In a piece at Harvard’s Nieman Journalism Lab this month, I look at the fortunes of national news agencies structured as co-operatives. Co-op agencies thrived in the 20th century as a way for small newspapers in isolated markets to carry national news. But the Canadian Press has restructured itself as a private entity and the New [...] June 30, 2011
My latest research paper looks at how editors at Canada's Postmedia Network of newspapers are using the location-based social network Foursquare. April 5, 2011
I've had the privilege of co-editing a great new textbook for journalism students called The New Journalist: Roles, Skills, and Critical Thinking. It was published last week by Emond Montgomery Publications. June 8, 2010
NewsNext is my blog on teaching, technology and online news. Recent posts:
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Tim Currie is Assistant Professor of Journalism (Online Journalism) at the