Archive
10 Jun

News media pigged out on these ‘junk food’ stories

The folks at Project Censored, who usually decry serious issues underplayed by mainstream media, have just released a top-ten list of “junk food stories” served and served again by the press during the past two years. See how many you gobbled […]

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3 Jun

In Journal: Journalistic truth, the limits of competition and covering the 2008 presidential campaign

Selected articles from the June 2009 issue of Journalism Studies that may be of interest to the journalism community: Claiming Journalistic Truth, by Burton St. John The US press’s assertions […]

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16 May

Why newspapers don’t innovate

Newspapers have come under a lot of criticism for not being innovative enough in transitioning from dead-tree to digital and social media. A new survey of editors by the Associated Press Managing Editors […]

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15 May

The future of news: Two perspectives

Here’s something to ponder: Two new investigations into the future of news that couldn’t be more different.   1. Moving Into Multiple Business Models: Outlook for Newspaper Publishing in the Digital Age. This report authored […]

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9 May

Google introduces News Timeline

The ceaselessly clever innovators at Google Labs have launched a new application that could prove useful to anyone using current or recent news reports in their research. News Timeline marries the topic/phrase […]

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7 May

Online journalists most jailed last year

For the first time ever, the number of online journalists jailed last year exceeded than those working in print, the Committee to Protect Journalists reports. Of 125 journalists in jail worldwide as of Dec. […]

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7 May

Internet “most useful” source for swine flu info

People followed the swine flu story closely last week. Although most “learned something” about the flu from local TV news and, to a lesser extent, cable news, the Internet came out […]

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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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20 Apr

U.S. print journo jobs slashed at a record rate

U.S. newspapers hacked 5,900 jobs from their newsrooms last year, the largest round of print journalism job reductions since the American Society of News Editors started counting in 1978. The cuts, representing 11.3 per cent of the workforce, left about 46,700 journalists […]

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20 Apr

Local TV news: More hours, produced by fewer people for less pay

Local television stations provided more hours of weekday news last year despite cutting staff and reducing salaries, according to a study released at the annual Radio-Television News Directors Association convention. Member stations reduced staff […]

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