Humpday Round-up—October 13
The CEO of the company that owns The New York Times announced in Hamburg last week that the newspaper’s website will adopt a “first click free” strategy, which will allow some free access to content in spite of an upcoming paywall. At the World Editor’s Forum in Hamburg last week, Janet Robinson said readers will have […]
Sunday issue of Toronto Star to include New York Times
The Toronto Star subscribers will soon be getting an American bonus with their papers. Effective this Sunday, a 16-page international weekly version of the New York Times, including the Canadian version of the New York Times Book Review, will be included in the Sunday Star. The section will look just like the Times newspaper—that is, […]
Friday Funny: Jetpack Fail
Guys! Guys! Jetpacks are finally here! And the LAPD has already invested in thousands, despite that costing about a billion dollars! I particularly enjoy the part where they gloss over their extreme stupidity with a bad joke. Read Craig Silverman‘s article with the whole story here. http://videos.mediaite.com/video/Fox-Friends-Falls-For-Fake-LAPD Got a suggestion for the Friday Funny? Email the RRJ blog editor.
Humpday Round-up—October 6
Hey all, did you know The Globe and Mail launched its redesign on Friday? Of course you did—after months of hype and anticipation, the national newspaper’s print and online redesign went public (as well as their microsite, Canada: Our Time To Lead). But after checking out both the print and web versions, it’s actually not that stupid of a […]
Newspaper Audience Databank releases Canadian readership stats
Daily newspapers are not dead yet, apparently. That’s the news coming out of the NADbank (Newspaper Audience Databank)’s Fall 2009/Spring 2010 readership study released today. The organization collected newspaper readership data from the million-plus markets—Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa-Gatineau, Calgary, Edmonton and Halifax—and concluded that “daily newspapers continue to be a vital source of news, information and entertainment […]
Humpday Round-up
Well, it’s better than the death penalty—but Iranian blogger Hossein Derakshan has been sentenced to 19 1/2 years in prison for postings on his Farsi-language blog. According to the Associated Press, Derakshan has been a vocal supporter of President Ahmadinejad, and is credited for launching the Iranian blog revolution. Formerly based in Canada, the blogger was arrested during […]
Sneak preview of the Globe and Mail redesign released
The giant timers John Stackhouse brought into The Globe and Mail’s newsroom still say there’s four days until the newspaper’s redesign goes public, but we got a sneak peak at what’s in store thanks to a prototype released over the weekend. It has only been three years since the newspaper launched its last redesign, which […]
Thanks everyone!
Last night’s fundraiser was a big success. Thanks to Clinton’s Pub, the many stores that generously donated prizes, all who came out to show their love for the Winter 2010 RRJ. See you at the launch party!
Humpday Round-up—News in the journalism world
The Toronto Star is reporting that a Toronto-based blogger who has been locked up in an Iranian jail for two years on propaganda charges could now face execution. Prosecutors apparently think initiating a dissident Persian blogosphere calls for the death penalty. CBC News Toronto viewers will be seeing some new faces this fall. Anne-Marie Mediwake—morning […]
Friday Funny: Classic edition
Journalism is serious business. Except when it’s funny—then it’s hilarious. For most of the week, this blog will bring you hard-hitting, thoughtful, unimaginably brilliant analysis of media issues. Then Friday will come, and we’ll post bloopers — or rather, anything else that’s funny and hopefully vaguely related to journalism. Sound like a deal? For our first edition, […]
