Category: Blog

First up, NPR – chief executive Vivian Schiller resigned this week, after a video of a senior NPR fundraising executive was caught on video blasting Republicans and the Tea Party. The video and the resignation both come at a terrible time for the beleaguered public broadcaster, as the organization is already facing Republican attempts to cut funding. Meanwhile,… Continue reading Public radio takes a hit as both NPR and BBC face funding cuts

Missing the variety of documentaries featured at TIFF? Think the only other time to see award-winning documentaries is at Hot Docs? Here is another opportunity to get your fix for in-depth and analytical films throughout the year. Last September, the Toronto International Film Festival opened its very own theatre in downtown Toronto, the Bell Lightbox. They’ve recently had… Continue reading TIFF Bell Lightbox Offers Documentaries Year-Round

Google announced two weeks ago that it altered its search algorithms to help weed out low quality results and content farms – sites largely consisting of plagiarized material – and the aftershocks are still being felt across the web. Who exactly won and lost is still subject to analysis and speculation. But for some, the change fell like… Continue reading Google Algorithms Revamped

Canadian Magazines Canadiens (CMC) has launched its debut issue with the mandate to provide publishing professionals with “innovative ideas, best practices and access to new technologies and investment capital” to 67 countries worldwide — forget starting small. The bilingual magazine is proud to promote the success of Canada’s magazines across the world and is published biannually both in… Continue reading Canadian Magazine Canadiens Makes International Debut

Canadian Newspapers Holding Their Own Despite Doubts A couple weeks ago, the Toronto Star’s David Olive reported newspapers are not only still profitable, but also readership is at record levels. In fact, StatsCan said the pre-tax profit margin for Canadian newspapers last year averaged out to be 9.9 per cent, and 77 per cent of Canadian adults read… Continue reading The Latest: Newspapers Mar. 8