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News Media Canada is the voice of the print and digital media industry in Canada, representing hundreds of trusted titles in every province and territory.

News Media Canada is an advocate in public policy for daily and community media outlets and contributes to the ongoing evolution of the news media industry by raising awareness and promoting the benefits of news media across all platforms.

News Media Canada provides business services and resources to all member media organizations. These services are concentrated in three major areas:

As an advocate in public policy, News Media Canada enables daily and community media outlets from coast to coast to speak with a unified voice when promoting their interests to governments, regulators and the general public. These interests include such issues as taxation, employment standards, recycling, Canada Post, freedom of information, the Canada Periodical Fund, privacy and copyright. In this capacity News Media Canada monitors, analyzes and lobbies against legislation potentially harmful to newspapers and freedom of the press. To learn more about News Media Canada’s role in Public Affairs, click here.

News Media Canada contributes to the ongoing evolution of the media industry by raising awareness and promoting the benefits of daily and community newspapers and digital platforms to advertisers, media planners, creative agencies and the general public. News Media Canada prepares case studies, advertising effectiveness research and informational presentations to highlight the power and effectiveness of newspapers across all media. For more information about News Media Canada’s Marketing initiatives click here.

The association also conducts ongoing industry research and provides industry data to members, advertisers and the public on a variety of topics including:

News Media Canada acts on behalf of its members, in a proactive manner, for the benefit of corporate news organizations, as well as independently-owned news outlets alike. Member services include educational webinars, legal resources, auditing services, regional seminars, newsletters, press-release service, and award programs.

Click here to view a complete list of all Member Services offered by News Media Canada.

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