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17 Dec

Kubas: Newspapers will have a tough 2009

Kubas Consultants, the exceptional Canadian newspaper industry advisory firm, has produced its Preview 2009 and it suggests a very challenging year ahead for North American papers. An excerpt of the […]

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17 Dec

Toronto Star editor resigns

Toronto Star editor-in-chief Fred Kuntz is resigning, effective Dec. 31, the Financial Post reports. According to FP, several sources at the newspaper confirmed the news on Dec. 16, but a […]

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17 Dec

Presse écrite: chronique dune mort annoncée

Le blogue de Pierre Cayouette, l’Actualité | Corporation Sun Media, une entreprise membre du groupe Quebecor qui détient des journaux dans plusieurs villes canadiennes, annonce aujourd’hui qu’elle supprimera environ 600 […]

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17 Dec

Médias: la bulle climatique se dégonfle

Pascale Lapointe, Agence Science-Presse | L’intérêt des médias pour les changements climatiques est en train de décliner, suggère une étude récente… qui confirme aussi les intuitions de quelques journalistes du […]

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17 Dec

Journal de Montréal : orages imminents

Steve Proulx, Journal de Montréal |  Ce matin, j’étais au point de presse du Syndicat des travailleurs de l’information du Journal de Montréal (STIJM). Le président du syndicat, Raynald Leblanc, […]

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17 Dec

Les aléas de la presse écrite

Radio-Canada | Au Journal de Montréal, les journalistes syndiqués se préparent à un âpre conflit de travail, tandis que 600 de leurs collègues de Sun Media perdent leur emploi. Que […]

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17 Dec

The best photos of the year

By Greg Locke It’s the end of 2008 and many editorial and photography organizations are posting galleries of what they consider the best photos and photographers of the year.   […]

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16 Dec

Newspapers: Bad now, but worse to come

The outlook for newspapers in 2009 is exceptionally bleak, according to a Kubas Consulting survey of more than 400 Canadian and U.S. newspaper executives and managers. The revenue outlook for next […]

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16 Dec

Banff TV awards now accepting entries

The Banff Television Awards call for entries is now open. Categories have been updated for 2009. The changes include: In category news, the Sports program categories now include Sports Documentaries […]

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16 Dec

Sun Media cutting 10% work force

Quebecor Inc’s Canadian newspaper unit, Sun Media, announced 600 job cuts,  10 percent of its work force. Sun Media — which predicts the cuts will amount to $14 million in […]

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