Monthly Archives: November 2010

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Source: Jeff Bercovici Story by: http://blogs.forbes.com/jeffbercovici/ It’s long been an article of faith among media optimists that the shift to digital publishing would be a good thing for publishers in the long run, freeing them of the burden of their biggest costs: paper, printing and postage. That’s why I was surprised to hear David Link, founder and creative director of …

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Written on Nov, 19, 2010 by in | Leave a comment

Arbitrator orders reinstatement of RFA reporter whose edited story caused a diplomatic flap By Andy Zipser, Editor Source: The Guild Reporter In a case underscoring the dangers of social media reporting — especially when complicated by foreign-language translation —  a Guild-represented reporter for Radio Free Asia has won an arbitration that rescinds his termination and orders full reinstatement with back …

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By Roy Greenslade  Source: guardian.co.uk Brighton Argus journalists were on the picket line today after voting to stage a two-day strike in protest at a two-year freeze on wages and the removal of subbing jobs. Their major slogan was “Keep jobs local”, a reference to the fact that the paper is to be subbed largely from Southampton in future. I …

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  Improved online revenue drives earnings rise Postmedia Network Canada Corp. remains committed to becoming a publicly traded firm, but the timing remains a moving target, Paul Godfrey, its chief executive, said on Monday. Source: Read entire story here.

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Written on Nov, 15, 2010 by in , , | Leave a comment

Source: cwa-scacanada.ca Postmedia Network, having just slashed scores of jobs in editorial and advertising departments across the former Canwest chain, is now turning its sights on the newspapers’ business offices. The new company’s owners plan to begin centralizing the finance departments’ functions in Toronto and Winnipeg by the end of January. Staff reductions will be accomplished through buyouts and layoffs. …

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Written on Nov, 13, 2010 by in , , | Leave a comment

John Shmuel, Financial Post · Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010 Source: financialpost.com Newspapers will certainly survive well into the future, but that survival is going to rely on finding increasingly new and innovative ways to monetize their content — and not just putting up pay walls. Finding a happy middle was the message that came through most strongly during the Media …

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Women experienced disproportionately more gains in unionized jobs. by NUPGE Ottawa, November 8, 2010 — Statistics Canada reports that just over 4.2 million employees belonged to a union in Canada during the first half of 2010, up 64,000 from the same period last year. Union membership rose at a slightly faster pace than total employment. As a result, the nation’s …

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Times Colonist trio honoured for court series.

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