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14 Apr

CanWest reprieve

“Canwest Global Communications Corp (CGS.TO), Canada’s largest media company, announced yet another extension to lender talks on Tuesday as it fights a massive downturn in the advertising market,” reported Reuters. […]

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14 Apr

CanWest Eggs-ploration

CanWest shares today closed at a record low of 23 cents on the TSX, where the only two company news releases so far this week concern the company’s sponsorship of […]

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14 Apr

Five community newspapers close

“The local newspaper industry casualty list grew by five on Monday when Observer & Eccentric Newspapers said five of its weekly publications will halt print and online publication on May […]

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14 Apr

Will hyperlocal websites replace community newspapers?

“EveryBlock, Outside.in, Placeblogger and Patch are examples of a new generation of hyperlocal sites that mimic local newspapers by providing links to articles and blogs on crime, home sales, restaurant […]

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14 Apr

Putting people first

A good summary of new technologies that will include cell phone video cameras that can live stream material gathered by citizen journalists

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14 Apr

Journalists using new media

This is a great summary blog with a number of good links to resources and articles that are useful to both professionals and educators about social media.

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14 Apr

Ontario reverses block on access to court files

ByDean Jobb “The administration of justice thrives on exposure to light – and withers under a cloud of secrecy,” Justice Morris Fish of the Supreme Court of Canada wrote in […]

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14 Apr

The true cost of free news (its more than you think)

ByKirk LaPointeThe new Holy Grail is the online business model to sustain high-quality journalism. Everyone has an opinion on how to find it, and there are many questions inherent in […]

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13 Apr

CanWest woes

CanWest Global closed the day’s trading on the TSX Monday at a record low of 25 cents following a slew of critical assessments of its financial crisis. Reported Editor and […]

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13 Apr

Breaking down the feature writing process

The Bigger Picture: Elements of Feature Writing.Ivor Shapiro, ed. Emond Montgomery, 2008. ByMarc Edge Reporters who go into teaching as a second career can sometimes find themselves at a loss […]

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