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22 Apr

More layoffs at Rogers, Masthead reports

Masthead Online is reporting job cuts at Rogers’ publishing division. Masthead‘s tally of lost jobs (near end of day April 22) is about 40 and includes positions at Chatelaine, Canadian […]

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22 Apr

Barbara Moon, remembered

Before Barbara Moon stopped writing and became a legendary editor “she wrote – as all good writers do – from the edges of her nerves, under stress, weighted down with […]

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22 Apr

Canwest given more breathing room

ByDeborah Jones How long can Canwest Global Communications Corp. balance atop its tightrope? Creditors gave a company subsidiary yet more breathing room; it’s now inching along this lifeline toward a […]

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22 Apr

Covering the recession with user-generated content online

“People are sharing their experiences of financial hardship via a new user-generated content initiative from the New York Times. Picturing the Recession asks readers to submit photos which capture the […]

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22 Apr

Quality control, shrinking newsrooms and maintaining accuracy online

“As newspapers shed copy editors and post more and more unedited stories online, what’s the impact on their content?”

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22 Apr

Communities crucial to survival for journalism online

“If a website’s editorial mission focuses on building community, as I’ve argued, so should its advertising sales strategy focus on community as well. Don’t fall into the trap of selling […]

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22 Apr

Redefining the role of journalists online

Robert Niles provides advice to community journalists looking to write content for online newspapers. “That’s a harsh realization for many journalists, who have worked intensely to cover their communities for […]

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22 Apr

Top 10 business mistakes that newspapers must avoid as they go online-only

David Chase, owner of Sunvalley Online provide a critique for newspapers going online only. “I’d like to welcome the Seattle Post-Intelligencer to the world of pureplay, online-only local Internet sites.”

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22 Apr

National endowments for journalism?

“The internet is well suited to detect scandals that require lots of bloggers to spend a little bit of time searching for bits of incriminating evidence. But it’s no substitute […]

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22 Apr

NMA nominations announced

The National Magazine Award nominations were announced last night in Montreal. The Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement will go to Cynthia Brouse for her contributions to Canada’s magazine community. Brouse, […]

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