Monthly Archives: April 2014

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Written on Apr, 23, 2014 by in | Leave a comment

Source: rabble.ca Last week the Toronto Starannounced a couple of things. First, they laid off 11 full-time page editors. Second, they announced the creation of a new department, torstar.ca and its intention to hire 17 new digital staff including video editors, digital producers and social media assistants. This is the first time folks in the torstar.ca wing of the company have actually …

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Written on Apr, 23, 2014 by in | Leave a comment

Source: thetyee.ca Look who’s lobbying for the struggling newspaper industry. British Columbia biggest daily and weekly publishers have hired a key member of the BC Liberals’ 2013 re-election campaign in a last-ditch effort to change Environment Minister Mary Polak’s mind about the imposition of a hidden tax on newsprint. Dimitri Pantazopoulos registered to lobby Polak on behalf of Pacific Newspaper Group, …

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Written on Apr, 20, 2014 by in | Leave a comment

Source: theglobeandmail.com In a shrinking industry, and on a struggling island, the Chronicle Herald, one of the last independently owned major metropolitan newspapers in the country, is making a bold move. “No one has come right out and said I’m crazy,” said Mark Lever, the newspaper president and CEO. “I’m sure they think it.” read more of the story here

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Written on Apr, 10, 2014 by in | Leave a comment

Source: thestar.com At least two Rogers-owned publications have dropped their internship programs, the Star has learned. In a pre-emptive move, interns at Flare and Chatelaine who were either unpaid or receiving a $400 monthly honorarium were let go Tuesday. Click here to read entire story

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