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8 Mar

Nouvel honneur pour Lise Bissonnette

La bien connue Lise Bissonnette sera honorée en juin du Prix Couronnement de carrière de la Fondation pour le journalisme canadien. Ce titre lui sera remis le 10 juin 2010 […]

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8 Mar

Make employers take notice

When discussing young Canadian journalists, many tend to fall into the trap of referring to name brand j-schools (J-Source is often at fault too), but the reality is that there […]

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8 Mar

Journalism in Afghanistan: Getting better but still a long way to go

Journalism in Afghanistan is young, fragile and subject to interference, threats and violence from government and insurgents. It could use some support from the international journalism community, writes Afghan-Canadian journalist […]

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8 Mar

Skill sets for a new paradigm

Entering into the new world of hyperlocal news may require the addition of skills to enable a successful project. Here is a great resource with a multitude of links to […]

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8 Mar

Local is the new social, says Mercedes Bunz

Several major hyperlocal news project leaders weigh in on the hyperlocal news trend. “Mercedez Bunz over at MediaGuardian sums up a rising trend in the US news media market with […]

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8 Mar

Major U.K. news organization makes major forray into hyperlocal news

Northcliffe Digital, a major player in U.K. news media, launched a succession of hyperlocal news sites across Britain last fall. Here is an interview with Rhcard Titus, the man behind […]

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8 Mar

Helping large media organizations go hyperlocal

Paul Bradshaw answers some basic questions around helping large news organizations make the move to hyperlocal. “These questions were submitted to me in advance of the next AOP meeting, on […]

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8 Mar

Hyperlocal news websites from U.K.

This is by no means a comprehensive list, but a really good start for anyone interested in following what is going on with hyperlocal news sites in the U.K.

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8 Mar

Hyperlocal news sites worth following

Again, Christopher Wink, a marketing director for a non-profit homeless project, offers a long list of hyperlocal news sites in the U.S. Some include: Baristanet — Monmounth County, Montclair*, N.J. […]

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8 Mar

What is hyperlocal news: another definition from an unusal source

Christopher Wink, the marketing director for homeless advocacy non-profit group, provides a very interesting definition of hyperlocal news. “So here’s what I mean by that. The hyperlocal movement is encapsulating […]

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