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27 Apr

A laid-off journalist’s lament

Chris Powell, a former staffer at Rogers Publishing, has written a guest column for Masthead Online about his new status as an unemployed journalist in Canada. Powell was one of […]

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27 Apr

Freelance writer missing

Regular Edmonton-based CBC Radio columnist and freelance journalist Gilbert Bouchard is missing, CBC reports. According to the report, Bouchard was last heard from on April 21. The freelance journalist is […]

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27 Apr

Research paper looks at blogging practices of journalists

“I’m very pleased to announce that my research paper for Journalism Practice on blogging at the BBC is available online. “The Blogging BBC: Journalism blogs at ‘the world’s most trusted […]

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27 Apr

Municipal politicians in U.K. propose to grant to save local newspapers

The North West Evening Mail News reports: Community papers await 10,000 pound grant decision The report states: “A decision on whether to donate £10,000 of public money towards the cost […]

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27 Apr

U.S. bill seeks to rescue faltering newspapers

“With many U.S. newspapers struggling to survive, a Democratic senator Tuesday introduced a bill to help them by allowing newspaper companies to restructure as nonprofits with a variety of tax […]

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27 Apr

Smaller communities newspaper stronger during recession

“Are the days of the community newspaper numbered?     National and local experts say no. In fact, they say small-town newspapers seem to stand stronger now.” Reporter Pablo Candia writes […]

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27 Apr

Micro-sites versus local newspapers

“So far, the Center for Future Civic Media is more or less a blog, with links to the Media Lab, which is part of the organization that Chris Csikszentmihalyi calls […]

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27 Apr

Circulation up slightly for many Canadian newspapers

Paid daily circulation increased slightly for many Canadian newspapers during the six months ended March 31, according to the latest report by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Circulation at the Montreal Gazette […]

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27 Apr

La grippe porcine dans les médias

Dans son blogue sur Branchez-Vous, Cécile Gladel constate que la pandémie de grippe porcine sème la panique à travers le monde. Elle propose plusieurs hyperliens qui permettent de relativiser la […]

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27 Apr

The new cost of news

ByWayne MacPhail What does journalism cost? That’s a question that’s being batted around a lot lately as the economic case for and against traditional newsrooms gets made in the press, […]

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