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Edinburgh and Toronto: Problems with print media

A preview scene from the upcoming journalism documentary film “Breaking The News.”

In the first part: Scottish design guru, Ally Palmer talks about the generation gaps between newspaper publishers and youth media consumers.

In the second part, Toronto Star Editor-in-Chief, Michael Cooke talks about the revenue problems and where new opportunities for newspapers come from.


== ABOUT THE FILM ==

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Hiking Scotland: Trossachs, Loch Ness and the Isle of Skye

I am often asked where my favorite places are from my world tours. Hands down, Scotland is my favorite place to visit. She owns a strong spiritual attraction and it is an enchanted land. When my wheels stop turning, this is where you’ll find me.

Scenes of pristine nature across Scotland: The Trossachs, Glencoe, Inverness, Loch Lomond, Mallaig and the Island of Skye.

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Giant space photo reveals snow smothering Britain

U.K.: Tour this ginormous photo of a snow-blanketed Britain produced by NASA (Click to zoom and hold to scroll.)

Displaying really big photos in really small places (Like a blog or a mobile phone screen) is a powerful story tool in today’s data-driven environment.

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Giant space photo reveals snow smothering Britain
killin, scotland
January 09 — 09, 2010

Ally Palmer, 'Breaking the News' and the future of journalism

Last week I filmed an interview with Ally Palmer in Edinburgh.

I went to bonnie Scotland to film scenes for the documentary film “Breaking the News” and to unwind and unplug from my multimedia world tour to newsrooms and classrooms in many countries.

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