The changing newsroom

by | Jul 18, 2014 | General, Industry News | 0 comments

From typewriters to computers, reporters to data journalists, today’s newsrooms are undergoing a transformation. According to the annual newsroom employment census conducted by the American Society of News Editors, total newsroom employment declined 6.4 percent in...

When an ad doesn't look like an ad

by | Jul 17, 2014 | General, Industry News | 0 comments

Industry self-regulation doesn’t work and never will for a simple reason: He who pays the piper calls the tune. Companies that tell fibs to their customers don’t like being regulated by their own tame “watchdogs” any more than they like being...

Automated regional printing: how it works

by | Jul 16, 2014 | General, Industry News | 0 comments

The automated regionalization of USA Today has been going on since July 2013. The Gannett newspaper with a circulation of more than 3.2 million is printed in different locations throughout the country. This means that some advertisers in the “Nation’s Newspaper,” as...

Globe and Mail unit okays new contract

by | Jul 14, 2014 | General, Industry News | 0 comments

Unionized workers at the Globe and Mail newspaper have voted to approve a new contract. The three-year deal includes annual wage increases of one, two and two per cent over the life of the agreement. The union said major issues in dispute had involved restructuring of...