by Pat Bulmer | Aug 2, 2023 | Industry News, Journalism, Print
By AMANDA BRIGHT July 27, 2023, Nieman Lab In 2021, the owners of The Oglethorpe Echo — with offices in Lexington, Georgia — planned to close the paper after 148 years. Within hours of hearing the news, an alum of the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication...
by Pat Bulmer | Aug 1, 2023 | Industry News, Journalism, Print
Portland (Maine) Press Herald, Aug. 1, 2023: The National Trust for Local News, a nonprofit that has pledged to preserve and invest in local news, has completed its purchase of most of Maine’s daily newspapers, including the Portland Press Herald. The papers’ previous...
by Pat Bulmer | Jul 5, 2023 | General, Industry News, Print
By Bron Maher, June 27, 2023, PressGazette Beginning in late 2021, The Philadelphia Inquirer set ten or so of its staff the year-long task of rebuilding its print infrastructure and revamping its newspaper’sdesign. The third oldest continuously operating newspaper in...
by Pat Bulmer | Apr 21, 2023 | Industry News, Journalism, Print
By Ken Waddell, Neepawa Banner & Press, April 14, 2023 The Toronto Star publisher and owner Jordan Bitove made an impassioned plea recently to Canadian corporations and governments to step up and support journalism. Bitove argued that journalism is essential to...
by Pat Bulmer | Apr 14, 2023 | General, Industry News, Print
April 6, 2023, News Media Canada Torstar owner Jordan Bitove called on Canadian companies to dedicate at least 20 per cent of their advertising budgets to local media during a speech to members of the Canadian Club late last week. “The advertising revenue that once...
by Pat Bulmer | Mar 23, 2023 | Industry News, Journalism, Print
Letter sent on behalf of the Canadian Freelance Union and Unifor Media Council to St. Joseph Communications: The Canadian Freelance Union and Unifor Media Council are deeply concerned about new clauses that St. Joseph Communications (SJC) properties are using in their...
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