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Montreal Gazette: A case for the local ownership of community news media

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
Forming a co-op saved six Canadian newspapers from closing. Here’s how they do business now

'Being so close to bankruptcy made people realize that what we were offering them was a treasure, but it was pretty fragile'
Postmedia strikes deal to buy Irving’s newspaper chain in New Brunswick

Toronto-based Postmedia has announced it will purchase all of the daily and weekly newspapers owned by New Brunswick's Irving family
Postmedia CEO sees growth in digital revenue as early signs of recovery from pandemic

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.
Six lessons from a year of supporting independent local news startups

Indiegraf's co-founder and CEO on how the media network is making an impact in news deserts across North America
Survey: making social media giants share ad revenue would support local journalism, say newsroom leaders

More than 80% of respondents across print and broadcasting reporting lower ad revenue during COVID-19
Apple threatens to upend podcasting’s free, open architecture

Creators will now have the option to require a payment for audiences to access their content on Apple’s platform
Overstory Media Group plans dozens of digital community news outlets in Canada

Co-founded by Farhan Mohamed and Andrew Wilkinson, the network plans to create 50 community outlets by 2023
Corus revenue down 10% in first quarter of fiscal 2021, expects recovery during year

CEO Doug Murphy said the company kicked off the new fiscal year with a 'stronger-than-anticipated quarter'
Substack isn’t a new model for journalism – it’s a very old one

Substack’s ability to democratize information will be directly related to the prices its authors choose to charge