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Torstar cutting 11 full-time, 10 part-time staff at StarMetro in Toronto

Torstar Corp. will lay off 21 staff at its StarMetro office in Toronto as part of a shift of production operations to nearby Hamilton. The cuts include nine full-time editors, two full-time reporter-photographers, and 10 part-time copy editors, who will…
Postmedia to close more local newspapers, cut staff cost by 10 per cent

Postmedia Network Inc. will close six small town newspapers and cease print publication of four more, as well cut about 10 per cent of its workforce across the newspaper chain.
Memo: Postmedia announces restructuring and buyouts

Six community newspapers will be shuttered as a result of today's announcement.
Irene Gentle named Toronto Star editor

Gentle becomes the first woman to hold this position in the Toronto Star’s 126-year history.
Memo: Irene Gentle appointed Editor of the Toronto Star

Gentle takes the helm from Michael Cooke, who announced he was leaving the Star in March.
Here’s who was laid off from Rogers Media this week

About 75 people were laid off on June 14 from the company’s digital content and publishing team.
Toronto Star partners with The Wall Street Journal for business coverage

Print and online editions of the Star now feature business articles from The Wall Street Journal.
Winnipeg Free Press uses human touch to get digital subscribers

Micropayment model has become a marketing tool to sell frequent customers on full digital subscriptions.
Black Press to print Calgary Sun; 52 Postmedia positions to be eliminated

Twenty-six full-time and 26 part-time positions in Calgary will be eliminated when plant closes.
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.