J-Source Newsletter - Postmedia launches native advertising division; Desmond Cole on writing about the skin he's in

TORONTO, May 1, 2015 /CNW/ -

Desmond Cole on writing about the skin he's in

When Toronto journalist Desmond Cole began writing a Toronto Life feature on the experience of being Black in Toronto, he thought he'd tell the stories of other people—until his editor suggested he tell his own.

Embracing the journalism-changing potential of smartphones

University of King's College professor Susan Newhook goes to #MoJoCon, a Dublin conference on mobile journalism, and watches it turn into an online community for discussion and experimentation.

Postmedia launches native advertising division

J-Source speaks with senior vice-president of advertising and strategy Yuri Machado about the new division, which will produce custom native ad campaigns (i.e., editorial-style advertising) for advertisers and brand clients.

What lobster fishers can teach us about news consumption

When it comes to knowing readers and how they're served these days by journalism-based products, writes Joe Banks, there's a lesson to be learned in an unlikely place: the soap opera consumption habits of east coast lobster fishers.

Global safety recommendations fail to arm freelancers with necessary supports

The recently released "Global Safety Principles and Practices" is just another perfunctory, failed global initiative to protect freelance foreign correspondents, writes Amara McLaughlin.

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