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18 Mar

Intelligence axed in Seattle

It’s noteworthy and quite right that Hearst’s revised media product in Seattle is called seattlepi.com, with no attempt to retain the word “intelligence” in the name. Hearst sacked dozens of […]

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18 Mar

Manitoba considers cameras in courts

Manitoba is mulling over whether to give the public a front-row seat in the province’s courtrooms,” reports the Canadian Press. A committee appointed by the province’s chief judges is expected […]

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18 Mar

Transcontinental in San Francisco brawl

Canada’s TransContintental Printing — and its plans to use non-union pressmen — have placed it in the middle of “a game of chicken between the Teamsters and the Hearsts” involving […]

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18 Mar

Rogers blocks island radio application

“A non-profit society that wants to set up a low-wattage, community radio station on Gabriola Island is worried opposition from Rogers Communications will stop their application for a broadcast licence,” […]

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18 Mar

Cuts to come after CBC approves budget

Cutbacks are on the way at CBC after the public broadcaster’s board of directors approved a yearly budget that requires some big decisions. CBC/Radio-Canada president Hubert Lacroix told a Toronto […]

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18 Mar

CCNA names winners in 2009 Better Newspapers Competition

Congratulations to the winners in the 2009 Better Newspapers Competition! Winners were announced on Monday, March 16th, 2009 and will have the opportunity to accept their award at the Better […]

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18 Mar

Small town newspapers thriving, according to report

Columnist Joe Kimball says local papers are surviving economic meltdown within news industry. “Last week’s worrisome front-page New York Times story — “As Cities Go From Two Papers to One, […]

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18 Mar

48 employees from Hearst community newspaper chain take buyout

“Hearst Corp. says that 48 of its Connecticut newspaper employees are accepting buyouts as part of a move to cut costs by 20 percent.”

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17 Mar

St. Joseph Media implements 4-day summer work week

To combat the economic downturn St. Joseph Media has implemented a four-day work week for the months of July and August, which amounts to a 5% employee pay cut between […]

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17 Mar

Feeling guilty about teaching journalism?

Salon.com offers some advice to journalism professors who may be feeling guilty about teaching students skills to work in a dying industry. The advice from Cary Tennis: “I do not […]

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