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3 Aug

The future of news: LiveArticle

<p>The future of news -- we bet you've heard that phrase a lot. With so many cool, new things happening in the journo world it can be hard to keep up with all the innovative -- and constantly evolving -- ways to tell stories. That's why J-Source is doing it for you. Each week, we'll feature a new idea on the block, whether it's a tool, or a new way to use that tool, or just a super sweet way to tell the story -- this is our ode to the digital world. Up this week: ScribbleLive's newest feature LiveArticle.<br />

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27 Jul

The future of news: Reporters and cameras

<p><em>Reporters are now part of a content engine, cameras in hand. But how solid will that content be? <strong>Simon Doyle</strong> on the push for video. This story originally appeared in the Canadian Association of Journalists' </em><a href="http://www.caj.ca/?p=391">Media Magazine</a><em>.</em></p>

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19 May

Atlantic decides to keep experiment in “radical transparency”

On Wednesday, the online publishing arm of The Atlantic, dubbed The Atlantic Wire, decided to open its online editing process to the public. At first they thought it would be […]

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18 Apr

Q&A with the Toronto Star’s Sarah Millar: When video tells it better

We at J-Source are always on the look-out for new and interesting ways of covering big stories and events. Thanks to the increasing social media storm surrounding the so-crowned Twitter […]

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15 Apr

Q&A with OpenFile on community-powered election news

OpenFile and Canada.com have have teamed up to produce community-driven election coverage. Readers at Canada.com can now click on the “your idea” icon to visit OpenFile and suggest election stories […]

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15 Apr

The Twitter Election: Globalnews.ca style

OK, so it’s been coined the “Twitter Election.” And, indeed, much has been made of the Twitter traffic surrounding Tuesday’s English-language leaders’ debate. But which debate comments set off the […]

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13 Apr

The campaign, Twitter, and you

It ain’t called the Twitter campaign for nothing. If anything can be concluded about last night’s debate, it’s that this election is all about social media. As The Globe and […]

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29 Mar

The Gray Lady paywall: will others follow NYT?

Last week the New York Times started charging Canadians for access to online content, and it plans to roll out its U.S. subscriptions this week. Good idea or bad idea? […]

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15 Mar

Bloggers on the ground report on Japan’s disasters

The New York Times has profiled Global Voices, a volunteer-driven organization and platform that allows bloggers around the world to translate, aggregate and link to online content. NYT’s Jennifer Preston […]

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26 Feb

Hyperlocal news is not dead despite rumours

By Robert Washburn The demise of hyperlocal new site TBD.com shouldn’t be a harbinger of the future for this emerging form. Matthew Ingram provides an excellent analysis and summary of […]

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