Now accepting nominations for the 2010 Junior Citizen of the Year Awards
Fri, 02/27/2009 - 15:29
The school year is almost upon us and that means OCNA is ready to accept nominations for the 2010 Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards. Any Ontario resident aged 6-17 is eligible to receive an award. Help us to pay tribute to our leaders of today and tomorrow - nominate someone today!
The nomination deadline for the 2010 Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards is Tuesday, November 30. Nomination forms and more information on the program is available on our website (www.ocna.org/junior_citizen).
OCNA Staff
2010 Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards: Who are YOUR Community Leaders?
Wed, 09/01/2010 - 08:30September 1, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2010 Ontario Junior Citizens of the Year Awards
‘Who are YOUR community leaders?’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2010 Ontario Junior Citizens of the Year Awards
‘Who are YOUR community leaders?’
Australian futurist predicts print newspapers irrelevant in 2022
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 12:46Internationally-respected futurist Ross Dawson spoke yesterday during a ‘Future Forum’ at the Newspaper Publishers Association conference in Australia where he delivered a new timeline for the end of newspapers in their traditional printed format. By 2022, Dawson predicts, the majority of media companies will have transformed into ‘new media’ businesses and will provide content to consumers on mobile platforms.
Will paper go the way of stone tablets?
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 12:09In a recent article in the Hamilton Spectator, titled Will paper go the way of stone tablets?, the proliferation of tablets and other portable e-readers was compared to the Chinese invention of paper 2,000 years ago which replaced the wooden blocks and bamboo slats upon which Chinese characters were written. Will these e-readers one day replace books and paper?
German weekly magazine publishes ‘augmented reality’ edition
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 10:33Germany’s largest daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung published an ‘augmented-reality’ edition of its weekly magazine last week. Working with Munich-based technology firm Metaio, the two companies were able to integrate a print product with wireless technology to produce an interactive experience for readers.
Trenton’s Trentonian moves offices
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 09:48OCNA member the Trentonian has moved - down the street. Since 1956, the newspaper had been operating from the same office in Trenton established by Senator W.A. Fraser, whose name still appears on the editorial page of the Trentonian to this day.
The new office is located at 5 Creswell Drive. You can contact the Trentonian at the same number: 613-392-6501.
http://www.trentonian.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2716352
The new office is located at 5 Creswell Drive. You can contact the Trentonian at the same number: 613-392-6501.
http://www.trentonian.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2716352
INMA to hold Transformation of News Summit
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 14:54INMA has announced it will hold a groundbreaking Transformation of News Summit December 2-3 at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, designed to focus on the audience and revenue opportunities of re-imagining content in the emerging age of tablets, applications and paid models.
Respect your elders, says Mutter
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 14:01Alan D. Mutter, media and technology consultant and blogger behind Reflections of a Newsosaur, reminds editors at newspapers to be mindful not only when referring to individuals of different races, religions, genders, sexual orientation, physical capabilities or mental capacities, but of those aged 55 and over in his latest post.
Primedia buys Kubas, services go ‘hand in hand’
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 12:58Toronto-based research and consulting firm Kubas Consultants was recently acquired by Canadian Primedia Sales and Marketing Inc., which represents more than 130 newspapers, magazines and websites in the country, in a bid to expand the company’s U.S. client base. The financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Primedia President Ron Clark said the deal would offer a host of complimentary benefits to both companies.
Primedia President Ron Clark said the deal would offer a host of complimentary benefits to both companies.
News Corp. to release new national paper for tablets and smartphones
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 12:56News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has recently announced it will launch a new national digital newspaper for distribution on smartphones and tablet computers such as Apple’s iPad. With the intent to target a more general readership, and in particular those who increasingly consume their news on the go, News Corp. will distribute the digital paper exclusively as paid content for those devices.
