The Washington Post says it has hired a veteran data journalist from The Associated Press to establish and lead a new department dedicated to data journalism. Meghan Hoyer will lead data projects and act as a consulting editor on data-driven… »
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Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Snapchat launches Spotlight, a TikTok-like short video function
Snapchat used to be the favorite of young social media users, but under the dual competitive pressure of Instagram and TikTok, it has lost its momentum. After a quiet year of lacking innovation, Snapchat finally began to fight back. On… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Google says its news project has funded $189M, 6,000 news partners
Google’s main news project, Google News Initiative, has provided $189 million in funds, projects, tools and resources in the past two years, and supported more than 6,250 news partners in 118 countries, according to Richard Gingras, the internet giant’s vice… »
Arts & Entertainment, Internet, Science & Technology
Spotify acquires Megaphone, a leading podcast advertising platform
On the morning of Nov. 10, Spotify, the Swedish audio streaming media giant, announced the acquisition of Megaphone, one of the world’s major podcast advertising and hosting platforms. According to informed sources, the transaction will be close to $235 million… »
Arts & Entertainment, Internet, Science & Technology
New player comes to podcast, Netflix is testing audio-only mode
The Podcasts market has been growing steadily in recent years. In addition to several major players, such as Apple, Google and Spotify, online video giant, Youtube is also making some attempts in the audio field. Now, another powerful new player,… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Google launches Pinpoint, an AI tool for journalists to analyzes massive files
Pinpoint is a noticeable member of Reporter Studio, a series of journalist tools launched by Google. The purpose of Reporter Studio is to help journalists “work more efficiently, creatively and safely.” And Pinpoint is a tool that Google highlights to… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Phone surveillance to comply with COVID-19 restrictions?
The idea for some might feel like edging another notch further to an Orwellian future. The idea that the police and/or security agencies would monitor your smart phone to ensure compliance with certain state requirements such as in this case,… »
Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous, International
Canadian literature non-fiction winner announced
One of Canada’s most prestigious literary prizes has been awarded. The $25,000 RBC-Taylor prize for non-fiction was given to Mark Bourrie. Bourrie (PhD) is a journalist, author and currently lecturer in history at Carleton University, and Canadian Studies at the… »
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Sketch of Life – Christmas Markets
Christmas in Canada Canada is considered by many as an ideal destination to spend Christmas. In fact, it has been ranked as one of the most exciting countries for the celebration of the nativity in 2018 by the travel website… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous
Northerners want caribou calving grounds protected: WWF
Populations of barren-ground caribou in Canada’s Arctic are plummeting to the point they may never recover, says Brandon Laforest of World Wildlife Fund Canada. And a poll conducted by Environics Research suggests that 87 per cent of residents of northern… »
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