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9 Oct

Spec and Record to outsource ad designer jobs to India and Philippines

Metroland, a division of Torstar, has informed employees of a plan to outsource about twenty ad designer jobs at The Hamilton Spectator and the Waterloo Region Record, the employees union […]

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8 Oct

When local newspapers die, it hurts

Great column on the loss of local newspapers and the ways in which this damages communities and society. “If you think your local newspaper is bad, I’m here to tell […]

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8 Oct

Social media dominates redesigns

The Toronto Star and CBC radio 3 recently launched new websites heavily influenced by social media and customized interactivity. The new Toronto Star site provides four different views of the […]

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8 Oct

Carleton’s Waddell on the Canwest restructuring

Chris Waddell, director of Carleton University’s School of Journalism, took questions about the Canwest restructuring and what it means for the Canadian media landscape during a live online discussion today […]

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8 Oct

Hyperlocal news touted as solution in face of failing MSM

Great column about a closed conference where the future of news was discussed. “One of the favorite parlor games in the blogosphere these days is to bash newspapers. We are […]

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8 Oct

Loss of local television stations demonstrates lack of vision

The closure of a local television station in Brandon, Man., continues to demonstrate the lack of vision by business-types high up in news organizations. On the surface, it is hard […]

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8 Oct

Reviving local news

There is a good article in Inside Higher Ed regarding the Renaissance of local news coverage. It focuses on the recent partnership between business and journalism schools to offer hyperlocal […]

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8 Oct

Exclusive stories gain prominence at The Toronto Star

It is interesting to note over the past week, the Toronto Star is featuring “exclusive” stories, along with investigative and enterprise stories, on the front page of their print edition. […]

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8 Oct

Slim majority of Canadians would support newspaper bailout: poll

A Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey found that 87 per cent of respondents believe newspapers play an important role in the news media and 40 per cent said survival of the […]

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7 Oct

In Journal: The remaking of newswork

In a special issue, Journalism examines how transformations in the media business are impacting working conditions and labour practices in journalism. Articles include: “Between tradition and change: A review of […]

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