• Mark Latham has pioneered a voter-funded media project at UBC since 2007. Screenshot by J-Source.

    Why one economist believes letting people vote to fund media could save it

    By Mitchell Thompson Mark Latham says the cure for local media’s ills is voter-funded media—where voters decide which media outlets receive grants. The economist and Votermedia.org founder says the University of British Columbia has been providing grants to media outlets covering the school’s student union and its elections since 2007. It allows voters to rank…
  • 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…