Monthly Archives: May 2012

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Editorial: Local News and Newspapers Deliver a Winning Combination

Written on May, 29, 2012 by in , | Leave a comment

Source: editorandpublisher.com by: Jeff Fleming Local news continues to be the mainstay when it comes to solving newspapers’ 21st century challenges. The newest report by Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism and Internet & American Life Project revealed that “72 percent of adults are quite attached to following local news and information, and local newspapers are by far the …

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Bleak day for journalism’ as Postmedia slashes dozens of jobs

Written on May, 28, 2012 by in | Leave a comment

Source: cwa-scacanada.ca Postmedia is slashing dozens of editorial jobs at the Montreal Gazette and Ottawa Citizen, which will also cease publication of its Sunday paper in July. “It’s a pretty bleak day for journalism,” said a dispirited Debbie Cole, president of the Ottawa Newspaper Guild, which will lose 20 members to buyouts and layoffs. Martin O’Hanlon, Director of CWA Canada, …

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Winners of Belcarz-Zeidler bursaries write about chemistry, social justice

Written on May, 24, 2012 by in | Leave a comment

  Two university students at opposite ends of the country are the winners of this year’s Belcarz-Zeidler Memorial Scholarships. Stephanie Rufh, the daughter of Gord Rufh, a member of Local 30403 who works at the Victoria Times-Colonist, chose chemistry as the topic of her essay, which is also her field of study at her home-town university. Rosamund Tutton, of Dartmouth, …

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Jobs lost as PNG exits insert business

Written on May, 20, 2012 by in , | Leave a comment

Source: mediaunion.ca The Vancouver Sun and Province are getting out of the insert business effective July 15, 2012, a move that will cost over 50 Local 2000 members their jobs. Management informed the union about the move on Monday, saying that the insert business was on track to lose almost $1 million this year. Only about 12 members will be eligible for relocation …

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TEXT-S&P revises Postmedia outlook to negative

Written on May, 11, 2012 by in | Leave a comment

Source: reuters.com (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Overview — We are revising our outlook on Toronto-based Postmedia Network Inc. to negative from stable based on the company’s weaker-than-expected operating performance in the second quarter ended Feb. 29, 2012. — We are affirming all our ratings on the company, including our ‘B’ long-term corporate credit rating. — The …

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How 2 twentysomething journalists brought down a corrupt Kentucky sheriff

Written on May, 07, 2012 by in | Leave a comment

Source: poynter.org “60 Minutes” | Nieman Reports | YouTube Samantha Swindler, then 27, had been managing editor of the Corbin (Ky.) Times-Tribune for about three years when she asked 20-year-old Adam Sulfridge to report on a corrupt sheriff, Lawrence Hodge, who was involved in trading guns, drugs and favors. At the time, Sulfridge was a local college sophomore “whose only experience was working on his …

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