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Morning File

No, micropayments won’t save journalism

by Philip Moscovitch and Suzanne Rent May 2, 2023May 2, 2023

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Business and Development

Parliamentary committee to investigate ownership of Paper Excellence

by Joan Baxter March 31, 2023March 31, 2023

A rectangular house sits on a snowy hilltop.

Morning File

‘This asshole bought 10 acres on P.E.I. to be alone, and then told a national magazine about it,’ and other ways to profit from rage-inducing journalism

by Tim Bousquet and Jennifer Henderson March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

Commentary

The CBC continues to push an anti-Cuban line while downplaying the U.S. embargo

by Stephen Kimber March 12, 2023March 12, 2023

Morning File

Advertising is bad

by Tim Bousquet February 15, 2023February 15, 2023

Commentary

OMG, The Coast, and the Halifax Examiner: one rich man won’t save journalism, and neither will one not-rich man

by Tim Bousquet February 15, 2023February 15, 2023

A group of students and adults pose for the camera in the lobby of a school.

Black Nova Scotia

Journalism, multimedia workshop now open to Black students in Nova Scotia

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

A young Black woman with long braids and wearing a blue top and plaid pants, poses next to a brick wall in a dark space.

Black Nova Scotia

‘No Black experience is the same:’ documenting Black Maritimers’ stories

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter December 20, 2022December 29, 2022

A simple line drawing evoking the face of a smiling robot, accompanied by the text "Jasper: The Future of Writing"

Commentary

Could a robot write this? Lessons on using AI writing tools, and what they mean for journalism

by Philip Moscovitch December 15, 2022February 1, 2023

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents

PRICED OUT is the Examiner’s investigative reporting project focused on the housing crisis.

You can learn about the project, including how we’re asking readers to direct our reporting, our published articles, and what we’re working on, on the PRICED OUT homepage.

Nine images illustrating the locations, maps, and memorials of the mass shootings

2020 MASS MURDERS

All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.

Updated regularly.

UNCOVER: DEAD WRONG

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder, and served 17 years in prison while maintaining his innocence. In 2019, he was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner’s Tim Bousquet tells Assoun’s story on the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong. Click here to listen to the podcast.

Category: Journalism

No, micropayments won’t save journalism

Parliamentary committee to investigate ownership of Paper Excellence

‘This asshole bought 10 acres on P.E.I. to be alone, and then told a national magazine about it,’ and other ways to profit from rage-inducing journalism

The CBC continues to push an anti-Cuban line while downplaying the U.S. embargo

Advertising is bad

OMG, The Coast, and the Halifax Examiner: one rich man won’t save journalism, and neither will one not-rich man

Journalism, multimedia workshop now open to Black students in Nova Scotia

‘No Black experience is the same:’ documenting Black Maritimers’ stories

Could a robot write this? Lessons on using AI writing tools, and what they mean for journalism

Reporters get first look at heart of Tantallon Fire destruction

100,000 current, past Nova Scotia Health, IWK, and public service employees had their payroll information stolen in MOVEit breach

Fire update: Emergency alerts should be used for most urgent threats; recisions don’t meet criteria

Phoenix rising: the fires that bond

Officials have known for years about the wildfire risks in Tantallon