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1 Apr

Chicago Sun-Times owner files for bankruptcy protection

Sun-Times Media Group Inc., parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times and dozens of other suburban newspapers, filed for bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court, the Associated Press reports. The AP […]

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1 Apr

Group publishers are taking over

Instead of one publisher per newspaper, group publishers are now the norm. That might make sense for geographic regions in rural areas; however, Sun Media are now creating publisher positions […]

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1 Apr

More centralization of editing at Sun Media

“Three union editors at Sun Media’s Brantford Expositor were notified today they will be laid off as of May 1, says a TSF source.” It appears a regional pagination centre […]

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1 Apr

Look! A donation!

Kenneth W. Baldwin Jr., a retired editor, has donated $500, 000 to the University of South Carolina to establish the Baldwin Business and Financial Journalism Endowment Fund. Baldwin told Greenville […]

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31 Mar

SRC : de pétition à plainte et du rôle de l’info aux aménagements urbains

Lise Millette, Projet J Les annonces de compressions à Radio-Canada continuent de générer des réactions nombreuses et des initiatives musclées. L’Association canadienne-française de l’Ontario du Grand Sudbury a notamment décidé […]

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31 Mar

Le journalisme 2.0

Lise Millette, ProjetJ | Dire que le journalisme a changé tient de l’euphémisme, mais prétendre qu’il s’est transformé au point de n’être qu’une formule au service du multimédia, ce n’est […]

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31 Mar

La crise profite à la presse économique

Alors que le secteur de la presse générale continue de s’éroder, la presse économique reprend vie. C’est du moins le cas en France où l’intérêt pour les nouvelles économiques a […]

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31 Mar

Alliance : Transcon & Branchez-vous

La guerre du web est bel et bien commencée comme en témoigne une nouvelle alliance réalisée entre la plate-forme Internet de Transcontinental et le site de Branchez-vous. En vertu del’entente, […]

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31 Mar

Sun-Times failure could affect more than 80 community newspapers

The faltering of the Sun-Times Media Group has far-reaching implications for 83 smaller newspapers. The company owns community papers in the Metropolitan Chicago area and surrounding suburbs, as well as […]

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31 Mar

If online comments cost too much, shut them down

ByPeter Gorrie Newspapers emphasize free expression and respectful, constructive dialogue when asked why they invite comments about online stories. The opportunity to post also “engages” readers, they say. Which translates as: […]

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