Weekly roundup: Cuts at the Star, Kindle quarrels, and Webby praise
The Toronto Star drew many headlines this week when they announced they were cutting 121 positions, including 70 full-time and eight part-time jobs from their editorial department, which has 390 employees. Instead, they plan to outsource some of their newsroom production work.
In Montreal, La Presse settled their month-long disputes with eight of their unions, ensuring the likely survival of the newspaper.
Trying to discourage Google News from indexing its content for free, News Corp. hopes to strike a deal with Microsoft.
After much public speculation, the CRTC gave the green light to Al Jazeera.
Canadians were still busy discussing the pros and cons of the new Kindle e-reader.
And finally, although this actually happened last week, it’s worth mentioning that Wikipedia, Craigslist, and Twitter were part of the Webby’s top 10 most influential internet moments of the decade.