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June 7, 2019

News Media Canada announces winners of 2019 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards

News Media Canada announces winners of 2019 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards
News Media Canada is pleased to announce this year's winners of the Canadian Community Newspaper Awards.

News Media Canada announces nominee
to federal government panel

Box Cox, Winnipeg Free Press
News Media Canada, the national industry group representing about 800 titles in every province and territory, has nominated Bob Cox, publisher of the Winnipeg Free Press, and chair of the NMC, to serve as its nominee to the federal government's panel to support journalism.

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

Research shows time spent with media in
Canada is almost 10 hours daily

Research shows time spent with media in Canada is almost 10 hours daily
eMarketer’s report on Time Spent with Media 2019 finds that Canadians spend almost the same amount of time with traditional and digital media. Total time spent daily with media is 9 hours and 50 minutes and almost 5 hours is spent on digital media.

Despite forest fires, newspaper carries on

Despite forest fires, newspaper carries on
Nearly two weeks ago, the entire town of High Level, AB, was forced to evacuate because of forest fires. Despite the challenges, the Echo-Pioneer, the local community newspaper, carried on with their work.

Quebec's oldest weekly newspaper ceases regular publication

Quebec's oldest weekly newspaper ceases regular publication
The Stanstead Journal, Quebec’s oldest weekly newspaper, printed its last weekly edition Wednesday. In a note on Page 3, the paper said it plans to continue printing a condensed version featuring local news and features for subscribers around 10 times per year.

MARKETING FEATURE

Newspapers 24/7 industry ads available for download

Newspapers 24/7 industry ads available for download
News Media Canada has developed new ad material for newspapers to promote the new study results. Nine out of ten Canadians read newspapers in print or digital formats each week.

Small, mid-sized newsrooms can apply for free data training

Small, mid-sized newsrooms can apply for free data training
Applications are now open for small and midsize newsrooms in Canada and the U.S. to receive free data training from Investigative Reporters & Editors in partnership with the Google News Initiative.

This Week's Featured Course on Newspaper Training:
A Photographer's Workshop

This Week's Featured Course on Newspaper Training: A Photographer's Workshop
Craig Hodge is a veteran newspaper photographer. Craig began his career as a photojournalist in 1974 in Coquitlam at the Columbian Daily Newspaper and helped start The Tri-City News, where he worked until his retirement in June 2011.

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