It turns out that newspapers in the 1830s had extensive government support. Continue Reading The news industry has always needed government support: A look back to the 1800s
Canadians often mourn the loss of their local newspaper. But there’s a disconnect, because few Canadians actually pay for a local news subscription. Continue Reading Instead of mourning local news, try paying for it
Every time a small newspaper closes, young reporters lose an opportunity for work and experience. Continue Reading What the closure of the Moose Jaw Times-Herald means for young journalists
Northumberland Today was among the papers sold to Torstar by Postmedia and immediately shuttered. Continue Reading Saying goodbye to Northumberland Today
The Toronto Star’s and Globe and Mail’s projects are quite different in who they are targeting and how they are being executed. Continue Reading A tale of two Trust Projects
Gord Downie told stories about Canadian lives in a near-journalistic way. Continue Reading What Canadian journalists can learn from the life and career of Gord Downie
If people are concerned about the state of free speech on Canadian campuses, then they should be concerned about this. Continue Reading Dear McGill student union: Campus free speech includes campus press
In new book Politically Incorrect, the late Rafe Mair dissects democracy’s decline. Continue Reading Mair on media’s ‘unholiest of alliances’ with energy industry
Samantha Lui was the only Canadian at the prestigious four day Poynter workshop. Here’s what she learned. Continue Reading Poynter’s Minority Writers’ Workshop reminded me that my voice and perspective matter
This year’s Media Democracy Day in Vancouver looks for answers in a range of experiments. Continue Reading What do we mean when we say ‘Solutions Media’?