Archive
16 Apr

Newsprint producer files for bankruptcy

AbitibiBowater, the world’s biggest newsprint producer, has filed for bankruptcy protection. It was only a matter of time ….  Reports by the Globe and Mail here, Bloomberg, Financial Post…

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16 Apr

Billy Bob and journalism

Russell Smith reflects that the kerfuffle between CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi of Q and whatsits name … Billy Bob something… “can teach us a lot about the uneasy relationship […]

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15 Apr

Freelancers win right to file suit against Gazette, Canwest

The Electronic Rights Defence Committee (ERDC) has announced that a group of freelance writers won authorization from the Quebec Superior Court to pursue a class action law suit against the […]

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15 Apr

Some papers thrive

There’s some good news for newspaper readership and advertising after all. Publishers of papers that serve Canada’s burgeoning ethnocultural communities are reporting gains in readers and are starting to attract […]

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14 Apr

Journalisme culturel en péril

Emmanuelle Lebeau-Guertin, Université du Québec à Montréal | Que ce soit à cause d’internet, du désir d’instantanéité, de la vitesse de l’information, des trop nombreuses publicités astreignantes, du manque d’accessibilité, […]

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14 Apr

Former au journalisme par la fiction

Colette Brin, ProjetJ | L’idée m’est venue en écoutant en rafale l’excellente série télévisée américaine « The Wire », portrait à la fois désespérant et inspirant de différents milieux de […]

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14 Apr

CanWest reprieve

“Canwest Global Communications Corp (CGS.TO), Canada’s largest media company, announced yet another extension to lender talks on Tuesday as it fights a massive downturn in the advertising market,” reported Reuters. […]

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14 Apr

CanWest Eggs-ploration

CanWest shares today closed at a record low of 23 cents on the TSX, where the only two company news releases so far this week concern the company’s sponsorship of […]

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14 Apr

Five community newspapers close

“The local newspaper industry casualty list grew by five on Monday when Observer & Eccentric Newspapers said five of its weekly publications will halt print and online publication on May […]

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14 Apr

Will hyperlocal websites replace community newspapers?

“EveryBlock, Outside.in, Placeblogger and Patch are examples of a new generation of hyperlocal sites that mimic local newspapers by providing links to articles and blogs on crime, home sales, restaurant […]

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