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In an interview with CARTT.ca (subscription required), new Rogers Media boss Keith Pelley says it's logical that i-Pad apps will be a priority for Rogers Publishing.

"You know, the iPad or tablet is one that will significantly change publishing. People go online for information and video. They don’t necessarily go to read a full magazine. If you’ve read a magazine on an iPad, it’s unbelievable. It’s very easy to navigate, very easy to read. Its advertising is vibrant. Its colors are spectacular, and it’s very, very transportable. So having said all that, you could probably figure that from a publishing perspective, iPad apps will be a priority for us."
Pelley also has advice for new journalists:
"(Y)ou need to be a multiple platform journalist now where you can blog, you can do radio, you can do television, you can do print. ... Everything from still photography to moving pictures has changed which has certainly changed the role of the journalist. …And you have to be able to take your skills and transfer them to all kinds of different mediums. And so I would tell today’s youth that are trying to get into the business to understand all platforms, and that’s what you are going to be if you are going to be a journalist.
There are no words of wisdom from Pelley, unfortunately, on how to make sure the "youth" will be paid fairly for their multi-skilled work.

American freelance business writers earn an average of $25-30,000 per year, according to an informal survey completed by 67 members of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW). The poll found that freelancers are paid between 75 cents and $1 per word, if they are paid by the word, or an average of $250 per assigment.“The…
Thomson Reuters is launching what it is calling a "domestic news service" in the US to rival the Associated Press and CNN Wire. The service, dubbed Reuters America, will provide text, photos and video to newspaper, TV and online pubilshing clients. The first client is the Tribune Co, which owns the Chicago Tribune and the LA Times as well as some…
Raise your hand if you've recently had an experience like this with an editor.(Really, what woman hasn't wanted to trade her children for a handbag?)
The Gladstone Hotel's Art Room turned out to be an apt spot to launch the new alliance between Canada's only agency for freelance writers and a major media union.  A historic hotel -- and an age-old problem.   The problem is figuring out how to give collective voice and leverage to people who are, by law and trade, independent.   The solution,…
The Canadian Magazines blog offers a succinct review of a new book it says "should be read by every freelancer, agency, editor and publisher" in Canada.  Copyright, Contracts, Creators: New Media, New Rules is written by Osgoode Hall law school professor Giuseppina D’Agostino. The description of the book includes this gem: "The Internet-fueled…
Toronto writer Derek Finkle’s first feature assignment netted him a cover story in Toronto Life. It all started in 1993 when he became the magazine’s first intern. The story was about a sting operation on a paid hit and it introduced Finkle to key police sources that would prove helpful to his later work. But it was a formative experience in…
A new benefits program is available to writers who are members of a dozen organizations, including the Canadian Writers Group.  The program is administered by ACTRA Fraternal.[caption id="attachment_183" align="alignright" width="75" caption="Susan Swan"][/caption]The great thing about this program is that premium rates don’t go up the more you…
A number of magazine veterans have been scratching their heads about the reports circulating that former Globe and Mail freelancers are receiving the maximum allowable payout – $55,000 –  from the Heather Robertson settlement with Thomson Reuters Canada, CTVglobemedia, and the Gale Group. The veterans are wondering how their many…
The launch of the alliance between the Canadian Media Guild and the Canadian Writers Group will be celebrated on Tuesday December 7 at Toronto's Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen St. West, near Dufferin). The event starts at 6 pm. There will be a brief presentation and a chance to ask questions at 6:30 pm. Snacks and drinks will be served.Please RSVP…

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