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Rogers Media lays off 87 employees over 2 days
Rogers Media has laid off 27 full-time employees in its English-language digital content and publishing division.… -
A unique sports event series is bringing journalists and audiences together
By Adriel Smiley The doors of the Drake Underground open at almost a quarter past 7 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2016 for Hoop Talks, a live speaker series about basketball produced by Homestand Sports. The venue fills up quickly with… -
Here are the confirmed Globe and Mail staff who took buyouts
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor On Nov. 18, a select number of Globe and Mail staff members packed up their belongings and left the newspaper’s offices at 444 Front St. in Toronto for the last time as staff members. Voluntary… -
National Post memo details departures from newsroom, newsroom reorganization
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor A memo sent to National Post staff on Nov. 18 by editor-in-chief Anne Marie Owens details 20 newsroom departures, most the result of a round of buyouts aimed at reducing salary costs at Postmedia by… -
Unions demand Postmedia executives reject $2.3 million in bonuses
By The Canadian Press Unions representing Canadian journalists want five Postmedia executives to reject bonuses totalling $2.275 million as the struggling newspaper chain continues staff reductions. The company awarded Postmedia president and CEO Paul Godfrey $900,000, CFO Doug Lamb $450,000,… -
Postmedia moving majority of local content to A section in four newspapers
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor Postmedia editors across Canada have announced plans to move most local coverage to the A section of the print editions in similar editors’ notes that ran in four newspapers on Monday. The move comes just… -
How Vice News is going to get young people to watch a half hour newscast
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor Vice, a media company known for its untraditional approach to journalism, has started a new program that is, in some ways, wholly traditional—a half hour news program. Vice News Tonight premiered on HBO on and… -
As the ink fades
By Jaren Kerr On September 11, 2001, Jeff Brodrucky helped hand out 10,000 copies of the Toronto Star to commuters passing through the Yonge-Sheppard subway station in Toronto. “I gave out, at that time, ten thousand papers myself and they… -
Fort McMurray Today reducing print schedule
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor Even after evacuating Fort McMurray, Alberta as it burned around them, the reporters at Fort McMurray Today got the print edition of the paper finished. It was delivered to shelters where citizens took refuge in… -
Rogers Media reduces Maclean’s, Chatelaine publication schedules and takes four magazines online only
FLARE, Sportsnet, MoneySense, and Canadian Business will only be available online and on apps starting January 2017.…
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