Source: poynter.org As this year begins, three notable reports share the same conclusion about the future of news: The path we are on is uncertain and debatable. But two of the three studies now see an extended economic shelf life for print, even as audiences swing digital and the search for viable digital news products continues. Click here to read entire story
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Source: financialpost.com Postmedia Network, Canada’s largest publisher of paid English language daily newspapers and Kijiji, Canada’s most popular free, local, online classifieds website, today announced that the used car listings for all 10 Postmedia daily newspaper websites* and driving.ca are now powered by Kijiji. The new automotive classifieds sites offer a mobile friendly experience. “By working with Kijiji we have turbo-charged …
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I am pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the John Belcarz and Dan Zeidler post-secondary education/training memorial scholarships. Two scholarships of $1,000 each are available. The accompanying attachments contain a poster and application form in both English and French (also available on our website: http://www.cwa-scacanada.ca. Please circulate this information to your members. In solidarity, Martin O’Hanlon Director, …
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Stories longer than 2,000 words down 86 percent at the LAT since 2003, 50 percent at WaPo, etc. By Dean Starkman Source: cjr.org No one equates story-length with quality. Let’s start with that concession. But still. Story-length is hardly meaningless when you consider what it takes to explain complex problems, like say, the financial crisis, to the broader public. Or when you consider …
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The striking Saint John seven announced today they are expanding their fight for a fair deal with their employer, Halifax-based Maritime Broadcasting System. They are asking listeners and advertisers of the Halifax MBS Radio stations, FX 101.9 and HAL-FM, to boycott the stations until the strikers reach a deal with the company. Click link to read the entire story
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Source: kamloopsnews.ca The death of newspapers has been greatly exaggerated, Rotarians heard Monday. Peter Kvarnstrom, chairman of the Canadian Newspapers Association board, told a luncheon of the Rotary Club of Kamloops that the print medium is far from extinction. Kvarnstrom also serves as president of B.C. community media for Glacier Media Group, the B.C.-based publisher of The Daily News and 80 …
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Source: theglobeandmail.com Postmedia Network Inc. posted a sharp decrease in earnings in its first quarter, as a surge in digital revenue failed to make up for weak advertising and declining circulation revenues. Chief executive officer Paul Godfrey doesn’t see things getting better, conceding in an interview that he expects print revenue to continue to decline by about 8 per cent a quarter. …
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Source: ifj.org The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today said that 2012 has been one of the bloodiest years for journalists and media workers after recording 121 killings in targeted attacks and cross fire incidents. The IFJ warned that these terrible numbers are the result of systematic failure by governments and the United Nations to fulfill their international obligations to protect …
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FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT IN 2013! By Martin O’Hanlon Director, CWA Canada Download PDF I made a New Year’s resolution for 2013. Every day when I get up, I am now asking myself: “What can I do today to make life better for Canadians and make this a better country.” Not surprisingly, the answer has yet to be: “Cut wages, …
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Source: poynter.org You may have heard the story of Rhonda Lee, a meteorologist at Shreveport, La., TV station KTBS who was fired for responding to viewer criticism on Facebook. The firing raises some old and new questions about how journalists should (or shouldn’t) engage online with caustic critics and troublesome trolls. Click the link to read the entire story @ poynter.org
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