• The new Black Press paper, the Vancouver Island Free Daily, launched Sept. 27 across Vancouver Island. Screenshot by J-Source.

    Black Press launches a new Vancouver Island wide daily newspaper

    By Mitchell Thompson Black Press, the British Columbia-based news company with a near monopoly on Vancouver Island, has launched a free daily after a string of newspaper closures. The new paper, the Vancouver Island Free Daily, launched Sept. 27 and is being helmed by managing editor Philip Wolf and content editor John McKinley, with Wolf…

  • Uncharted Journalism Fund will provide $3,000 whole or partial grants four times a year, with the aim of supporting “adventurous” storytelling projects. Screenshot by J-Source.

    How a new B.C. media fund will encourage storytelling innovation

    By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor A group of people in British Columbia are going into uncharted territory to fund new journalism projects. The Uncharted Journalism Fund will provide grants up to $3,000 four times a year, with the aim of supporting “adventurous” storytelling projects, according to a press release. The project is the brainchild of…