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29 May

Some kittens, boobs and Anna Kournikova got into a story meeting: what happened next will bring you to tears

<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Anna K_0.JPG" title="" /><em>Photo courtesy of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/">Wikimedia Commons</a></em></p><p><strong>By Paul Benedetti, Editor-at-large</strong></p>

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21 May

What’s the impact of all this data mining on the quality of journalism?

<p><strong>By Ira Basen, Future of News Editor</strong></p><p>What would you think if you knew that someone was monitoring how long it was taking you to read a story on your favourite website? And those same people also knew what device you were reading it on, what route you took to get to that page and how often you’d been there before.</p>

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20 May

Updated: Postmedia unveils new four-platform strategy for print, web, smartphone and tablet

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Postedia redesign_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>With the unveiling of a new print, online, tablet and smartphone editions of the <em>Ottawa Citizen</em>, Postmedia Network has kicked off a four-platform strategy that it hopes will breathe new life into the struggling company.</p>

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8 May

Canada’s slow shift to mobile-first news

<p><strong>By Arik Ligeti</strong></p>

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7 May

Updated: Union holds byline strike at Toronto Star

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Byline strike.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Image courtesy of <a href="http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/hr.asp?fpVname=CAN_TS&ref_pge=gal&b_pge=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Newseum</a></em></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>The <em>Toronto Star</em> newsroom is staging a byline strike to protest what it’s calling a two-tiered pay scale.</p>

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23 Apr

The market devaluation of digital journalism at Toronto Star

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Toronto Star -2_4.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo courtesy of Eric Mark Do</em></p><p><strong>By Wayne MacPhail, for rabble.ca </strong></p>

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21 Apr

Magazine digital readership on the rise

<p><strong>By Jef Catapang, for <em>Masthead</em></strong></p>

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17 Apr

Updated: La Presse says free tablet app gamble paid off

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/ACT-UNE2.png" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>When <em>La Presse</em> launched its app for free after a $40-million investment, industry insiders were baffled. As newspapers move toward digital subscriptions, paywalls and other revenue streams, here was <em>La Presse</em> giving away content for free.</p>

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14 Apr

Social media tips for community newspapers

<p><strong>By Monique Beech, Sun Media digital content director</strong></p><p>I had the distinct pleasure of addressing a group of journalists at the <a href="http://www.ocna.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ontario Community Newspapers Association’s</a> annual convention. Journalism is a tough job these days and running a smaller newsroom is among the toughest. I tried to offer this group a basic social media strategy that they could take back to their newsrooms.</p><p>Here it is:</p>

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9 Apr

Toronto Star digital editor John Ferri joins TVO

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/John Ferri_0.JPG" title="" /><em>Toronto Star</em> digital editor John Ferri will join TVO as vice-president of current affairs and documentaries on May 5.</p><p>He will be responsible for leveraging the TVO brand to increase engagement. </p>

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