Postmedia announces plan to reduce $648 million debt
On July 7, the media company released its 2016 third quarter results and details of a proposed recapitalization transaction.
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Torstar CEO David Holland to retire after 30 years with company
By The Canadian Press The roles of president and CEO of Torstar Corp. and publisher of the Toronto Star will be amalgamated into one position, the company said Wednesday as it announced David Holland would retire this fall. Holland is retiring after 30 years with the company, including seven years as president and CEO of…
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Transcontinental sells 13 Saskatchewan newspapers and announces layoffs
Star News Publishing triples in size with purchase of 13 newspapers from Transcontinental.
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Vice Canada not impacted by U.S., U.K layoffs
15 layoffs reported at Vice’s U.S. office as company restructures.
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New Calgary media outlet hopes for a jumpstart with Kickstarter
The founder of The Calgarian wants to raise $12,000 by Jun. 5 to start reporting by September.
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Torstar loss soars to $53.5 million as revenue falls, expenses rise
Torstar recorded extra expenses related to its transition towards more digital media and revenue fell at its traditional newspaper businesses.
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Union files with labour board to represent Vice Canada workers
“We have a very strong majority of staff in the editorial and several other departments:” CMG president.
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Journalism startups carve out niches for themselves in Canada
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor A frequent lament among Canadian journalists is that we don’t have the same vibrant media culture as our American neighbours. There is no Canadian ProPublica, Knight Foundation, Vox, Mic, Poynter, The Intercept—we could go on. Point being, our media landscape is smaller and is controlled by very few companies. In…
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Seven of Metro Toronto’s unionized editorial staff were laid off in March
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor Metro Toronto’s newsroom is now a little smaller. Layoffs of seven unionized editorial staff members were announced on Mar. 8, Bob Hepburn, the director of community relations and communications for the Star Media Group, confirmed to J-Source. Seven of those were in editorial roles—five copy editors, one photo editor and…
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Why does Black Press buy and then close small BC papers?
This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign. By Megan Devlin Eric Plummer, editor of the Alberni Valley Times, remembers the day last September when two representatives from Black Press told him his paper was closing. “They came in, I think it was like 4:00 or 4:30,” he said. “I don’t think that we’d…