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Robert Washburn
Professor e-journalism
Loyalist College

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Passage of AB170 critical to future of print journalism in California

In this August 2016 file photo, the dome of the state Capitol glows in the early evening in Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) California’s Legislature will decide the future of print journalism Friday when it votes on Assembly Bill 170.

Liberal incumbent Rudd stands up for Prime Minister, SNC Lavalin, carbon tax, climate change and more

Northumberland Incumbent Liberal candidate Kim Rudd defends the Prime Minister regarding his absence during the first televised debate for City TV/Macleans. She also provides her views on the SNC Lavalin affair, the Trans Mountain pipeline, carbon tax, climate change, precarious jobs in our county, along with anecdotes about her early life and her life-long activism.

5 Lessons for Reporting in an Age of Disinformation

The ‘Trumpet of Amplification’ By Claire Wardle Despite endless headlines, reports and conferences on the topic of information disorder, the global news industry remains woefully unprepared to tackle the increasingly effective and dangerous tactics deployed by those intent on disrupting the public sphere. Journalists often write about the phenomenon [...] Click here to view original web page at medium.com

Can digital journalism serve readers who can’t get online?

With a large digital divide in Ontario, closures and print reductions of local papers have mounting effects on access to information. Chatham Daily News announced it would publish a print edition of its paper one less day a week, along with 10 other Postmedia newspapers, on Nov.

Why this out-of-work reporter decided to start her own small town print newspaper

Melissa Schneider is self-funding a newspaper to serve her rural Ontario community Melissa Schneider is the owner, publisher, editor, photographer of The Echo. (Paula Duhatschek/CBC) Melissa Schneider was wearing pyjamas when she found out she'd lost her job.