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7 Dec

A paywall success story: AllNovaScotia.com

<p><em>With the <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/paywalls-coming-new-brunswick-ending-free-access-online-news">discussion</a> over Brunswick News moving its content behind a hard paywall, <strong>Connor Rosine</strong> examines one that is already thriving in Atlantic Canada: <a href="http://allnovascotia.com/">AllNovaScotia.com</a>. While other organizations have struggled to implement a paid model for online news, this online-only business news site has seen its subscribers grow over the years. </em></p><p> </p>

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7 Dec

Under-reported stories

<p><a href="http://pages.cmns.sfu.ca/newswatch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NewsWatch Canada</a> has released its list of Canada’s <a href="http://pages.cmns.sfu.ca/newswatch/files/2011/11/NewsWatchCanada20111.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">top 25 under-reported stories</a> for 2010-2011. The list, compiled by a group of 13 SFU graduate students in a media monitoring class, includes toxic BPA exposure, the effects of fracking and the state of First Nations reserves. NewsWatch began as a Canadian version of the U.S.-based<a href="http://www.projectcensored.org/about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Project Censored</a>.

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6 Dec

When the storytelling never stops: Working at an all-day news channel

<p><em><strong>Selena Drepaul</strong>, a producer at CHCH news in Hamilton, Ontario, describes the juggling act required to work at an all-day news channel.</em></p><p>I started in the CHCH newsroom as a writer, just days after the station launched its all-day news format in the fall of 2009. There was a lot of airtime to fill—a LOT. Every story was needed right away. I thought I was a great multitasker. Turns out, I was great at multitasking my simple life, but I had to learn how to juggle infinite news stories.</p>

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6 Dec

Radio-Canada: les artisans du Web se serrent la ceinture

<p>(deuxième version - 7/12/11 - 12h30)</p><p>La direction de l’Information d’Internet et services numériques (ISN) de Radio-Canada a annoncé à son personnel que le service fonctionnera exclusivement avec les effectifs permanents, à partir du 9 janvier. Une dizaine d'employés temporaires sont affectés par cette réorganisation du travail qui équivaut à la suppression de quatre postes et demi, selon la direction.</p>

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6 Dec

HuffPo Canada names their ‘news losers’ of 2011

<p>There are five stories that made headlines for all of the wrong reasons this year. </p><p>Huffington Post Canada has named their top five <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/12/05/losers-of-2011-year-in-review-canada_n_1126481.html?ref=canada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“news losers” of 2011</a>, and none of them really come as too much of a surprise.</p>

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6 Dec

Five questions for OpenFile’s Sarah Millar

<p><em>We talk to <strong>Sarah Millar</strong>, the new social media and community editor at <a href="http://openfile.ca" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OpenFile</a>, about her move from the </em>Toronto Star<em>’s digital team to the collaborative-based startup, why social media excites her and how journalists and editors can use the Internet better.</em></p><p> </p>

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6 Dec

Élections en Russie: lnternet érode la propagande étatique

<p>Le recul de Russie unie aux élections législatives de dimanche ébranle la domination jusqu'à présent perçue comme intangible de Vladimir Poutine. Selon le journaliste Frédérick Lavoie, ce revers infligé au parti au pouvoir n'est pas étranger à l'information véhiculée sur Internet. Installé à Moscou depuis 2008, il a observé qu' au cours des dernières années la Toile a permis de contourner la mainmise du pouvoir sur l'information, celle de la télévision en particulier.</p>

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6 Dec

CBC brings back Hockey Night in Canada in Punjabi

<p><em>After cancelling </em>Hockey Night in Canada in Punjabi<em> in October, <strong>Ishani Nath</strong> reports that support from the Punjabi community has resurrected the broadcast for the second straight year. </em></p><p>CBC benched Hockey Night in Canada's Punjabi edition in October, but vehement support from the Punjabi community have put the broadcast back in the game. </p>

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6 Dec

The death of the sports interview: Exclusive problem or part of a larger trend?

<p>It's not entirely clear when it happened: When athletes went from being asked questions to being told to ‘talk about’ this or that; When information started moving so quickly and taken so out of context; When as a collective, sports figures – athletes, managers, coaches and media relations people – said enough is enough and put up their guard.</p>

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5 Dec

Brunswick News rolls out paywall

<p><a href="http://j-source.ca/article/paywalls-coming-new-brunswick-ending-free-access-online-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As J-Source reported</a> last week, the Irving family-owned Brunswick News Inc. is implementing a hard paywall for the online home of its newspapers. It appears that the era of paid news in New Brunswick has begun.</p>

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