by Brian Gibson | Jul 14, 2017 | Industry News |
To: All Local Unions, We are a union that believes in collective action—from the picket line to communities in need. I’m writing you today to encourage every Unifor member and Local to show solidarity with those affected by the forest fires in British Columbia’s...
by Brian Gibson | Jul 11, 2017 | Industry News |
By Gregory Furgala for the Local News Conference Small market newspapers are being stripped of local content by “predatory” chain ownership groups, a new study suggests. John Miller, a professor emeritus at the Ryerson School of Journalism, compared local content in...
by Brian Gibson | Jul 7, 2017 | Industry News |
Canada’s largest newspaper chain, Postmedia Network Canada Corp., posted a profit in its most recent quarter, buoyed by digital efforts, but revenue fell as print advertising and circulation continued their industry-wide plunge. The company’s profit was $13-million...
by Brian Gibson | Jul 7, 2017 | Industry News |
It’s one of the grandest names in newspaper history, but it’s one seldom heard in the industry conversation about the future of the American press. As The New York Times and The Washington Post have come to dominate national newspapering, we hear mostly about two...
by Brian Gibson | Jun 20, 2017 | Industry News |
There’s a civic disaster brewing in Canada with its news industry. The public doesn’t understand it. Policy makers dare not speak its name. Many close observers think it is quite likely Postmedia will go into bankruptcy, or some kind of bankruptcy protection, within...
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