Now accepting registrations for OCNA’s Community Newspaper Review
Fri, 06/04/2010 - 14:34
OCNA is now accepting registrations for members who wish to participate in our annual Community Newspaper Review program, with one small change. In 2010 we have opened invitations to community newspapers that operate across Canada. This will be an opportunity for you to exchange fresh ideas and obtain constructive criticism from community newspapers in other provinces.
Richmond Hill teen makes the most of prom season, uses local newspaper
Mon, 05/31/2010 - 16:09Eighteen year-old Tyler Rochwerg was gearing up for prom last week, like many other soon-to-be high school graduates. Unlike many of his classmates, however, Rochwerg sought an original means of asking his friend to go with him. He finally settled on placing a full-colour advertisement in his local newspaper, the Richmond Hill/Thornhill Liberal.
“I've never heard of anybody asking someone by newspaper,” the teen had said.
“I've never heard of anybody asking someone by newspaper,” the teen had said.
Poynter suggests ways to expand your vocabulary
Fri, 05/28/2010 - 12:25Last week, Poynter Online’s Roy Peter Clark hosted a live chat with the intention of providing tips on how journalists can expand their vocabulary. Chat room participants were also encouraged to contribute their own ideas. Some of the suggestions include playing Scrabble and other word games regularly, keeping a dictionary and thesaurus by your desk, and creating a list of favourite words and interviewing others about theirs. The more ambitious can strive to learn another language such as French, Spanish or Latin.
Still time to register: King’s College CAR Summer School
Fri, 05/28/2010 - 11:19There are still a few spots available in the 2010 King's College Summer School in Computer-Assisted Reporting (CAR). And great news: the deadline to reserve a room in the Dalhousie University Residence has been extended to June 1.
Now in its third year, the school is Canada's only national boot camp for advanced reporting techniques. It runs from June 21 to 25 at the University of King's College in Halifax.
Now in its third year, the school is Canada's only national boot camp for advanced reporting techniques. It runs from June 21 to 25 at the University of King's College in Halifax.
Poynter webinar offered at discount rate for CNA/CCNA members
Fri, 05/28/2010 - 09:28The next webinar in the online credibility series from Poynter, Credibility and Social Media in Your News Organization, will be held on Wednesday, June 2. All CNA/CCNA members are eligible for a discounted rate of $9.95. Email info@cna-acj.ca for the discount code.
U.S. First Amendment campaign to launch July 1
Fri, 05/28/2010 - 09:26Thursday, July 1 marks the launch of 1 for All, an initiative that is hoped to promote better understanding and support for First Amendment freedoms – the freedom of speech, press and religion, and the right to petition and assemble – in the United States. 1 for All is nonpartisan, and while it is not seeking funding for the campaign, it hopes that state press associations will help give it exposure by publishing promotional advertisements in newspapers across the country.
Multimedia Nova launches 'The Canadian Experience'
Thu, 05/27/2010 - 13:47
Multimedia Nova Corporation (publishers of the Town Criers, Vaughan Today,
Correo Canadiense, Nove Ilhas and Tandem) has launched The Canadian
Experience, a 52 week series of articles by Canada’s
foremost historians that tell the story of why our country is the way it is,
how it works and what makes Canadians the people we are.
Court approves $1.1 billion sale of Canwest papers
Fri, 05/21/2010 - 11:57On Monday, May 17, Canwest Global Communications announced it received court approval to move forward with the sale of its publishing division, Canwest Limited Partnership. The company has been selling off its assets in a restructuring process since last year, when it ran into trouble paying down a $4 billion debt.
OpenFile strives to engage users through collaboration
Fri, 05/21/2010 - 11:55Toronto-based local news site OpenFile.ca has recently launched a beta version, and is encouraging those living in the city and surrounding areas to get involved. Users who register on the beta site are able to pitch ideas – including those on local news and issues – to the OpenFile editorial team, who will then determine whether they warrant further investigation.
Subscribe to the Ipsos Inter@ctive Report and receive 25 Special Features
Fri, 05/21/2010 - 11:54After 15 years, the Ipsos Canadian Inter@ctive Reid Report is the longest running and most comprehensive study on Canadians and the Internet. The quarterly syndicated study monitors and provides up-to-date information on people’s behaviours and attitudes online.
For a limited time, new subscribers to the Ipsos Canadian Inter@ctive Reid Report will also receive 25 Special Feature Reports from the Ipsos 2009 Series. For more information contact Mark Laver, Associate Vice President at Ipsos Reid, at mark.laver@ipsos.com or call 1-403-294-7393.
For a limited time, new subscribers to the Ipsos Canadian Inter@ctive Reid Report will also receive 25 Special Feature Reports from the Ipsos 2009 Series. For more information contact Mark Laver, Associate Vice President at Ipsos Reid, at mark.laver@ipsos.com or call 1-403-294-7393.
