In a story about the weekend’s pro-Palestinian rally on Bloor St.:A version of this story that briefly appeared on torontosun.com contained quotes wrongly attributed to Bernie Farber, former CEO of the Canadian Jewish Congress. The Sun r…
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BigCityLib Strikes Back: The State Of Sun Media
Former Toronto Sun editorial page editor Rob Granatstein laments:When the latest victims of downsizing are gone, Toronto will be down to three general assignment news reporters, according to people in that newsroom, unless staff is reassigned. That’s…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Lorrie Goldstein Out At T.O. Sun
The Toronto Sun Family Blog comes out of retirement to give us the gory details. Jim Thomson is the other name on their list that I recognize. The business strategy seems to be to centralize content production, so the small town publications…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: St. Catherine’s Standard Exits The Propertied Class
After sacking a dozen staffers in June, the St. Catherine’s Standard figures they no longer need to own their own building. The decision was facilitated by the fact that most Tim’s locations now have wifi. Stories can be filed from the men’s room, although some times its hard to find
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Rumor: The New Sun Media Wants You To Look At Pictures
400 word for stories; 600 words for features, to make room for more graphics and stock pics and useless eye candy. It starts this week for some papers, and will be rolling out to all of them soon… I am reminded of an old editorial cartoon, Its caption read (in
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Social Media Over-Nerd Abandons Sun Media For Postmedia, Is Still Headed For Unemployment Line
Sun Media’s one guy that understands social networking has fled to Postmedia…like abandoning The Titanic for The Lusitania, but whatever. PS. I don’t believe that William Wolfe-Wylie is his real name. Its probably an Internet invention like “Long Dong Silver” and etc. But on the other hand I could be wrong. Hippy
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: St. Catherine’s Standard Sacks A Dozen
So say the rumors. Die Sun Media Die.
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Sun Media Staff Exit The Propertied Class, Part III
Apparently, it isn’t just 333 King that’s been on the block. All their buildings are up for sale; their Cobourg property (99 King, housing Northumberland Today) is the latest to go. Looking forward, NT staffers will be assigned desk space at picnic table outside a nearby Tim Hortons; in winter
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