If you are struggling to hear the applause that greeted the federal government’s soupçon of support for Canadian journalism in last week’s federal budget — well, that’s what one hand clapping sounds like. No one …
Read MoreAs news goes, the most noteworthy thing Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly said about supporting Canada’s cultural industries last week was that the government has no interest in subsidizing unviable business models for journalism. Bravo. The newspaper …
Read MoreWither Canadian media? Well, if there are any copy editors still working, the first thing they would do upon reading that lead is question whether we mean “whither Canadian media?” The answer is that we mean …
Read MoreThe federal government’s $595-million package to help news media, announced in the 2018 fall economic update, is a real opportunity that could catalyze growth and long-term sustainability for the industry. The key word here is could. …
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