Columns & opinion

David Chavern: Expect a big year in 2019

Jan 09, 2019 at 05:15 pm by Staff

The news media industry saw a lot of changes and challenges in 2018. We faced new battles on Capitol Hill, like the fight against newsprint tariffs and the push for an anti-tr.... Read More

Kevin Slimp: Still trying to figure our digital future

Dec 05, 2018 at 05:36 pm by Staff

Earlier this week, I checked my Facebook notices. I generally skip the "memory" notices. Those are the ones meant to remind us of posts we've made on this date in years past..... Read More

Peter Coleman: Another unwanted punctuation mark for Fairfax

Dec 03, 2018 at 03:00 am by Staff

The weekend seems to have provided a punctuation mark - is it a comma, semicolon or fullpoint - in the history of the business once known as Fairfax Media. Apparently the Fair.... Read More

Kevin Slimp: Checking the pulse of journalism

Oct 24, 2018 at 06:44 pm by Staff

Over the past two weeks, I've travelled from coast to coast speaking at newspaper conferences and meeting with Canadian and American journalists about what is happening at the.... Read More

Dietmar Schantin: Understand transformation before you start

Oct 03, 2018 at 04:38 am by Staff

The hurricane that hit the East Coast of the United States earlier this month offers a stark reminder of the challenges facing news media in the digital era. The Raleigh News.... Read More