Former Head Of CHRC Jennifer Lynch Passes
Something I didn’t know about her: As the last President of the National P.C. Women’s Caucus, Jennifer was an advocate for the involvement and advancement of women in politics. She…
Die Media Die
Kiss It Goodbye, Toronto Star
TorStar to launch Toronto Star paywall tomorrow.— Laura Hubbard (@laurahubb) August 12, 2013 That is all.
Another QMI Paper Bites Dust
Midland Press closed this morning with a loss of five jobs, though it doesn’t look as though they have bothered to put up notice of the fact on their website:…
Andrew Coyne’s Letter To Ezra: The Secret First Draft
Andrew Coyne, in response to a query from Ezra Levant, has written a short letter outlining his position with respect to the CRTC’s granting CBC special distribution rights. I have…
What Does Paying For A Look Behind The Globe Pay-Wall Get You?
According to Media culpa, a three year old article that first appeared in The National Post…on the subject of kilts.
The End Of The Canadian Jewish News
With great sadness, I have to announce that The Canadian Jewish News will cease publishing its printed newspaper with its June 20 edition. I never dreamed that I would be…
Next Time Someone Chides Anonymous
...for their allegedly reckless approach to the Rehtaeh Parsons case, remind them how professional news organizations like the NY Post and CNN covered the Boston bombings. Then tell them to…
More Sun Media Layoffs Coming?
Its starting to sound like it. Toronto Sun Family has a new layoff forum up. From it: Web hits are down since the paywall went up, while social media “experts”…
A Profound Difference
Applies generally–not just to science blogs–I would say. Journalistic logic is always concluding “It sucks, but its there”. From here.
Sun Media To Sell Off Alberta Papers In 2013?
The question: why did Quebecor close one paper in Ontario with 6 employees and circulation of about 18k, but keep a couple of papers in Alberta with ten employees and…
There’s No App For That
As part of the changes, News Corp. said it will cease publication of The Daily, its iPad news application, on Dec. 15.“From its launch, The Daily was a bold experiment…
The Globe And Mail Exits The Propertied Class
If only they'd launched that pay-wall a month earlier! They would surely have been saved! Now they have to scope-out an alternative site for their new HQ.
Globe Abandons Relevance
Remember that paper that used to look like The NY Times? Its gone now, gone from the Internet. PS. Has the Times already abandoned its firewall? I’ve been visiting Nate…
Reading The Wentrails
As noted by this gentleman on facebook, Margaret Wente’s tri-weekly column has not appeared in a week. Was her punishment for this kind of thing a suspension?
Open File Closed?
Same problem as all of these new media ventures: there didn’t seem to be an obviously sustainable source of income. The problem is, there may never be one. All these…
How Times Change
This is a picture of the National Post’s Jonathon Kay. I know its hard to look at, but bear with me. Note the cup he’s holding. It’s demonstrates solidarity with…
Die Media Die More!
From the accompanying post: Journalism professor Jay Rosen of NYU observes that the peak year was the one in which blogging software first appeared.Glad we could help.
Die News Corp Die!
The Daily, News Corp.’s attempt to create a digital newspaper for the iPad age, is laying off nearly a third of its staff. The publisher plans to tell its workers…
I’m Waiting For Andrew Coyne
…’s next lecture on only Conservatives really “get” Capitalism.
Oops
On the front page, too. Here’s the original wording: