While local ownership brings a level of accountability to the news business, it is worth taking a moment to think about how to actually build a more responsible, community-focused news source Continue Reading Montreal Gazette: A case for the local ownership of community news media
‘Being so close to bankruptcy made people realize that what we were offering them was a treasure, but it was pretty fragile’ Continue Reading Forming a co-op saved six Canadian newspapers from closing. Here’s how they do business now
Toronto-based Postmedia has announced it will purchase all of the daily and weekly newspapers owned by New Brunswick’s Irving family Continue Reading Postmedia strikes deal to buy Irving’s newspaper chain in New Brunswick
The CEO of Postmedia Network Canada Corp. said Thursday that he’s hopeful that growth in revenue from the publisher’s digital products is a sign of a recovery from the worst impact of the pandemic. Continue Reading Postmedia CEO sees growth in digital revenue as early signs of recovery from pandemic
Indiegraf’s co-founder and CEO on how the media network is making an impact in news deserts across North America Continue Reading Six lessons from a year of supporting independent local news startups
More than 80% of respondents across print and broadcasting reporting lower ad revenue during COVID-19 Continue Reading Survey: making social media giants share ad revenue would support local journalism, say newsroom leaders
Creators will now have the option to require a payment for audiences to access their content on Apple’s platform Continue Reading Apple threatens to upend podcasting’s free, open architecture
Co-founded by Farhan Mohamed and Andrew Wilkinson, the network plans to create 50 community outlets by 2023
Continue Reading Overstory Media Group plans dozens of digital community news outlets in Canada
CEO Doug Murphy said the company kicked off the new fiscal year with a ‘stronger-than-anticipated quarter’ Continue Reading Corus revenue down 10% in first quarter of fiscal 2021, expects recovery during year
Substack’s ability to democratize information will be directly related to the prices its authors choose to charge Continue Reading Substack isn’t a new model for journalism – it’s a very old one
In a city of immigrants, non-English language newspapers play a critical role in the fight against COVID-19. Can they survive the pandemic? Continue Reading What’s plaguing Toronto’s ethnic press?
It’s time for the government to take off the mask that disguises and robs us of our public right to know. Trustworthy and revitalized government requires effective access and more public scrutiny. Continue Reading Rogers Media cancels local Breakfast Television shows in Calgary and Vancouver
