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12 buy-outs confirmed at the Ottawa Citizen

By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor Twelve people have taken buy-outs at the Ottawa Citizen, a Postmedia spokesperson confirmed. Georgia Sourtzis, a communications manager at Postmedia, said she cannot name who in the…
Four lessons from losing a journalism job

By Melanie Coulson It is two years to the day since I ‘lost’ my job in media. I don’t mark it, but it’s hard to forget. It was three days before Valentine’s…
Rogers Media publishing and radio divisions hit by layoffs

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“Crash to Paywall” doesn’t offer any new insight into shrinking newsrooms

Brian Gorman, Crash to Paywall: Canadian Newspapers and the Great Disruption. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2015. Paperback, 320 pages, $32.95. By Marc Edge Looking for insight into the ongoing crisis in newspapering by…
Media on the Move: Jan. 28 to Feb. 10

Here’s our regular update on the moves, hires and promotions in Canadian journalism for Jan. 28 to Feb. 10. Remember to notify us of any journalism job news on Twitter and with the hashtag #cdnmediamoves. [View…
The silence of the Chronicle Herald CEO

By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor Eighteen days into the Chronicle Herald strike, and all of the statements from Mark Lever have come in the pages of the newspaper he runs. The CEO…
Reporting from Ebola’s ground zero

By Lana Hall In 2014, CBC correspondent Adrienne Arsenault cut her vacation short to accept a gig covering the worst outbreak of Ebola in history. She barely hesitated. “I can’t imagine saying…
Blame Canadian media woes on owners, managers, regulators—not the “failed business model”

By Christopher Johnson Want to own Canada’s largest newspaper chain? Maybe you can. If over 5,000 former and current Postmedia journalists each invested $7,750, they could own the company’s market capitalization of…
New research project wants to find out what happens when journalists leave journalism

By Nicole Cohen Over the past few weeks, journalists and commentators have been debating how to make sense of the recent round of layoffs in Canadian journalism. Two Canadian researchers are interested…
Globe public editor: Caution should be exercised in coverage of Zika virus

By Sylvia Stead for the Globe and Mail The Zika virus and the health fears have grabbed the attention of the public and the media. While the interest is there, there have…

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