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April 17, 2020

Google News Initiative announces
Journalism Emergency Relief Fund

Google News Initiative announces Journalism Emergency Relief Fund
Google has launched a global Journalism Emergency Relief Fund through the Google News Initiative to support small and medium-sized news organizations producing original news for local communities in countries around the world, including Canada.

News Media Canada calls for Local Journalism Initiative applications for short term projects

News Media Canada calls for Local Journalism Initiative applications for short term projects
News Media Canada, the voice of the print and digital news media industry in Canada, is calling today for new applications to its Local Journalism Initiative program. Applications are being sought for short term projects, including freelance and contract positions from Quebec French media, English media from the rest of Canada, and Indigenous media across the country.

Emergency journalism funding programs open to Canada

Emergency journalism funding programs open to Canada
This is a continually-updated list of emergency funding programs that are open to Canadian news organizations, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

Canadians continue to flock to
news and information websites: research

Canadians continue to flock to news and information websites: research
Based on the most recent blog post from Bryan Segal at Comscore, the News/Information category continues to dominate digital behaviour.

2020 CCNAwards postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic

2020 CCNAwards postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
In light of the coronavirus outbreak, News Media Canada has decided to postpone the 2020 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards (CCNAwards). We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will announce a launch date later in the year, when deemed appropriate.

France orders Google to pay news companies
for showing article extracts

France orders Google to pay news companies for showing article extracts
In what is a huge development for news organizations, France’s competition authority has ordered Google to negotiate payments with publishers and news agencies to display extracts on its news, search and discovery pages.

Federal government announces expanded access to
Canada Emergency Response Benefit

Federal government announces expanded access to Canada Emergency Response Benefit
The Government of Canada is taking action to support Canadians and businesses facing hardship as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Introducing 'Project Pandemic: Canada Reports on COVID-19'

Introducing 'Project Pandemic: Canada Reports on COVID-19'
The Institute for Investigative Journalism, Canadian Association of Journalists and Esri Canada invite all Canadian journalists to join “Project Pandemic: Canada Reports on COVID-19,” a unique collaborative investigation into how COVID-19 is affecting Canada’s most vulnerable populations.

MARKETING FEATURE

New 'Local Matters' house ads now available

New 'Local Matters' house ads now available
Engage your readers to help support local businesses and your community with this new Local Matters house ad. Choose from a variety of ad sizes or download the InDesign source files to create your own custom size.

Check out our calendar to stay up-to-date

Check out our calendar to stay up-to-date
Around the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted long-held conferences and seminars. While some have been cancelled or postponed, others are being held virtually on platforms like Skype or Zoom.

Looking to hire? Check out News Media Canada's 'Job Beat'

Looking to hire? Check out News Media Canada's 'Job Beat'
Are you a media manager that is looking to hire? News Media Canada's 'Job Beat' job board should be your one-stop shop. Job listings are free of charge to members of News Media Canada and Local Journalism Initiative host news organizations. Send your job listing to services@newsmediacanada.ca.

This Week's Featured Course on Newspaper Training:
How Listicles Can Drive Readership

This Week's Featured Course on Newspaper Training: How Listicles Can Drive Readership
Listicles and Charticles and Clickbait, Oh, my! This definitely was not part of your grandfather’s lexicon. But, in the social-media age, these nouns are ones journalists everywhere increasingly are going to have to get their heads around.

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