Tag / Community Media
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Controversial CRTC decision raises questions about space on airwaves for Indigenous broadcasters
Wawatay Native Communication Society says it was denied the Toronto and Ottawa licenses because of its government funding. Continue Reading Controversial CRTC decision raises questions about space on airwaves for Indigenous broadcasters
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![Small market newspapers are being stripped of local content by “predatory” chain ownership groups, a new study suggests. Photo courtesy of Evan Radford.]()
When rural newspapers fall prey to predatory ownership, local content goes fast
Small market newspapers are being stripped of local content by “predatory” chain ownership groups, a new study suggests. Continue Reading When rural newspapers fall prey to predatory ownership, local content goes fast
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Can community TV be brought back from the brink?
This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign By David Gray-Donald At one time in Canada, there were around 300 community TV stations. But in 1997, regulatory changes gutted their funding. Two-thirds…
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Meet the Press: Daniel J. Rowe, The Eastern Door
By Nadine Tousignant for CNW As Assistant Editor and Reporter at The Eastern Door, Daniel J. Rowe shares stories from the Kahnawake Mohawk community that deserve to be told. We asked Daniel about…
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Meet the Prairies’ newest newspaper magnate
By Jim Cunningham Roger Holmes is busy man these days. The personable 65-year-old publisher of the weekly Star Edge in Wainwright, Alta and owner of Star News Publishing spent the first week…
