Tag Archives: Christie Blatchford

Did Mainstream Media Win The Online Journalism War Against Bloggers?

Like Christie Blatchford before him, David Olive is one newspaper reporter that really doesn’t understand blogs and the internet. In his recent article on TheStar.com (“Bloggers hitch wagons to the traditional media“) he argues that… you know what? I’m not really sure what his argument is. He seems to be critical of bloggers and seems to [...]
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The Media isn’t Dying, it’s Changing.

A little while ago, someone started a Twitter account with the name TheMediaIsDying. Although their bio says that their aim is to help “flaks pitch better and update lists,” they seem to take delight in reporting they primarily seem to report on stories of print, broadcast and web outlets that are folding or cutting staff as [...]
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Dear Globe & Mail, (a letter to the newspaper industry)

Dear Globe & Mail, I really like you. I don’t have a subscription to you because I’m normally too busy to read you every day, but I often buy a copy of you from the newstand in my building because it is simply easier (and more environmentally friendly) to share you with my coworkers, or [...]
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