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The social publisher aims for a bigger slice of marketing budgets. Photo Illustration: Dianna McDougall; Sources: Getty Images paging_filter BuzzFeed’s made a name for itself with a cross-platform distribution model that relies heavily on publishing to social platforms. Now, it’s looking to leverage that reach for more brand dollars. During a keynote at South by…
Playing his tune: Alan Rushbridger was one of the best newspaper editors of his generation, but lacked commercial success ©Amy T. Zielinsky/Getty Images Let’s agree that the Guardian is a great newspaper whose survival should concern us all. It may sometimes be pompous and self-regarding, but in an age of dumbing down it still carries…
A group of eagle-eyed puzzlers, using digital tools, has uncovered a pattern of copying in the professional crossword-puzzle world that has led to accusations of plagiarism and false identity. Since 1999, Timothy Parker, editor of one of the nation’s most widely syndicated crosswords, has edited more than 60 individual puzzles that copy elements from New…
In November of 2014, a Toronto mother of two walked into a police station to tell officers that Jian Ghomeshi had assaulted her. She did so after learning two things: 1) She wasn’t the only woman the former CBC radio host allegedly hurt, and 2) There was no statute of limitations on her claim that…
Donald Trump’s campaign events have apparently become such a minefield for reporters that one major news organization has taken the extraordinary step of offering its correspondents a version of training for dealing with real minefields. NPR has sent its political reporters to 90-minute hostile-environment awareness training, which in its typical form lasts a few days…
The judge overseeing the Jian Ghomeshi trial once threw out a similar — and even stronger — case after lawyers used some of the same tactics employed by Ghomeshi’s defence team. Like the Ghomeshi trial, the 2008 case involved a man accused of multiple sexual assaults. Like the Ghomeshi trial, defence lawyers attacked the complainants…
Disgraced former CBC broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi was found not guilty on Thursday morning in his first of two trials for sexual assault. The verdict, delivered from the bench by Justice William B. Horkins of the Ontario Court of Justice, cleared Mr. Ghomeshi of four counts of sexual assault and one count of overcoming resistance by…
Two injured women are seen inside Brussels Airport after deadly explosions on March 22. (Ketevan Kardava/Georgian Public Broadcaster via AP) Ketevan Kardava was at the airport in Brussels on Tuesday, headed to Switzerland for an assignment. So she was there when the first explosion occurred, a blast that sent debris flying, she told Time magazine. The airport filled with…
In for a penny, in for a pound. I want to clarify a few things, based on some feedback: 1. I love NPR. I hope it thrives forever. 2. I think NPR is filled with amazing, creative, brave, smart journalists. 3. I think that it’s possible to simultaneously love NPR and be very worried about…
Two injured women are seen inside Brussels Airport after deadly explosions on March 22. (Ketevan Kardava/Georgian Public Broadcaster via AP) Ketevan Kardava was at the airport in Brussels on Tuesday, headed to Switzerland for an assignment. So she was there when the first explosion occurred, a blast that sent debris flying, she told Time magazine. The airport filled with…