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News outlets getting it wrong with their scoop mentality
Being first is a prized attribute in the media but it’s no income generator and can be deadly to the organization when it turns out to be inaccurate
May 23, 2013
‘Wonderful story’ transcends politics, Gawker founder says
With 640,000 views within 24 hours, Rob Ford story captured audience on a global scale
May 17, 2013
Illusion of network ad time scarcity is starting to come apart
With economic climate, and ability to be more agile with digital and other channels, advertisers are less willing to commit
May 16, 2013
Is ‘made in Canada’ really important to TV viewers?
Canadian programming isn’t easily discovered in a globalized entertainment landscape that favours algorithms and social recommendations
May 09, 2013
CRTC clears way for Rogers to buy Score
Regulator says Rogers can’t use part of tangible benefits cash to create own Sportsnet Winter Games
Apr 30, 2013
Postmedia drops publishers
Operations at daily newspaper chain reorganized into three regions
Apr 30, 2013
CBC executive to head first Canadian office of Twitter
Kirstine Stewart’s move from traditional media to world of social networks echoes shift that has been picking up speed in U.S.
Apr 29, 2013
All the news an advertiser can pay for
If the industry is in turmoil, one group is doing fine: the companies that organize conferences on how to deal with the turmoil
Apr 25, 2013
The dark side of docs: Are poorer times ahead for Canadian documentary producers?
Documentary production in Canada has dropped 21 per cent in five years, spurred in large part by dwindling interest from broadcasters
Apr 25, 2013
Born in adversity, Canadian Jewish News succumbs to the Internet
A community ‘connector’ since 1960, The Canadian Jewish News has announced it’s folding
Apr 23, 2013
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Simon Houpt is the Globe and Mail's senior media writer, charged with covering the industry's transformation.
Simon Houpt is the Globe and Mail's senior media writer, charged with covering the industry's transformation. He began his career with The Globe in 1999 as the paper's New York arts correspondent, covering the cultural life of that city through Canadian eyes. After 10 years on the beat, including six as a weekly columnist, he returned to the Globe's Toronto news room in the summer of 2009 to join the Report on Business as its advertising and marketing reporter. Prior to The Globe, Houpt worked on the CBC-TV new media current affairs show Undercurrents. He is the author of Museum of the Missing: A History of Art Theft.
