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5 Feb

Microsoft researcher gives insight into future of news

UBC Professor Alfred Hermida offers an insightful blog post around a presentation made by Microsoft’s principle researcher Bill Buxton at the Innovate News conference in Toronto on Jan. 30. He […]

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5 Feb

LFP columnist offers worthwhile summary of Innovate News conference

Kate Dubinski, columnist at the London Free Press, offers her take on the Innovate News conference on Jan. 30 in Toronto. It is a great summary and lists key points. […]

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3 Feb

Five things I learned at the Innovate News Conference in Toronto

J-Source sent Hugo Rodrigues to the Innovate News Conference in Toronto put on by the Canadian Association of Journalist asking him to come back with five things he learned from […]

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28 Jan

Is Apple’s iPad “underwhelming” or “a game changer”?

After a whole lot of hype about Apple’s newest “creation,” the company launched the iPad yesterday in San Francisco. Even before the existence of the device had been confirmed, enthusiastic […]

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26 Jan

Brush up on your new media speak before CAJ Innovate News conference

With the Innovate News conference, hosted by The Canadian Association of Journalists and the CAJ Education Foundation, right around the corner, now might be a good time to get up […]

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3 Dec

Google allows publishers to limit free views of news articles

Amid all the debate about paid content and the ongoing criticism from News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch, Google Inc. has decided to allow publishers of paid content to limit the number […]

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2 Nov

Hyperlocal news site takes alternative approach to providing news, says owner

In the second of a three-part series on hyperlocal journalism in Canada, Northumberlandview. ca is featured as a different approach to providing local news in Northumberland County, about one hour […]

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9 Oct

Czech hyperloal news project gains international attention

A Czech entrepreneur is developing a chain of Starbuck-like news cafes where news is being distributed and journalists are interacting with readers. The storefronts are quickly becoming a centre of […]

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8 Oct

When local newspapers die, it hurts

Great column on the loss of local newspapers and the ways in which this damages communities and society. “If you think your local newspaper is bad, I’m here to tell […]

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8 Oct

Social media dominates redesigns

The Toronto Star and CBC radio 3 recently launched new websites heavily influenced by social media and customized interactivity. The new Toronto Star site provides four different views of the […]

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