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22 May

New model for news launched

<p>Hey folks, after 3 1/2 years of planning and execution, the first ad-<br />free media site in the world dedicated to original, long-form  <br />journalism has launched. The only source of revenue for <a href="https://www.beststory.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BestStory.ca</a>,  <br />based in Montreal, is the sale of stories for 40 cents each to  <br />individual readers. Freelance journalists who write for the site  <br />maintain copyright as well as moral rights, and can track their story  <br />sales and royalties 24/7 by geography or chronology.<br />

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23 Apr

Journalism conference offers bright moments for news industry in transition

<p>By Robert Washburn</p><p>There is an inspiring moment in the award-winning television series West Wing when Martin Sheen’s character, President Jed Bartlet, asks, “What’s next?”</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCXerGxRfRc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">It is a defining moment</a>. Rather than go over points he already understands, Bartlet is anxious to move on to the next challenge rather than waste time laboring over things he cannot change. Once a decision is made, then what is next?</p>

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30 Mar

Newsroom innovation increases pressure to create higher quality journalism

<p><em>As newsrooms become more innovative in engaging audiences, especially using new and emerging technologies, the result may be higher quality journalism, despite the predictions of doomsayers. E-journalism Professor <strong>Robert Washburn</strong> suggests the movement towards more transparency by journalists and newsrooms might lead to more competition and better journalism.</em></p><p> </p>

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25 Mar

Live blogs offer alternative to Twitter during Stafford trial coverage

<p>By Robert Washburn</p><p>Toronto Star Public Editor Kathy English provides <a href="http://www.thestar.com/opinion/public_editor/2012/03/23/tori_stafford_murder_trial_why_the_star_isnt_tweeting_this_trial.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an excellent explanation</a> on March 23 for the Toronto Star’s decision not to tweet proceedings from the Tori Stafford murder trial currently underway in London, Ontario.</p>

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21 Mar

Algonquin College experiments with new funding model for news

<p>By Joe Banks</p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/GoJo CBC photo_0.jpg" title="" />Some of you are already aware that <a href="http://gojournalism.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GoJournalism.ca</a> has been operating since August of 2010, but far too many of you do not. Like many start-ups, our message has been swallowed up in the day-to-day noise in the constantly-changing and disrupted media world of today.</p>

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21 Mar

Algonquin College experiments with new funding model for news

<p>By Joe Banks</p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/GoJo CBC photo_0.jpg" title="" />Some of you are already aware that <a href="http://gojournalism.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GoJournalism.ca</a> has been operating since August of 2010, but far too many of you do not. Like many start-ups, our message has been swallowed up in the day-to-day noise in the constantly-changing and disrupted media world of today.</p>

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16 Mar

The Journal de Montréal’s digital shift

<p> </p><p><em>This story was <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/virage-numerique-au-journal-de-montreal" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>originally posted</u></a> on ProjetJ on Feb. 6. Written by the site’s editor-in-chief, Anne Caroline Desplanques. Translated by Rhiannon Russell.</em></p><p> </p>

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7 Mar

Comparing Canadian newspapers to The Guardian’s open journalism

<p><em><strong>Rob Washburn</strong> and <strong>Wayne MacPhail</strong> give two takes on </em>The Guardian<em>’s open journalism approach in comparison to Canadian newspapers. Washburn says that Canadian publications have failed to capitalize on the strengths of online in the way </em>The Guardian<em> has, while MacPhail simply says he is giving up newspapers. </em></p><p> </p>

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4 Mar

Time to give up on newspapers, says MacPhail

<p>By Wayne MacPhail</p>

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2 Mar

Guardian’s Open Journalism approach to collaboration goes beyond Canadian experience

<p>By Robert Washburn</p><p>The Guardian’s launch of its <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/open-journalism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Open Journalism</a> approach this week with the innovative, witty <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/help/insideguardian/2012/feb/29/open-journalism-at-the-guardian" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Three Pigs advertisement</a> also ushers in a powerful endorsement of the collaborative approach to producing news.</p>

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