In some communities, internet access is so limited municipalities can’t rely on social media as a replacement for news. Continue Reading As local media outlets close, Ontario mayors struggle with how to get information to the public
Print advertising revenue fell 17.9 per cent and print circulation revenue dropped 6.1 per cent. Continue Reading Postmedia Network Canada reports $5.8M Q1 profit, revenue down from year ago
The Prince Albert Daily Herald is about to be independently owned and operated by its employees. An employee buyout of the newspaper, led by the newspaper’s publisher Donna Pfeil, was made public in a news release Friday night after an agreement was reached between employees and the paper’s current owners Star News Publishing. “The deal…
The new print edition is heavily informed by the Globe and Mail’s online analytic data. Continue Reading Inside the Globe and Mail print redesign
“We have to find new and creative ways to not replace a client’s Google and Facebook spend but find our own portion of it.” Continue Reading Village Media, relying on local advertisers, seems to have found a scalable (and profitable) local news model
Torstar and Postmedia announced a deal to swap 41 total newspapers today. Continue Reading Here are some of the 290 staff laid off today by Torstar and Postmedia
290 employees will lose jobs because of the closure of newspapers announced today by Torstar and Postmedia. Continue Reading Torstar and Postmedia swapped 41 newspapers and are closing most of them
At issue for the Corus workers is wage fairness and equity. Continue Reading CMG alleges Corus stripping benefits from newly unionized broadcast technicians
Investment campaign aimed at expansion and profitability of Discourse Media. Continue Reading Discourse Media is aiming to raise $1 million in growth capital
The newspaper’s website will also be shut down. The 25 employees affected by the closure were informed Wednesday. Continue Reading Saskatchewan newspaper Moose Jaw Times-Herald closing down after more than 125 years