How HuffPost Canada’s digital impact and untimely demise changed Canadian news media The closing of HuffPost Canada is more than another sad story to add to the layoffs seen at other newsrooms in Canada. July 23, 2021 John Loeppky
You can’t be a truth-seeker if you’re also a liar Trump’s claim that he won the 2020 election is one lie in a culture of falsehood. Media ethics students learn they, too, often fail at truth-telling. July 22, 2021 Michael Bugeja
Newspaper paid digital-only subscriptions claims and audited numbers are not in sync The lack of clear and consistent figures muddies the picture of where the digital sites of publications stand now and where they are headed. July 21, 2021 Rick Edmonds
How climate change is and is not connected to hurricanes Are we getting storms earlier each year? Are there more hurricanes than there used to be? Are they getting more severe? July 6, 2021 Al Tompkins
Alden buyouts have eliminated more than 10% of Tribune Publishing newsroom staffing in just six weeks Some former Tribune Publishing papers — like the Chicago Tribune and The Morning Call — lost even more: upwards of 20% of union staff. July 1, 2021 Rick Edmonds
What makes a story good? Lessons for all public writers The question becomes increasingly important in an age of pandemic, social unrest, economic decline, insurrection and disinformation. June 29, 2021 Roy Peter Clark
The weather makes news. The climate change causing it, not so much. Many newscasts open with stories of severe weather but fail to cover the larger, underlying issue: climate change. June 29, 2021 Al Tompkins
US ranks last among 46 countries in trust in media, Reuters Institute report finds Just 29% of people surveyed in the U.S. said they trust the news, compared to 45% in Canada and 54% in Brazil. June 24, 2021 Rick Edmonds
Pulitzer preview: Look for prizes recalling COVID-19’s rise, Donald Trump and George Floyd These three stories dominated American journalism in 2020 and will likely be heavily represented when Pulitzer Prize winners are announced Friday. June 10, 2021 Roy J. Harris Jr.
Newspaper public notice ads are under attack. Can a modernized process protect them? Column, a digital startup, aims to improve the placement process for public notices, which remain a reliable revenue stream for newspapers. June 8, 2021 Rick Edmonds
