Robert Washburn

Newsrooms need to learn to speak social media without an accent

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Newsrooms need to learn to speak social media without an accent

Robert Washburn November 4, 2019

News organizations face the reality that digital media started the transfer of power from newspaper editors and...

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Local News Is Dying. New York May Try to Pass a Law to Save It. – The New York Times

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Local News Is Dying. New York May Try to Pass a Law to Save It. – The New York Times

Robert Washburn November 2, 2019

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New provincial animal welfare system impacts local humane society, says general manager

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New provincial animal welfare system impacts local humane society, says general manager

Robert Washburn November 2, 2019

Since July, the Northumberland Humane Society in Port Hope took on the duties of animal welfare investigation...

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Hamilton Township ratepayers seek 2020 budget input, says citizen’s council

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Hamilton Township ratepayers seek 2020 budget input, says citizen’s council

Robert Washburn November 1, 2019

A group of concerned citizens came together in 2015 in an effort to take a more positive...

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How Southern California Public Radio uses live events to connect with communities

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How Southern California Public Radio uses live events to connect with communities

Robert Washburn November 1, 2019

This case study on Southern California Public Radio is from the Wyncote Foundation’s 2019 Building Stronger Communities...

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People might not trust local news that much after all — and the way to improve it increases the risk

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People might not trust local news that much after all — and the way to improve it increases the risk

Robert Washburn October 31, 2019

“A small reservoir of goodwill exists toward local news organizations because they are local, but this could...

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Pre-election analysis of the national and local campaigns with politico Ben Burd

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Pre-election analysis of the national and local campaigns with politico Ben Burd

Robert Washburn October 23, 2019

Pundits are the modern version of an ancient shaman. They rhetorically dance around rattling on in a...

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Clearing the smoke about e-cigs, along with a new cancer peer support group in Northumberland

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Clearing the smoke about e-cigs, along with a new cancer peer support group in Northumberland

Robert Washburn October 11, 2019

Taking care of oneself is critical to good health. Today, I have two guests talking about some...

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PPC candidate dives deep into party’s policy around racism, environment, free speech and more

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PPC candidate dives deep into party’s policy around racism, environment, free speech and more

Robert Washburn October 5, 2019

For candidates running for the People’s Party of Canada, the CBC news story published yesterday surely drew...

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Candidate Mallory Macdonald outlines challenges NDP face in riding, across country

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Candidate Mallory Macdonald outlines challenges NDP face in riding, across country

Robert Washburn September 27, 2019

To local NDP supports in Northumberland-Peterborough South, the IPOS poll released on Wednesday must have been music...

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