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2 Oct

iTunes for magazine industry

The new Apple tablet promises to bring a revolution to the magazine industry in a manner similar to the iPod’s impact on music. “Traditional publishers — concerned that Apple’s anticipated […]

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2 Oct

Globe reports Post CEO has backers for Canwest paper purchase, Canwest denies

Globe and Mail reporter Andrew Willis cites anonymous sources “close to the restructuring” in a news story stating that National Post CEO Paul Godfrey has lined up financial backers for […]

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2 Oct

CTV Brandon shutting down

Tonight’s evening news broadcast will be the last from CKX-TV Brandon, as CTV announced it will shut down the station after a buyer backed out of a deal to purchase […]

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2 Oct

CBC and National Post to share content

The National Post and CBC.ca have announced a content-sharing agreement that is effectively immediately. According to a joint press release, CBC.ca will “run daily financial stories and podcasts from the […]

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1 Oct

Transcontinental boycott

Some reaction to the boycott by independent writers against Transcontinental is dribbling in. Slowly, cautiously, too often anonymously … geez writers are a timid breed. A news story in the […]

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1 Oct

Live blogging “What’s Next for News? A Conversation About the Future of News”

What’s Next for News? A Conversation About the Future of News J-Source live blogged two events in Toronto on Friday, Oct. 2. Globe and Mail communities editor Mathew Ingram, media […]

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30 Sep

Writers unite in boycott of Transcontinental

It’s about time that independent writers got our act together, and if it takes a boycott of Canadian Living, More, Elle Canada, Homemakers, and Vancouver Magazine to protest Transcontinental’s odious […]

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30 Sep

It’s the content, stupid!

Despite the surging popularity of social media sites, content-oriented sites are by far the biggest attraction online, according to figures compiled by the Online Publishers Association. In fact, the number of […]

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30 Sep

Journos and “private citizens”

An interesting post on editorsweblog.org points to discussions in several places about how public journalists can be with personal views. The news hook is a Washington Post guideline for its […]

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30 Sep

San Fran non-profit news org a unique model

A San Francisco venture capitalist has coughed up $5 million and joined forces with a public radio station and Berkeley’s j-school to start a new, local news website, The New […]

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