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With the “woe is me” attitude we all have toward the current state of flux journalism finds itself in, it’s no wonder all we want to talk about is our own profession. Journalists have been criticized lately for writing too much about journalism, but I say if it’s news, it should be covered. (Although my… Continue reading ”The future of news is a future of conferences about the future of news”

As industry vet D.B. Scott recently blogged, magazine advertisers have long eclipsed readers when it comes to influence over magazines. A new report by management consulting firm A. T. Kearney suggests that magazines shift their focus from courting advertisers to securing lifetime subscriptions. It’s an interesting perspective. Yet in the campaign for “a focus beyond circulation management to… Continue reading The time is now! Wait, maybe not.

Looks like the dailies’ kid sisters are getting kicked in the mouth again. Funny … we barely have any teeth left. The Ontario government announced Thursday that newspaper subscriptions would be exempt from the new 13 percent harmonized sales tax. That means by June 2010, magazines will stand alone with an eight percent taxation increase.… Continue reading HST exemption for some!

So this is where all those jobless journalists go at night! Street artists Jason Eppink and Posterchild are throwing the print after-party, setting up abandoned newspaper boxes with disco balls, LED lights, handheld radios and cut-out silhouettes. As Eppink wrote, “When the last vestiges of a collapsed empire litter the landscape, there’s only one thing… Continue reading Friday Funny: Party in the Print Box

You’ve probably heard these words one too many times in recent past: layoffs, recession, collapse, destruction and maybe even apocalypse. Unfortunately, these are commonly used terms among folks in the journalism industry lately. While we’re conscious of how serious and troubling the times have become, there’s a part of us that can’t help but take… Continue reading Drown your sorrows at the RRJ’s Pink Slip Party