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May 17th, 2013
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.
May 17th, 2013
The Windsor Star has moved into swanky new digs, made its first foray into outdoor advertising, and opened a news café that executives hope will spark more reader interaction with the newsroom.
May 17th, 2013
The folks at The Other 98% really, really don’t want to see the Koch brothers to buy the Tribune Company. The non-profit organization has launched a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo to make a bid for the publishing company, which owns the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times among other newspapers. T
May 16th, 2013
In the business of printing newspapers, it’s easy to get caught up in the frantic pace of deadlines and physical production. Having a daily or weekly product ready for delivery, with accurate information, printed on quality newsprint, and out the door on time, is a top priority. But some newspapers are proving that award-winning design can be part of that equation as well.
May 16th, 2013
Officials say a hit man was hired to kill Gonzalo Guillén and León Valencia, who were investigating links between politicians and criminal groups.
May 16th, 2013
Glacier Media Inc. reported cash flow, earnings and revenue for the period ended March 31, 2013.
May 15th, 2013
The Chronicle Herald, which won six gold Atlantic Journalism Awards, misspelled its own name in an article celebrating its accomplishments. Check out the image, courtesy of Craig Silverman at Poynter.
May 15th, 2013
Two un-named Northern Ireland journalist have been issued with death threats by Loyalist paramilitaries, according to the NUJ.
May 14th, 2013
We decided to experiment with a new, super-long article format akin to “slow live blogging.” When we looked at the traffic charts below, our jaws dropped. Here’s what we learned about long form stories–and why quality, not velocity, is the future of online news.
May 14th, 2013
Postmedia Inc. is extending a digital pay meter to its remaining properties on Tuesday. The move means online readers of the Edmonton Journal, National Post, Financial Post, Calgary Herald, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Regina Leader-Post and Windsor Star will be asked to register for online accounts after reading 10 articles for free.