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Belinda Alzner sat down with Digital First Media CEO John Paton for an exclusive interview where the front-man of the second-largest newspaper company in the United States talked about his digital first, print last strategy and how he doesn't see Canadian newspapers investing in their digital products. Rhiannon Russell also reports on Paton’s advice for young journalists.
Warning: The following article contains disturbing details. But should it? In the latest issue of the King's Journalism Review, Marie Hanifen explores the delicate balance required to report on sexual assault cases and the point at which including details becomes gratuitous.
CTV News Southwestern Ontario is offering viewers a web-only behind-the-scenes look at what goes into daily reporting.
To further the discussion on the role of summarizing, curating and repackaging other peoples’ work, Jim Romenesko has asked the three parties involved in a recent case to weigh in.
Cuttings.me is a free tool that allows journalists to display their clippings online.
Check out this list of helpful web tools for journalists and tutorials on how to use the most popular social networking tools for news -- including Pinterest.
Last Friday, Ezra Levant had two former Ryerson Journalism students on his show to talk about the school's liberal bias. Scaachi Koul responded with this editorial for the Ryerson Review of Journalism that shows that Levant might have got a few facts wrong.
Big city media, small town issues: How does Nova Scotia’s media balance the two? It doesn’t, says Greg Wade. This story, from the latest issue of the King’s Journalism Review, looks at the few resources in rural Nova Scotia communities compared to those in Halifax.
Journos got cute on Twitter for Valentine's day.
Jennifer Ditchburn discusses how she got the story of the fake new Canadians reaffirmation ceremony at Sun News and how she handled the reaction and subsequent personal attacks from personalities at the network. Re-published from The Hill Times.
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