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How Indiegraf helped launch 6 local news outlets during COVID-19

As the big newspaper chains falter, a new network of independent journalist-entrepreneurs aims to make starting a digital news outlet easy
Torstar reports $23.5-million loss as Q1 revenue falls in wake of COVID-19

Torstar Corp. lost $23.5 million in the first quarter as revenue dropped 20 per cent from the same time last year amid a decline in advertising and flyer distribution, the print and digital publisher said Wednesday.
What does it take to run a sustainable news startup?

Canada has seen a sharp increase in the number of media startups in the last few years. Here’s how four have managed to sustain themselves
What happened to the Toronto Star’s arts section?

As original coverage is increasingly replaced with U.S. wire copy, gaps in local cultural reporting belie a worrying trend
Torstar suspends dividend until at least late 2020, stock plunges

By David Paddon, The Canadian Press Shares in Torstar Corp. plunged after the company reported a larger-than-expected loss and suspended its quarterly dividend, setting in motion a mechanism that could shift the balance of power among the company’s shareholders. The…
The Logic’s David Skok on its new partnership with Postmedia

What’s next for the year-old journalism startup having established itself as a major new player and now, taken on a strategic investment
Morale described as ‘grim’ at Globe and Mail newsroom in lead-up to voluntary buyout offer

The paper will cut $10-million in labour costs, publisher told staff, and employees can accept voluntary package until May 29
Torstar reports $7.4M loss in first quarter, revenue down from a year ago

Torstar Corp. reported a smaller first-quarter loss than a year ago as revenue declined.
Postmedia posts bigger Q2 loss as revenue from print operations continues decline

Postmedia Network Canada Corp. says it lost nearly $5.1 million in the second quarter as its revenue dropped 7.5 per cent compared with last year as a result of shifting advertising and circulation patterns. The owner of the National Post…
25 laid off at Red Deer Advocate

The news comes as Black Press Ltd. closes newspaper’s pressroom and mailroom