2 weeks ago
The Pointer launches for Brampton readers
“In a city with 700,000 people, roughly, (and) only one (English-language print) media outlet, it leaves a big space for others to come in:” Joel Wittenbel.
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3 weeks ago
Over 250 Canadian news media outlets have closed in the last 10 years
According to data collected by the Local News Research Project, a majority of closures have been community papers.
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4 weeks ago
New report finds newspaper cuts bad news for local political coverage
Public Policy Forum research could indicate that local newspapers are being saturated by wire service stories, rather than featuring local political coverage.
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3 months ago
The future of local news is one bound with our own
By illuminating both the values and challenges besetting local journalism, we can reimagine a new day for local news.
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5 months ago
Inside a small town newsroom in a time of news poverty
At the The Chatham Daily News and Chatham-Kent This Week, reporters have had to change with the times.
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7 months ago
How Ottawa should spend its $50 million to support local news
Who holds officials accountable when cities like Thunder Bay, Ont., rife with political and racial tensions, have no local reporters?
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9 months ago
A study in news poverty in Thunder Bay
When a massive corruption scandal erupted in Thunder Bay, where were the newspaper reporters?
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9 months ago
New survey investigates state of smaller-market newspapers in Canada
The Canadian data will be compared to the results of the U.S. questionnaire, as well as results from Spain and Austria where the survey is also being conducted.
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9 months ago
The CRTC’s “Big Telecom” blind spot
Critics say the CRTC’s policies fail to address the needs of smaller, independent broadcasters.
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9 months ago
As local media outlets close, Ontario mayors struggle with how to get information to the public
In some communities, internet access is so limited municipalities can’t rely on social media as a replacement for news.
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