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Hanaa' TameezNovember 3, 2022

What types of local news stories should be automated? The Toronto Star is figuring it out

In the case of break-and-enter stories, “everybody recognized that a poor execution of the idea would be a problem.”

Ashley RendersApril 4, 2018

What a failed media startup can teach us about involving readers in reporting

The Canadian startup OpenFile was a bet on collaboration between journalists and their audience: “We learned that we shouldn’t dismiss [a story] just because it’s not articulated in a way that we would as journalists.”

Joseph LichtermanJuly 12, 2017

This Canadian rock star and author is starting a monthly print paper for his Toronto neighborhood

Launched by Dave Bidini, the nonprofit West End Phoenix has attracted support from its community — and Margaret Atwood.

Laura Hazard OwenJune 27, 2017

The Toronto Star, “surprised by low numbers,” is shutting down Star Touch, its expensive tablet app

It will be replaced by a more traditional app that also works on phones.

Laura Hazard OwenDecember 2, 2016

Could email newsletters be a partial solution to magazine companies’ problems? (Toronto Life thinks so)

Following the success of Twelve Thirty Six, Toronto Life is looking more closely at email newsletters as standalone products.

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Adrienne LaFranceJuly 17, 2012

The Associated Press introduces a new…print product for members

AP Sports subscribers will get access to 10 pre-made Sports Extra sections per year.

September 15, 2009

In Rochester, a newspaper dips into gaming to reach new young readers

April 30, 2009

The benefits of a live-blog: news, discussion and “crowd-sourcing”