News Media Canada statement on 2018 Federal Budget
There is no mention of news media in the Minister’s budget speech.
In the Budget document, there is a section...
Federal budget will be announced February 27. Is help coming for Canadian newspapers?
Finance Minister Bill Morneau will deliver the Liberals’ next budget on Feb. 27, 2018. But what help will the...
Journalism inquiry recommends tax deductions for news media subscriptions
Tax deductions for news media subscriptions and adequate funding for public and community broadcasting are among the recommendations made by...
Decline of local journalism threatens democracy
Just as in Canada, Britain is reviewing the role that government should play in intervening to support journalism.
The latest...
We should all be very concerned by the crisis facing quality journalism
The Trudeau government has either ignored or rejected virtually all the recommendations proposed to help support newspapers. What particularly...
Assistance for newspapers could be coming in next federal budget
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that preliminary discussions are underway to provide financial assistance to news organizations during...
Member survey for Canadian Newspaper Industry Profile due January 31
Canadian journalism and the newspaper industry are in crisis. As an industry, we need to work together to support...
Quebec’s Groupe Capitales Médias receives loan from provincial government
Quebec's provincial government has agreed to loan Quebec's Groupe Capitales Médias $10-million in order to help the struggling publisher...
OP-ED: Ottawa doesn’t get local news
Bob Cox, chair of the News Media Canada board of directors has published an op-ed on the federal government's...
Local newspaper deal a ‘warning bell’ to policy-makers
In late September, at the launch of the federal government's new cultural strategy, federal Heritage Minister Melanie Joly stated...