference whose purpose is to to re-imagine the role of journalism in Canada and ways to use media policies to support it. The organizers invite you paper proposals on one of the…

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    Why the newspaper is headed for extinction: study

    Communications consultant Ken Goldstein is not just another all-purpose analyst urging the world to jump on the new media bandwagon. His most recent paper does, however, conclude the printed newspaper is headed for extinction.

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    The business of digital journalism

    Earlier this week, Columbia Journalism School’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism released a mega 140-page plus report on the biz of digital journalism.

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    On their worst behaviour

    Journalists know that many people act differently when they’re being interviewed, especially on camera. Here’s the eye-brow raising part: When facing the bright lights, politicians aren’t on their best, as you might guess, but their nastiest. Indeed, according to a recently released study, many MPs are red-faced about their public displays and insist it’s not…

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    Traditional media still tops in election

    More Canadians are using social media to dish on election policies and politics than they were back when campaigning kicked off, according to a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted for Postmedia News and Global TV. However, when it comes to what is considered the most important information source, traditional media is still tops.

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    How do Canadians get their news?

    TV is still king when it comes to Canadians’ preferred choice for accessing the news, but only just. Indeed, according to a new study by the Canadian Media Research Consortium, while the majority of Canadians say they still prefer to tune into their TVs, most also say they find more interesting news items online. Is…

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    Canadians won’t pay for news online: study

    Surprise, surprise: Online pay walls may not be the stuff of publishers’ dreams, after all. At least, not in Canada. According to a recently released study by the Canadian Media Research Consortium, more than 90 per cent of Canadians who get their news online say they wouldn’t pay if their favourite sites started charging for…

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    Newspaper readership deemed “strong”

    NADbank’s Canadian newspaper readership numbers for 2009 are out and spinning. Statistics released by NADbank indicate 73 per cent of adults read a printed newspaper at least once druing the week (that figure rises to 77 per cent when online-only readers are factored in) while 47 per cent reported reading a newspaper “on an overage weekday.”  According to the International Newsmedia Marketing Association (INMA),…

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    Older adults flocking to social media

    The number of older adults using social media has almost doubled during the past year, according to a study by Pew Internet. Sites like LinkedIn and Facebook are most popular among the gray-hairs, but their use of Twitter is also growing quickly.