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January 18, 2019

‘We’re not that legacy dinosaur’

‘We’re not that legacy dinosaur’
Postmedia Network Canada Corp. has announced that Andrew MacLeod has been named the company’s new chief executive officer, part of a succession plan that will see longtime chief executive Paul Godfrey remain with the company as executive chairman.

Our Proud Advertiser Campaign: Local Matters

Local Matters
News Media Canada has developed a new campaign for 2019 that is designed to remind advertisers and consumers that supporting LOCAL makes a difference to their communities.

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

TV ad spend down despite high consumption: study

TV ad spend down despite high consumption: study
TV isn’t getting the praise it deserves, according to Warc’s most recently Global Ad Trends, which shows TV’s reach as being close to 100% in Canada per month.

Saskatchewan town and city councils
pushing for less transparency

Saskatchewan town and city councils pushing for less transparency
The issue of public notice is surfacing again in the province of Saskatchewan. Some town and city councils in the province are attempting to end the practice of publishing public notices in newspapers.

Ontario Newspaper Awards deadline is fast approaching

Ontario Newspaper Awards deadline is fast approaching
The deadline for submissions to this year's Ontario Newspaper Awards competition is less than two weeks away. All applications must be submitted by January 30, 2019.

MARKETING FEATURE

Frequency in newspaper advertising matters

Frequency in newspaper advertising matters
In order to effectively advertise a brand's message, advertisers need to reach consumers multiple times to build familiarity. This is called 'frequency'. Determining the right frequency of an advertisement isn't an easy task. Too little exposure, for example, and the advertisement(s) will fall flat and fail to be noticed.

Why print is the new digital

Why print is the new digital
Research shows even Millennials, who have no affinity with traditional media, trust print more than other sources, particularly social media.

Yukon News newspaper welcomes new publisher

Yukon News newspaper welcomes new publisher
Stephanie Newsome is the new publisher of the Yukon News. She replaces Mike Thomas, who took over as publisher after the Yukon News was bought by Black Press in 2013.

This week's featured course on Newspaper Training:
Getting the Goods -- Writing Local News Stories

This week's featured course on Newspaper Training: Getting the Goods -- Writing Local News Stories
News reporters in the old days were depicted by Hollywood, probably accurately, as pushy and persistent. In a world in which so much of the media landscape has been turned upside down, the basic attributes needed by a good news reporter haven’t changed an iota.

'In the Biz'

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