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3 Jul

Largest American newspaper chain undertakes massive job cuts

The largest U.S. newspaper publisher is preparing to eliminate between 1,000 and 2,000 jobs from its work force of 41,500 in response to continuing drops in revenue, The Wall Street […]

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3 Jul

Bankruptcies necessary to transform journalism

Martin Langeveld offers a different analysis of the bankruptcy proceedings of several large American newspapers. He suggests this may be a good thing in order to shake up the old […]

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2 Jul

Eastern Europe media development – no longer the flavour of the week

Sándor Orbán remembers when the biggest problem faced by Eastern Europe’s media organizations was not being able to burn through dollars fast enough to please donors. Now, twenty years after […]

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2 Jul

Science story advance: 40th anniversary of Apollo Moon Landing – July 20

<p>In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo landing on the moon, <a href="http://www.nature.com/news/specials/apollo/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Naturenews.com has published a web special edition</a>. Where were you when they made that "giant leap for mankind"?<br /> </p>

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1 Jul

Winnipeg Free Press probes dirty restaurants

Check out this story from the Winnipeg Free Press on dirty restaurants. It’s a great example of how far we have come in doing this kind of probing journalism. The […]

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1 Jul

Canadian health care by any other name

A humorous simile from Simpson’s writer Tim Long in the July 1 New York Times  chalks one up for the pro-side of the single payer health care debate in the United States […]

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1 Jul

Webdo

La région des Laurentides compte un nouveau média: Webdo.ca, un portail indépendant dédié à la couverture de l’actualité laurentienne et des régions limitrophes. Ce nouveau journal en ligne s’engage à […]

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30 Jun

Freedom of the press annual rankings: are they worth reporting on?

We’re all familiar with press freedom rankings, like Freedom House’s annual Freedom of the Press Index. But are they valid? This was the question of the day at the Central […]

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30 Jun

The art of the cover

A lot of thought and art goes into a great magazine cover. First, there is the concept or idea you wish to communicate, then the decision on photography or illustration […]

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30 Jun

Now what?

Now what? That’s the question one Scared Journalist asked Salon.com’s Cary Tennis this week. The answer: “Find a story and write about it.” Another commentator figures journalists must not only […]

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