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Retire now, or later? How CPP changes affect you

Written on Jan, 04, 2011 by admin in Retirement | Leave a comment

Source: moneyville.ca By Sheryl Smolkin | Mon Jan 3 2011 Changes to the Canada Pension Plan start taking effect this month and are designed to encourage people to work longer before they start drawing a government pension. The changes take place gradually over the next five years and make it much harder to figure out when to retire and how …

The Tyee – 2010: Year of the Really Super New New Journalism

Written on Dec, 29, 2010 by admin in Journalism, Media & Publishing | Leave a comment

The Tyee – 2010: Year of the Really Super New New Journalism.

It’s Scary Out There in Reporting Land ‘Beats are fundamental to journalism, but our foundation is crumbling.’

Written on Dec, 15, 2010 by admin in Journalism | Leave a comment

Source: nieman.harvard.edu/reports By David Cay Johnston To understand how badly we’re doing the most basic work of journalism in covering the law enforcement beat, try sitting in a barbershop. When I was getting my last haircut, the noon news on the television —positioned to be impossible to avoid watching—began with a grisly murder. The well-educated man in the chair next …

McClatchy CEO: Death of newspaper classifieds greatly exaggerated | Poynter.

Written on Dec, 09, 2010 by admin in Media & Publishing, Newspapers | Leave a comment

McClatchy CEO: Death of newspaper classifieds greatly exaggerated | Poynter..

Newspaper ad optimism in the States

Written on Dec, 03, 2010 by admin in Advertising, Media & Publishing, Newspapers | Leave a comment

Source: guardian.co.uk There is a renewed sense of optimism among newspaper publishers in the United States and Canada who believe they are about to enjoy a better 2011. They expect digital advertising, plus certain sectors of classified ads, will improve, according to a study by Kubas Consultants. Its survey of more than 400 daily newspaper executives and managers across north …

Why Media Apps Aren’t as Good a Business as They Seem

Written on Nov, 24, 2010 by admin in Ditigal Puplishing, Internet, Media & Publishing | Leave a comment

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 …

An edit too far

Written on Nov, 19, 2010 by admin in Uncategorized | 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 …

Why Newsquest journalists are rebelling after Gannett executive’s profits boast

Written on Nov, 19, 2010 by admin in Media & Publishing, Newspapers | Leave a comment

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 …

Postmedia Network IPO still in sights

Written on Nov, 16, 2010 by admin in Post Media | Leave a comment

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.

New owners of Canwest papers targeting business offices after slashing editorial, advertising jobs

Written on Nov, 15, 2010 by admin in Canwest, Newspapers, Post Media | 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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Author : admin

Retire now, or later? How CPP changes affect you

The Tyee – 2010: Year of the Really Super New New Journalism

It’s Scary Out There in Reporting Land ‘Beats are fundamental to journalism, but our foundation is crumbling.’

McClatchy CEO: Death of newspaper classifieds greatly exaggerated | Poynter.

Newspaper ad optimism in the States

Why Media Apps Aren’t as Good a Business as They Seem

An edit too far

Why Newsquest journalists are rebelling after Gannett executive’s profits boast

Postmedia Network IPO still in sights

New owners of Canwest papers targeting business offices after slashing editorial, advertising jobs

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