A new online publication, aiming to link 10,000 Canadian contributors to one million users, is making its debut later this spring.
The Mark is the brainchild of three collaborators: former newspaper executive Ali Rahmena, former magazine editor Joshua Knelman, and consultant Jeff Anders.
Its recruitment post suggests it will provide short summaries of top events, multimedia accompanying them, other multimedia of interest, and expert commentary and contribution. It has a hefty goal in the digital space, considering such entities as BigThink and other public intellectual portals.
But in an era of media loss, it's redeeming to see a media gain. A fuller story is available here from J-Source.