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Year of reckoning looms for Canada’s newspapers
As 2018 dawns, it’s clear that Canada’s news media are in danger of lurching into the abyss unless Ottawa takes action soon. Enforcing our country’s anti-trust laws to stop the corporate consolidation and cutbacks in local news coverage would help… -
The news industry has always needed government support: A look back to the 1800s
It turns out that newspapers in the 1830s had extensive government support. -
Instead of mourning local news, try paying for it
Canadians often mourn the loss of their local newspaper. But there’s a disconnect, because few Canadians actually pay for a local news subscription. -
What the closure of the Moose Jaw Times-Herald means for young journalists
Every time a small newspaper closes, young reporters lose an opportunity for work and experience. -
Saying goodbye to Northumberland Today
Northumberland Today was among the papers sold to Torstar by Postmedia and immediately shuttered. -
A tale of two Trust Projects
The Toronto Star's and Globe and Mail's projects are quite different in who they are targeting and how they are being executed. -
What Canadian journalists can learn from the life and career of Gord Downie
Gord Downie told stories about Canadian lives in a near-journalistic way. -
Dear McGill student union: Campus free speech includes campus press
If people are concerned about the state of free speech on Canadian campuses, then they should be concerned about this. -
Mair on media’s ‘unholiest of alliances’ with energy industry
In new book Politically Incorrect, the late Rafe Mair dissects democracy’s decline. -
Poynter’s Minority Writers’ Workshop reminded me that my voice and perspective matter
Samantha Lui was the only Canadian at the prestigious four day Poynter workshop. Here’s what she learned.
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