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11 Mar

Wii rules

“Occasionally, despite their aim to represent objective journalism, newspapers have to assert an ethical position on divisive issues. The Washington Post’s publisher, Katharine Weymouth, recently instituted the inalienable right to […]

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11 Mar

Twelve of the best

A Dozen BestA Brief Examination of Canadian Journalism and Media History One of the great regrets in searching for meaningful titles in Canadian journalism and media history is just how […]

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10 Mar

NADbank numbers offer hope

Three quarters of adult Canadians read a daily newspaper at least once a week, according to the latest readership survey.  The NADbank report released in early March had some encouraging […]

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10 Mar

Albuquerque’s farewell

The Albuquerque Tribune published for the last time on Saturday, Feb. 22.  Newspaper staff learned last summer that E.W. Scripps Co. would close the daily if it could not find […]

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10 Mar

Double digit declines in advertising

Newspaper advertising revenue dropped 11 per cent in January, compared to the year before, marking the worst performance since 2001.  At least one analyst was optimist after reading the numbers, […]

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10 Mar

UK study shows free model may be best

Two regional UK newspapers took different approaches to stem drastically falling circulation, reports Philip M. Stone. In a study published in followthemedia.com, Stone tracks the efforts of the Manchester Evening […]

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10 Mar

Global Voices shines a light on small blogs

Global Voices is a non-profit global citizens’ media project founded at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society, a research think-tank focused on the Internet’s impact on society. […]

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10 Mar

Why I Write: Stanley Fish explains

“Every once in a while I feel that it might be helpful to readers if I explained what it is I am trying to do in these columns,” wrote Stanley […]

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10 Mar

Canadian Geographic Photo Club

Join the Canadian Geographic Photo Club for free and become a part of CG’s growing community of photographers. You can create your own personal gallery, upload your best photos, and enjoy the […]

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10 Mar

Improving accuracy: creating a newsroom system

Eduardo Lorea describes how eight newspapers in southern Brazil are working to identify and avoid their most common errors, using a common process and database application.

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