Op-ed: Time for Canada to Level the Digital Playing Field

Around the world, there is growing consensus that the dominant power of Big Tech must be reined in to...

Cox: Internet giants should pay their share

This is an op-ed written by News Media Canada chair Bob Cox. It was published yesterday, April 28, by...
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When will the money flow, Mr. Trudeau?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lied to the country. That’s not an easy thing to write about the most visible authority...

OP-ED: It’s time to save news

By Bob Cox, Chair of the Board, News Media Canada It’s time to save news. You may well ask: What on earth...

OP-ED: Journalism matters more than ever. We need help to save it

BY BOB COX, JERRY DIAS, AND EDWARD GREENSPON On Sept. 1, an agency of the Canadian government directed nearly $100-million...

OP-ED: Presentation to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage

By: Bob Cox, Publisher, Winnipeg Free Press and Chairman, Canadian Newspaper Association; John Hinds, CEO, Newspapers Canada May 31, 2016 Bob...

Government inaction has cost news publishers

News Media Canada members are calling on the federal government to introduce the long-awaited policy to allow publishers to...

The tech industry’s disinformation campaign

In a recent op-ed published by the National Post, News Media Canada's John Hinds writes that Google and Facebook,...

OP-ED: Helping Newspapers Isn’t Expensive

By: Bob Cox, Publisher, Winnipeg Free Press, and Chairman, Canadian Newspaper Association March 19, 2016 “In the current hand wringing over...

OP-ED: Newspapers aren’t going away

By: Gordon Cameron, Group Managing Editor, Hamilton Community News February 4, 2016 Local newspapers “will always have an important place in...