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The new meaning of objectivity
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September 2, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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A Spot.Us survey asks: Is objectivity possible in journalism? 40% of respondents think it's difficult or impossible, suggesting that "transparency is the new objectivity"...
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Older adults flocking to social media
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August 27, 2010 - Posted by Alan Bass
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The number of older adults using social media has almost doubled during the past year, according to a study by Pew Internet. Sites like LinkedIn and Facebook are most popular among the gray-hairs, but their use of Twitter is also growing quickly.
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Ontario to invest in magazines: report
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July 8, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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A report by the Ontario government's Ministry of Tourism and Culture has laid out a entertainment and cluster strategy that includes recommendations for the magazine industry, D.B. Scott reports...
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"Newspapers here to stay" : OECD report
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June 15, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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A new study by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) says that, while Canada is one of the top-5 hardest hit newspaper industries in the world, the beloved medium isn't going anywhere...
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52% of bloggers consider themselves journalists: report
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June 9, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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A new report by PRWeek/PR Newswire found that more than half of surveyed bloggers consider themselves journalsits. It also found that journalists are facing heavier workloads than ever before thanks to new online duties, including writing online stories, blog posts and social media updates...
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CBC report on news balance
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June 7, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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 As part of its accountability mandate, CBC periodically analyzes its news content, published in an interim report. Findings include: 59% of CBC news anchors/programs are hosted by women and 54% of reporters are male, but only 28% of news subjects were women...
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Report: Covering disadvantaged neighbourhoods
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June 15, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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Residents of Toronto’s poorest neighbourhoods sometimes accuse the media of only reporting bad news. Is this true? And if it is true, does this matter? A new study in the Canadian Journal of Urban Research analyzes the impact local news coverage has on 13 troubled communities where social services are inadequate and poverty is rising. Study author April Lindgren reports...
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Net loss in Masthead magazine count
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May 17, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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Masthead Online's 2009 tally of magazine launches and closures has found a net loss of 20 titles - the first year in a decade with more stops than starts...
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ABCs for Canada
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May 3, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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As the newspaper industry south of the border continues to struggle, Canadian dailies haven't been hit as hard, according to circulation numbers from the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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2010 State of the News Media: lecture
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April 28, 2010 - Posted by Dana Lacey
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 Journalists are no longer managing the diet of news consumers, Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Project for Excellance in Journalism, said during Samara’s 2010 State of the News Media lecture. But they have taken on an important new role, Melissa Wilson writes.
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PR provides half the news published in Australian newspapers
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March 16, 2010 - Posted by Alan Bass
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About 55 per cent of the news published by Australian newspapers was fed to them by PR and marketing sources, according to a study of 10 newspapers conducted by local university students, the Australian news website Crikey and the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism. More than 2200 stories from a five-day period were analyzed. A story was categorized as PR-dependent if it originated from a press release or other promotional material or if it "clearly presented only one, highly positive slant or framed one source in a promotional manner without including any independent verification or additional source." Individual newspapers' placings on this PR-dependency scale ranged from 42 per cent (Sydney Morning Herald) to 70 per cent (Daily Telegraph).
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State of the Media 2010: Journalism's time is slipping away
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March 15, 2010 - Posted by Alan Bass
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The sand in the hourglass is slipping away for original journalism. That's the sombre message at the core of this year's State of the Media Report by the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism. While many exciting new experiments in journalism have launched, particularly in non-profit and citizen journalism, the revenue they've attracted to invest in journalism is less than one-tenth of what's been lost by newspapers alone during the past few years. And while commentary is plentiful in the new media world, original reporting is not. Even a robust economic recovery will not be enough to stem the decline in media support for original reporting , the report suggests. New approaches to funding journalism are urgently required.
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edited by Alan Bass
 In "Findings" you'll find interesting facts, data and research results about journalism, both in Canada and around the world. Findings is always on the lookout for informative and thought-provoking research about journalism and news media. If you publish or encounter something our readers should know about, please let us know. Alan Bass is a former reporter for United Press, Canadian Press and The London Free Press. He currently teaches journalism at Thompson Rivers University.
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