tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post4551631304601057111..comments2024-03-04T12:34:21.190-05:00Comments on Toronto Sun Family: 1971 - 2021: Canada Day scoreToronto Sun Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371905107394425335noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-15916972056493876822010-07-05T09:04:50.353-04:002010-07-05T09:04:50.353-04:00Paid? What on earth are you guys talking about? No...Paid? What on earth are you guys talking about? None of the students submitting work in Region 7 ever get paid for anything they do.<br />I'd be surprised if any other QMI region does the 'right' thing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-79833016859469432352010-07-05T01:40:28.638-04:002010-07-05T01:40:28.638-04:00A freelancer we know says that beats waiting a yea...A freelancer we know says that beats waiting a year for a $150 cheque from the Globe and Mail.Toronto Sun Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371905107394425335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-89043181243245372272010-07-04T22:30:07.129-04:002010-07-04T22:30:07.129-04:00Wait until those same students wait 6-8 months to ...Wait until those same students wait 6-8 months to get paid for their cut-n-paste. They won't be so eager to do it next time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-37351818873322877942010-07-03T03:54:42.000-04:002010-07-03T03:54:42.000-04:00They also heavily rely on students at universities...They also heavily rely on students at universities in cities where they don't have staff or a paper. <br /><br />The students rip off stories from the other papers and file nameless stories to QMI, usually a day after they've already been printed. <br /><br />Day old story? Ho-hum, who cares, is the bottom line. <br /><br />It's not getting the story first, it's getting it the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-39134690970862285832010-07-02T23:00:26.892-04:002010-07-02T23:00:26.892-04:00Whatever the faults of CP were, and as anyone with...Whatever the faults of CP were, and as anyone with time in will tell you they were legion, at least they had reporters at member papers everywhere - they claimed local copy first on breaking news, so you typically filed a few grafs to the network before filing your local story. <br /><br />QMI does not have reporters across the country, and I'm not talking in little towns but major cities, soAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-42897414270238613572010-07-02T16:28:05.489-04:002010-07-02T16:28:05.489-04:00Ha! If I could only count the amount of times I...Ha! If I could only count the amount of times I've overheard our editor whisper "just copy-paste the CP story and change it a tad."<br />Of course, the usual answer is just to shrug and sigh. <br />Tis' the way of QMI, and the result of mass layoffs.JCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-16180531485863132692010-07-02T10:57:16.985-04:002010-07-02T10:57:16.985-04:00That's already evident with their new hotshot ...That's already evident with their new hotshot Hill staff - "reporting" on events they didn't attend by rewriting wire and web copy, without a placeline but with a byline. It's the shameless behaviour long used by radio and TV stations now coming to a Sun Media paper near you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-15767593376777012622010-07-02T09:51:31.139-04:002010-07-02T09:51:31.139-04:00Interesting blog my friendInteresting blog my friendSteve Ballmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03700148299332589776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-69148030340803774092010-07-02T03:44:28.151-04:002010-07-02T03:44:28.151-04:00They won't miss much CP because QMI was create...They won't miss much CP because QMI was created to simply rewrite everything from CP/AP and CBC and leave a byline and placeline off it. Blantant rip-offs and CP should start cracking down on it.<br /><br />It has been going on for months and it's only going to increase.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com