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29 May

AJR: Is Twitter an effective journalism tool?

“It’s okay to be sick and tired of Twitter,” begins “The Twitter Explosion,” a recent article from the American Journalism Review. But for journalists, the piece goes on: “…the real […]

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27 May

NY Times names first social media editor

In an attempt to keep up with new media changes and expand the use of social media tools, The New York Times has created a new position, social media editor. […]

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26 May

Vote for the next cover of Explore mag

Editors at Explore have put together three possible covers for the August issue of the magazine and are asking readers to vote for their favourite. Visit Explore‘s website to vote. […]

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25 May

Canwest Olympics reporter paid to write for Olympics publication

The Olympics reporter for the Vancouver Sun was paid to write for the the official magazine of the International Olympics Committee, reported the online magazine The Tyee. “Jeff Lee says […]

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25 May

“You learn the most from the hardest things”: Stephanie Nolen’s speech to King’s graduates

Stephanie Nolen, The Globe and Mail‘s current India, and former Africa, correspondent, was honoured by her alma mater, the University of King’s College, with an honourary doctorate in civil law. […]

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25 May

Column + blog = clog

If everyone is talking, who’s listening? Globe and Mail columnist Roy MacGregor wonders about “how profoundly things have changed” in the news business, in a recent column introducing his shift […]

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20 May

Canwest’s new lifeline

Canwest negotiated a lifeline for itself worth $175-million, providing yet more breathing room for refinancing negotiations with banks, bondholders and possible investors. Under the new arrangement Canwest has until June […]

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20 May

Outsourcing copy-editing to India

In “Passages to India”, a feature article for the Ryerson Review of Journalism, Sarah Bridge examined the practice of outsourcing of newspaper copy-editing to India. Bridge talked about what she […]

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19 May

Science for the Mediacene age

Scientists get media-savvy? It’s about time. The New York Times reports on “science for the Mediacene age, the unveiling at the American Museum of Natural History of a 47-million-year-old fossil […]

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13 May

Can good design save newspapers?

Inspired by a Cirque du Soleil performance, Polish newspaper designer Jacek Utko set out to do for newspapers what the Montreal troupe did for the circus. “These guys took some […]

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