The Conversation Canada Not-for-Profit Journalism in a Time of Commercial Media Decline
This chapter tackles two pressing gaps in the journalism studies literature on the business of news in Canada: analysis of digital-born journalism organizations and early implications of not-for-profit journalism (Nielsen, 2019). We use a case study approach to assess the launch and growth of The Co...
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| Published in | Citizenship in a Connected Canada p. 119 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press
10.11.2020
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| Edition | DGO - Digital original |
| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | This chapter tackles two pressing gaps in the journalism studies literature on the business of news in Canada: analysis of digital-born journalism organizations and early implications of not-for-profit journalism (Nielsen, 2019). We use a case study approach to assess the launch and growth of The Conversation Canada,¹ one of eight affiliates of the global not-for-profit The Conversation network of journalism sites. The journalism model of The Conversation is novel as it pairs academics and experienced journalist editors to create evidence-based explanatory journalism and commentary, distributing it for free to anyone to republish under a Creative Commons licence. We focus on |
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| ISBN: | 0776629255 9780776629254 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/jj.17610838.10 |