Monthly Archives: May 2013

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Written on May, 30, 2013 by in , , | Leave a comment

Source: my.chicagotribune.com By Robert Channick, Tribune staff reporter 10:14 am, May 30, 2013 The Chicago Sun-Times has laid off its entire photography staff, and plans to use freelance photographers and reporters to shoot photos and video going forward, the newspaper said. A total of 28 full-time staffers received the news Thursday morning at a meeting held at the Sun-Times offices in Chicago, …

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Written on May, 28, 2013 by in , | Leave a comment

Source: j-source.ca The Winnipeg Free Press is restricting its online comments to print and online subscribers in an effort to keep “the e-party going without the party-crashers.” The newspaper’s editor Paul Samyn said the new commenting policy designed to reduce the “digital diatribe” will go into effect on June 3. “The thinking behind our policy change is the bulk of the ugliness that …

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Written on May, 20, 2013 by in , | Leave a comment

Sun+ service predicted to result in drop in online ad revenue with NI also paying £30m-plus for digital Premier League rights Source: guardian.co.uk The Sun will need to attract more than 250,000 subscribers to its £2-per-week online service to cover the loss of online advertising and recoup the £30m-plus it paid for the digital Premier League football highlights, according to City analysts’ estimates. Follow …

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Written on May, 07, 2013 by in | Leave a comment

SOurce: BY  CMG  •  POSTED ON  May 6, 2013 By Steph Guthrie In my experience, many employers and clients lack  understanding of the work involved in social media. Unfortunately for the people who do this work, the poor understanding usually results in either inadequate compensation, or an expectation to “squeeze in” social media amid a full time job’s worth of other responsibilities. I’ve noticed …

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Written on May, 06, 2013 by in | Leave a comment

Source: CWA|SCA Canada Three academics who documented the growing scourge of unpaid internships are this year’s winners of the Labour Reporting Award sponsored jointly by CWA Canada and the Canadian Association of Journalists. Martin O’Hanlon, Director of CWA Canada, said Interns Unite! (You have nothing to lose — literally), published in November by the “fiercely independent” Briarpatch magazine, is an …

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