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…
Hungry for celebrity
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
”The future of news is a future of conferences about the future of news”
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”
The Young and the Faceless
When the round-faced girl with a downturned mouth and long, limp brown hair sat before a Toronto court last July and tearfully apologized for her role in Stefanie Rengel’s murder, journalists in the room knew they had to be very careful in their reporting. Bound by the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), they were prohibited… Continue reading The Young and the Faceless
The time is now! Wait, maybe not.
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.
