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16 Sep

Major online news companies try innovative experiment in publishing and revenue sharing

The New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek and the Daily Beast are all participating in a new news service set up by Google. The news sites will supply screen shots […]

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16 Sep

Online traffic to newspaper websites doubles in five years

Media Daily News reports newspaper web traffic has increased 100 per cent between 2004 and 2009 based on figures from Nielsen Online. Not only have the number of visits increased, […]

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16 Sep

Overhauling online news comment features

Is there any reason the comments feature in news websites are all the same? This blog suggest an experiment by The Washington Post will revolutionize how audiences and news organization […]

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10 Sep

Cramahe Now: an experiment in hyperlocal journalism

When former Colborne Chronicle editor Bob Owen was laid off during the amalgamation of three local newspapers in Southern Ontario, instead of rolling over, he created an online news site […]

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7 Sep

Competition heats up between hyperlocal news sites in San Francisco

With the New York Times and Wall Street Journal looking at launching hyperlocal news sites in San Francisco, community reaction is mixed, according to Mission Loc@l, an existing neighbourhood news […]

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2 Sep

U.S.-based Examiner.com buys Vancouver’s NowPublic

Examiner.com., a Denver-based citizen journalism website owned by Clarity Media Group, has acquired Vancouver-based NowPublic. Rick Blair, CEO of Examiner.com said in a press release: “Every day we hear discussions […]

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1 Sep

Toronto Star offers new media workshop

The Toronto Star is offering a 3-day web multimedia workshop for journalists in October. The course will run Monday, Oct. 5 through Wednesday, Oct. 7 and will be run by […]

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25 Aug

Non-profit business model for journalism

A discussion about a non-profit business model for news organizations provides some insight into a different approach.

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19 Aug

WaPo shuts down hyperlocal news site, too expensive

The Washington Post is shutting down LoudounExtra.com, an early experiment in hyperlocal news. According to a post on The New York Times blog Bits: “…The Washington Post’s experience proves that […]

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28 Jul

Twitter, video, blogging: should I add it all to my workday?

The digital revolution is less about adding multimedia tricks and more about reinventing the role of the journalist, writes Alfred Hermida. There is no one digital trick; it’s still about […]

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