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7 Mar

Searching for a new revenue model

From the folks at the Mashable.com website, here are eight news media business trends for 2010. They are: Social media monetization Revenue beyond advertising As publications fold, others become lean […]

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7 Mar

Hyperlocal journalism as community building

For those interested in the advocacy aspects of hyperlocal journalism, Robert Niles suggests journalism in 2010 is about community building. It is particularly interesting in the context of civic journalism […]

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7 Mar

Gordon Borrell interviews hyperlocal news pundit Jeff Jarvis

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6 Mar

The Toronto Star’s Your City, My City project an innovative approach

The Your City, My City project announced by the Toronto Star this weekend represents some of the most progressive journalism taking place in Canada. Publisher John Cruickshank is breaking important […]

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5 Mar

Hyperlocal topic at upcoming newspaper associations’ conference

A media all-star with journalism roots in Ontario will be the keynote speaker at the 2010 Ink and Beyond conference, to be held May 13-14 in Toronto. John Paton was […]

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5 Mar

Facebook and hyperlocal news sites

This article reviews how Facebook can be used by a hyperlocal news website, as one of several social media tools. As Joni Ayn Alexander writes, other social media tools may […]

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5 Mar

Creating a non-profit community news site

One financial model being experimented with by hyperlocal news sites is not-for-profit. Instead of advertising generating revenues, subscribers or donors provide the funds necessary to operate. Here are five tips […]

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5 Mar

Washington Post ends hyperlocal news experiment

Like a few other large urban newspapers, the Washington Post decided to take a stab at a hyperlocal news site, but without success. It ended last month. Here is one […]

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5 Mar

Did Carleton j-prof argue against freedom of the press?

“It was strange reading the recent Citizen column by Klaus Pohle (“Presumptions of Guilt,” Feb. 24), because I could swear the Carleton University media law professor was arguing against freedom […]

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5 Mar

Six Chatelaine staffers let go

Six editorial staffers at Chatelaine have been let go, the Financial Post reports. The changes come a little more than four months after Jane Francisco took over as editor-in-chief of […]

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