It’s early October 2024, and the Toronto Star’s conference room is abuzz with anticipation. Stephen Ghigliotty, a marketing strategist with expertise in artificial intelligence, is preparing to host a five-hour learning session on the impacts of AI on journalism. The space is warm and welcoming, but beneath the surface lurks an undeniable undercurrent of fear. Ghigliotty can feel it when he steps into the conference room.
On February 10, fans of Breakfast Television were stunned when co-host Devo Brown announced on-air that Meredith Shaw and Sid Seixeiro were let go from the morning show. A Rogers sports and media representative told Postmedia that these latest moves were an “evolution” for the program and new plans would be announced in the coming weeks. Days later, Broadcast Dialogue reported that Corus Entertainment confirmed another round of staff cuts—part of the company’s plan to cut 10 percent of its workforce and streamline operations.
Journalism is facing a tough choice: evolve or die.
Journalism has always thrived on asking tough questions, so here’s one for the industry itself: What should we do better this year?
Aliyaan Amlani-Kurji has you covered if you’ve got a craving. His fascination with the kitchen and everything delicious led Kurji to showcase his culinary progress on Instagram during the COVID-19 pandemic, where he developed a newfound appreciation for social media.
People now consume journalism from a variety of digital platforms, which means consuming a variety of ads from multiple venues. To combat overwhelming consumers, media companies have begun to diversify their advertising strategies.
Amid the instability of social media, email newsletters are back and booming When Brett Chang arrives at The Peak’s office, he doesn’t […]
Accessing government information in Canada is notoriously slow, often serving as more of a hindrance than a help for journalists. But The Globe and Mail’s Secret Canada project might be able to change that by providing a database of requests available to all.
It isn’t 1983 anymore—it’s time to move on from Microsoft Word We’ve been there. Up in the wee hours trying to meet […]
ChatGPT can write opinions and advice—just not very well If you’ve been keeping up with tech news this year, you’re probably aware […]
While cute animal antics seduce more eyeballs, the long narrative still has a few fans
