Memos

In this section, we’ll post memos from media outlets obtained by J-Source.

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Memo: Toronto Star publisher John Cruickshank announces he is stepping down

Cruickshank will leave the Toronto Star on May 4, 2016.
Memo: Brodie Fenlon appointed Senior Director of Digital News at CBC

The following memo was sent to CBC staff on Feb. 24 from Jennifer McGuire, General Manager and Editor in Chief I am thrilled to confirm Brodie Fenlon as the Senior Director of CBC News…
Memo: Postmedia exec calls for big projects, affirms commitment to great journalism

Hello everyone. Two weeks ago, shortly after the difficult announcement that 90 of our valuable colleagues were leaving our newsrooms, I challenged our editors to help deliver the message that ambitious…
Memo: A Message from Paul Godfrey – Getting the Facts Straight

. Beginning on the front page of Saturday’s Toronto Star and taking up nearly the entire front page of the business section was a vicious attack on our company. This is just…
Memo: Metroland Media no longer publishing print edition of Guelph Mercury

Guelph Mercury website will be managed by “the regional digital team,” according to memo.
Memo: Paul Godfrey on Postmedia cuts

Paul Godfrey outlines the cuts and changes at Postmedia.
Memo: Stephanie Coombs on leaving the Edmonton Journal

Parting words from the Journal’s managing editor after she was let go by Postmedia.
Memo: Star editor Michael Cooke confirms 13 laid off from newsroom

“Thirteen people will be departing: 10 from the tablet team, three from digital,” reads memo from Cooke.
Memo: Star Publisher John Cruickshank addresses print plant closure and layoffs

Toronto Star shuts down their printing plant, laying off 285 people in the process, and begins newsroom buyouts and layoffs.
Memo: Quarterly Update from Paul Godfrey

Postmedia targeting another $30 million in “cost savings” by the end of fiscal 2017.