There’s a one-woman show in Deloraine, Manitoba
After 14 years of newsroom cuts, reporter Judy Wells is determined to keep her local paper alive Continue Reading There’s a one-woman show in Deloraine, Manitoba
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Journalism jobs: April 3
Want your job posting featured? Tweet it to us or use the hashtag #cdnmediamoves. Continue Reading Journalism jobs: April 3
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United Church Observer out, Broadview in
The United Church Observer is undergoing a major rebrand in an effort to reach a wider audience, with a name change and upgrades to its editorial products. The Christian denominational magazine has relaunched as Broadview, with its new website going live Tuesday and the April issue hitting the stands as early as April 7. “For…
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Our faith in information is faltering when we most need facts
We shouldn’t need a Super Bowl commercial costing around $10 million to remind us that information is supposed to matter in a democracy. Yet the Washington Post thought we did, so it told 111 million Americans watching the Super Bowl that “knowing empowers us, knowing helps us decide, knowing keeps us free.” It was another…
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25 laid off at Red Deer Advocate
The news comes as Black Press Ltd. closes newspaper’s pressroom and mailroom Continue Reading 25 laid off at Red Deer Advocate
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Broadly’s stock image project fills gaps in media representation of gender diverse communities
The collection is making waves internationally, a resource with potential to help increase visibility and ‘go beyond the clichés’ Continue Reading Broadly’s stock image project fills gaps in media representation of gender diverse communities
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Media on the move: March 27
Here’s our regular update on the moves, hires and promotions in Canadian journalism. Want your job move featured? Tweet it to us or use the hashtag #cdnmediamoves Continue Reading Media on the move: March 27
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The Trudeau government’s tax subsidy for journalism puts the Halifax Examiner in an impossible situation
Besides everything else I do, I am first of all a business owner. I started Halifax Examiner Inc. in 2014 with all my life savings, $10,000. By the time the first post went live, I had something like $2,000 in the company bank account. Since then, I’ve operated the company very conservatively, and I think…
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A Calgary radio station sets the standard for community fundraising
As campus radio stations struggle with new financial realities, CJSW’s success offers its peers a model to replicate Continue Reading A Calgary radio station sets the standard for community fundraising
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Tilting the playing field
The government capitulated to the demands of traditional publishers with its financial package of “support for Canadian journalism.” If you missed the news, it’s probably because after months—make that years—of lobbying, public awareness campaigns and many, many editorials written in the country’s newspapers, there’s been almost no coverage of the media (don’t call it a…