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… Continue reading Humpday Round-up—October 13
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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,… Continue reading Sunday issue of Toronto Star to include New York Times
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… Continue reading Humpday Round-up—October 6
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… Continue reading Newspaper Audience Databank releases Canadian readership stats