#twitterfight

Childish sniping, iffy ethics and the sheer lunacy of public feuds expose the human side of journalists. Is that wrong?

Jonathan Goldsbie is a Toronto civic geek. He bikes everywhere, drinks ethically sourced coffee and likes talking about local indie music in Kensington Market. And, of course, he tweets. Constantly. Over his two-and-a-half years on Twitter, he’s averaged about 35 tweets per day. But somehow, this seemingly harmless dude landed himself in one of the […]

October 13, 2011 Raeanne Quinton

Canada lags behind as online platforms help long-form journalism thrive in the United States

Reports of the death of long-form writing have been greatly exaggerated, especially south of the border, as Kindle Singles, Longform.org, Byliner and Read it Later lead a revival. So what are Canadians waiting for?

Paul Lima says he nearly doubled the profits from nine of his non-fiction books by publishing them as e-books on Amazon’s Kindle website. His feature writing how-to guides sell for two-thirds the price of their hard copy counterparts, but more people buy them. “I’m making money that I wouldn’t have otherwise with the Kindle,” he […]

September 21, 2011 Raeanne Quinton