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UK paywall will require 300k subscribers to break even

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.

Windsor Star moves into new building, invites readers in

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.

Non-profit aims to raise $660m to buy Tribube Co.

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

World’s best-designed newspapers honoured

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.

Plot to kill Colombian journalists uncovered

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.

Glacier reports quarterly results

May 16th, 2013

Glacier Media Inc. reported cash flow, earnings and revenue for the period ended March 31, 2013.

Chronicle Herald misspells own name in story about awards

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.

Two N. Ireland journalists threatened

May 15th, 2013

Two un-named Northern Ireland journalist have been issued with death threats by Loyalist paramilitaries, according to the NUJ.

Long stories bring in readers

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.

Remaining Postmedia papers go behind paywall

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.