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It’s a day of mourning for journalists. Twelve journalists were among 46 murdered Monday in the Philippines. It’s not yet known what the motive for the attack was or if the journalists were the targets. But that’s 12 fewer of us in the world (and, it must also be said, 34 fewer innocent non-journalists as… Continue reading Compelled

It’s always exciting when magazines find new ways to incorporate content into their websites. Times are a-changin’ and at this point in the game, jumping on the bandwagon doesn’t seem so bad. Last week, Canadian Geographic started using video to augment and extend its print stories. The re-establishment of the black-footed ferret, which has been… Continue reading Future of magazines and rodent species now brighter

It’s all about the brand, any publisher today will tell you. Cosmopolitan and Playboy are the epitomes of brand extension. And with Oprah Winfrey exiting the stage to start up her own television network, has everyone got brand on the brain? The latest culprit is HGTV superstar Mike Holmes with his new publication Holmes: The Magazine… Continue reading Branding gone bad

Here’s an unlikely story: Detroit is getting a third daily newspaper to serve its ever-dwindling population. The Detroit Daily Press will begin publishing November 23 in one of the most violent, run-down, economically devastated major cities in the U.S., where the other two major papers, the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News, have been… Continue reading And from the ashes…

Wednesday on CBC Radio’s Q, Jian Ghomeshi interviewed Chris Atkins, creator of the film Starsuckers. Through a series of media hoaxes, Atkins’ documentary depicts the celebrity-hungry culture that dominates certain British news organizations. “Atkins and his team called up British tabloids with made-up frivolous celebrity stories, and they ‘just printed anything,’” states British news site… Continue reading Hungry for celebrity