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4 Mar

Editorial quality control for print content only at many magazines

Many magazines exempt their own websites from the editorial standards applied to their traditional print product, reports a study of editorial practices at 665 magazines by the Columbia Journalism Review. […]

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4 Mar

David Black joins Canwest suitors

David Black, who recently bought the Honolulu Advertiser, has joined those bidding for the Canwest dailies, The Globe and Mail reports.  If he succeeds, it would make him the largest […]

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4 Mar

How local is hyperlocal?

In the blog Hyperlocalist,  Jennifer Deseo shares some powerful insights by Steve Safran about the definition of hyperlocal. For some, it is niche sites and neighbourhoods. Yet, for others, it […]

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4 Mar

Newspaper websites most trust for local news

Despite the notion the Internet is a world-wide platform delivering news to a global audience, it is still a local perspective that matters most. This is why the hyperlocal news […]

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4 Mar

Sage advice from a hyperlocal expert

Hyperlocal expert Griff Wigley has successfully operated a hyperlocal website and built online communities for many years in the United Kingdom and the U.S. Here is an interview where he […]

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4 Mar

Leonard Asper resigns from Canwest

Leonard Asper resigned from debt-ridden Canwest,  the company announced today. Asper, the president and CEO along with other positions at one of Canada’s largest media companies, left “in order to pursue […]

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3 Mar

Another take on defining hyperlocal journalism?

What Is Hyperlocal Journalism View more presentations from tish_grier.

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3 Mar

Profit mag redesigns, expands mandate

Rogers-owned Profit magazine has relaunched with a new look, expanded mandate and new front-of-the-book section, Masthead Online reports. Editor and associate publisher Ian Portsmouth told Masthead that the mag’s focus […]

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3 Mar

StarPhoenix reporter attacked, in hospital

Saskatoon StarPhoenix sports journalist Bob Florence, 50,  was assaulted blocks from his home in the early hours of February 27 and is currently in intensive-care unit in a Saskatoon hospital, […]

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3 Mar

Hyperlocal news in Canada: a J-Source project

Over the coming weeks J-Source Innovation editor Robert Washburn, will highlight articles, blogs, resources, links and other materials to enhance understanding of hyperlocal journalism and assist those interested in starting […]

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