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29 Dec

Journalisme, pensée et posthumanisme: questions, à Antoine Robitaille

Simon Galiero, Horschamp.qc.ca | Antoine Robitaille est l’un des journalistes les plus polyvalents du Québec ; en plus de se consacrer à une couverture quotidienne de la politique nationale dans les […]

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28 Dec

Year in review roundup

CBCCBC has a comprehensive section dedicated to documenting 2007, including top stories by section, audience picks and a photo gallery. As for news, CBC presented its list in a month-by-month […]

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28 Dec

Primer on hyper-local media

This guide to hyper-local media answers fundamental questions surrounding community newspapers and improving content. “Hyper-local news is the information relevant to small communities or neighborhoods that has been overlooked by […]

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28 Dec

TOPIX to add interactive features to sites

TOPIX, a major news aggregator based in the United States, is adding a talk-back to 61 of its newspaper services. This places extraordinary pressure on community newspapers not featuring this […]

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28 Dec

Interesting advice about convergence

Understanding how to move toward a more convergent web presence is always tricky. Here is some points to ponder from Andy Dickinson, while he attended the World Editor’s Forum, talking […]

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28 Dec

Study shows traditional media most credible for Canadians

A study by APEX PR conducted by Leger Marketing has shown that traditional media outlets remain the most credible sources to Canadians. During the survey, which was conducted between September […]

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28 Dec

Who owns the web?

A really good discussion on who is pulling strings when it comes to the development of the web in Canada and the future role of large media by Steve Anderson. […]

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28 Dec

Some conflicting lessons on journalism ethics re: forums, social networks, mailing lists and blogs

Here is something community newspapers may not consider when dealing with online materials from Online Journalism blog: “A recent discussion on the NUJ New Media mailing list prompted me to […]

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28 Dec

Three lessons about Twitter/microblogging

Amy Gahran is learning about microblogging the Total Community Coverage in Cyberspace (some interesting reflections – well worth reading), which gave me a perfect reminder to finally publish a post […]

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28 Dec

End of an era for the Indy

The Independent’s 34-year run as a truly independent newspaper ended last Friday with the paper’s acquisition by Metroland Media Group, a division of the Torstar publishing empire that also owns […]

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