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31 Jul

Newsana co-founder calls the platform ‘the meaningful news movement’

<p><strong>By Ben Peterson with Will Koblensky</strong></p><p>Some journalism is brilliant, but the majority of it is crap. Yep, I just publicly wrote what most journalists have been saying privately for years. Royal weddings, celebrity trials, gossip, conjecture, puff. Most journos hate covering it, and I don’t think the public enjoys it all that much either.</p>

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30 Jul

Recalling missed opportunities during early days of newspapers online

<p><strong>By David Cadogan</strong></p><p>As a lifelong newspaper journalist, newspaper owner, publisher, editor and association director, I am frustrated and heartsick that this is not the Golden Age of newspaper organizations. It should be. Industry leaders did just about everything wrong.</p><p> When I first looked at the World Wide Web, in the early 1990’s, there were already some daily newspapers putting some news online.</p>

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29 Jul

New app to provide real-time audio editing and collaboration, ‘like Google Docs’

<p>Audio editing news pieces can be  time-consuming, so a group has collaborated to create a mobile phone app — which is still being tested — to streamline the process “like Google Docs for audio.”</p>

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25 Jul

Crowdfunding platform Vourno expands to Canada

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14 Jun

Access granted: AMI makes media available for all Canadians

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30 May

The dinosaur age: Prince Albert Daily Herald News gets a new mascot

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/eye.PNG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja</strong></p><p>Who says newspapers are like dinosaurs? The <em>Prince Albert Daily Herald</em> has brand new mascot, and yes, it is a dinosaur.</p><p>It’s evident the print industry is struggling to reinvent itself and find a way to generate revenue in the face of falling advertising doll and a greater push for online content. But still, an extinct animal for a mascot?</p>

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27 May

Winnipeg Free Press restricts online comments to subscribers in effort to reduce “digital diatribe”

<p>The <em>Winnipeg Free Pre</em>ss is restricting its online comments to print and online subscribers in an effort to <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/keeping-the-e-party-going-without-the-party-crashers-208927251.html">keep “the e-party going without the party-crashers.”</a></p><p>The newspaper’s editor Paul Samyn said the new commenting policy designed to reduce the "digital diatribe" will go into effect on June 3. </p>

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17 May

B.C. polling gaffe a blessing for journalism

<p><strong>By Rob Washburn, J-Source Innovation editor</strong></p><p>There are a lot of pollsters pacing the floor in office towers across British Columbia after an abysmal performance predicting election results Tuesday night</p><p>But what is bad for the polling business may be good for journalism. The results of the provincial election in British Columbia has pollsters scratching their collective heads as the Liberals won handily over the NDP. </p>

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16 May

Windsor Star moves into new building, invites readers into newsroom

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja</strong></p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-right inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-right/images/photo 72.jpg" title="" /></p>

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16 May

Readers attack: How and why journalists should respond to online comments

<p><strong>By Davida Ander, for the <a href="http://rrj.ca/m27725/"><em>Ryerson Review of Journalism</em></a></strong></p><p>“What’s your problem?”</p><p>“Isn’t it obvious? He’s an unemployed welfare bum.”</p><p>“Grow up.”</p><p>“Once you are done you may fornicate yourself.”</p><p>“You just antagonize people to get people to react, dude. It’s what you do! You have serious issues!”</p>

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