Torstar reports $24.4 million loss in first quarter of 2017
Print advertising revenues declined 19 per cent, while digital revenues were down four per cent.
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Former CP editor-in-chief Scott White named editor of The Conversation Canada
The Conversation is an international journalism site based in Melbourne, Australia that reports on academic research.
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Three local Shaw TV stations get the axe as Corus redirects funds to Global News
Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton Shaw TV stations will close in August, affecting approximately 70 positions.
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Postmedia reduces quarterly losses but revenue declines by 13.5 per cent
The Toronto-based owner of the National Post and other newspapers says it had a loss for the quarter ended Feb. 28 of $26.5 million or 28 cents per share
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Local sports coverage gets the axe at several CTV stations
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor CTV News has cut local sports coverage in several markets. Howard Law, media industry director for Unifor, the union representing CTV workers across the country, confirmed to J-Source that cuts were made at CTV stations in Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Windsor, Calgary and Edmonton on March 28. In mid-February, local sports coverage…
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Here is who was laid off today at the Vancouver Sun and The Province
Postmedia announced plans to layoff 54 staff from the Pacific News Group on March 10.
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Postmedia cuts non-unionized staff benefits
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor Postmedia has made substantial cuts to non-unionized employee benefits, including axing its employment assistance program and eliminating maternity and parental leave top-up payments. A memo released on March 9 details the changes for both full-time and part-time staff. “Across Postmedia we currently have numerous and varied benefit programs, pension plans…
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Global News Social Media Editor: Complex stories should be packaged in way that connects with audience
By Jasmine Bala for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre website While newsrooms benefit from online analytics that help journalists understand what audiences want and how to package stories, this data can’t be the only determinants of the news that gets served up, says the national managing editor for social media at Global News. Shauna Rempel, who…
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‘Reflect hard’ on Star Touch, outgoing CEO says
By The Canadian Press The outgoing CEO of Torstar says his replacement will have to review how much more money to invest in Star Touch, the Toronto Star’s tablet edition that was intended to capture more readers when it launched a year and a half ago. David Holland offered some parting advice during Torstar’s quarterly…
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Second Postmedia exec leaves after retention bonuses
Postmedia didn’t announce a reason for the departure of CFO Doug Lamb.