Journalists rejoice as Arkells try to boost local news subscriptions
The Ontario band’s T-shirt-based news offer had media makers singing their praises Continue Reading Journalists rejoice as Arkells try to boost local news subscriptions
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Local news outlets can fill the media trust gap – but the public needs to pony up
The appetite for smart local news is there. The challenge is figuring out how to make it profitable Continue Reading Local news outlets can fill the media trust gap – but the public needs to pony up
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There’s no journalism on a dead planet
Rosalyn Roy was driving home from the Gulf News office, where she used to work as a local reporter, when she noticed a young girl alone and holding a handwritten protest sign, perched on the wall in front of the Channel-Port aux Basques town hall. Continue Reading There’s no journalism on a dead planet
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Local news snapshot finds journalists split on their future
Survey of small-market papers finds workers anxious about ad revenue, stressed about digital competition but still have their readers’ trust Continue Reading Local news snapshot finds journalists split on their future
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Thunder Bay: Local news is important for conversations on reconciliation
The Ontario city of Thunder Bay is in the headlines these days for all the wrong reasons. Canada’s highest rates of murder and violent crime. The highest number of hate crimes per capita. Systemic racism embedded in shoddy police investigations. The deaths — many unexplained — of Indigenous students who come to the city for…
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There’s a one-woman show in Deloraine, Manitoba
After 14 years of newsroom cuts, reporter Judy Wells is determined to keep her local paper alive Continue Reading There’s a one-woman show in Deloraine, Manitoba
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A millennial buys the local paper
Why a 24-year old gives up city life for a job at his local paper and then, five years later, buys it Continue Reading A millennial buys the local paper
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How Doug Ford is endangering local news ecosystems
Since the Ontario premier announced changes to student fee policies, many have called out the risks for campus media. But weakening student journalism won’t just threaten the schools’ information access Continue Reading How Doug Ford is endangering local news ecosystems
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Whitehorse Star cuts print days in anticipation of carbon tax
The Yukon-based newspaper goes down to three editions per week for the first time since 1985 Continue Reading Whitehorse Star cuts print days in anticipation of carbon tax
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A fourth-generation newspaper rides the waves of change
Why a 109-year old, family-owned Alberta outlet remains optimistic about the future despite a shifting rural population Continue Reading A fourth-generation newspaper rides the waves of change