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19 Mar

Robot reporters: The new frontier in journalism?

<p><strong>By Romayne Smith Fullerton</strong></p><p>The future of journalism lies in “robot reporting” and “cyber stringers.” </p><p>That was the cheery message <a href="https://twitter.com/palewire">Ben Welsh</a>, a database producer with the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/StevenLevy">Steven Levy</a>, senior writer for <em>Wired, </em><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2013/03/19/what-does-robot-journalism-mean-for-the-industry/">delivered</a> on CBC’s <em>The Current</em> on Tuesday.</p>

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19 Mar

Writers’ coalitions against TC Media, Toronto Star new freelance contracts

<p><strong>By Paula Last</strong></p><p>When freelance writer Ann Douglas received a new contract for her parenting column in the <em>Toronto Star</em>, she couldn’t sign it. The contract, <a href="http://www.thestoryboard.ca/why-i-am-no-longer-writing-the-column-i-loved-for-the-toronto-star/">Douglas said</a> gave permission to third parties to reuse her work without or editorial control and denied additional compensation. </p>

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19 Mar

Sun News wants five-year digital basic cable deal

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja</strong></p><p>In an attempt to mitigate its <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/would-mandatory-carriage-sun-news-network-be-victory-intolerance-or-media-diversity">nearly $17-million</a> annual losses, Sun News is seeking a five-year mandatory coverage digital basic deal from Canada’s broadcast regulator.</p>

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19 Mar

Ezra Levant apologizes for Roma ‘slurs’ six months later

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Levant.jpg" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Eric Mark Do</strong></p>

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18 Mar

Journalism cutbacks are driving audiences away: Pew State of Media report

<p>As media outlets get more desperate for advertising dollars, news stories shrink and consumers are tuning away, a <a href="http://stateofthemedia.org/2013/overview-5/press-alert/">new study</a> released Monday found.</p>

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18 Mar

La Presse : la révolution numérique est en marche

<p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p><p><strong>C’est maintenant officiel, dans un mois jour pour jour, le journal <em>La Presse</em> lancera sa toute nouvelle application pour tablette numérique baptisée LaPresse+. Un premier pas vers l’abandon total du papier, probablement d’ici cinq ans.</strong></p>

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18 Mar

Eighteen Bridges wins big at Alberta Magazine Awards

<p><em>Eighteen Bridges</em> won big at the <a href="http://www.albertamagazines.com/awards">Alberta Magazine Awards</a> gala in Calgary, taking home three golds and three silvers last week.</p>

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18 Mar

Ottawa Citizen, Postmedia News awarded Canadian Hillman Prize for robocalls investigation

<p><em>Ottawa Citizen</em>’s Glen McGregor and Postmedia News’ Stephen Maher have won the 2013 Canadian Hillman Prize for their <a href="http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/02/22/racknine-inc-fraudulent-election-calls-traced/">investigative reporting</a> on the use of robocalls to disrupt and suppress voting during the 2011 federal election.</p>

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15 Mar

Future of Media: Branded content?

<p><a href="http://digitaljournal.com/">Digital Journal</a> put together a <a href="http://digitaljournal.com/article/342318">Future of Media</a> panel on branded content and its role in the newsroom. <a href="http://storify.com/jsource/future-of-media-branded-content#publicize">Here</a> is J-Source's round-up of <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23FOM2013&src=typd">#FOM2013</a> from March 14.</p><p> </p>

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15 Mar

Hamilton Spectator leads ONA nominations

<p>The Hamilton Spectator dominated the Ontario Newspaper Awards nominations with 21 finalists, followed by the Windsor Star with 16 nods and the Waterloo Region Record with 15. The winners will be announced on April 27 in Waterloo.</p><div><p>Here is the complete list of the Ontario Newspaper Awards nominations for 2013.</p>

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