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News Media Canada welcomes the federal government's ongoing support of quality public service journalism. Although we note there were no new specific funding announcements for NMC members in today's budget, we look forward to meaningful actions on the part of the federal government to curb the power of tech giants in the months to come.
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Along with the requirement for foreign digital companies to remit GST and HST on July 1, 2021, this new 3% digital sales tax on tech/web platforms will signal the end of tax loopholes that have been exploited by tech giants for years.
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Access to digital news platforms has only increased Canadians’ access to news content, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2012 weekly readership was 85%, and in 2020 weekly readership is 87%.
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News Media Canada has developed a new set of print and digital ads to raise awareness of the Levelling the Digital Playing Field Initiative. This new campaign is titled Search is Search. News is News. This campaign, launching the week of Monday April 26, includes three print and digital creative pieces.
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From injunctions, media exclusion zones and surveillance, to physical aggression, online harassment and ailing freedom-of-information systems, there is a growing list of challenges to journalists’ work.
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The names of the winners and runners-up for the 2020 Ontario Newspaper Awards were announced earlier this week. Journalists from 13 different outlets received awards.
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The Globe and Mail, Montreal Gazette, Toronto Star, Winnipeg Free Press, and Waterloo Region Record are among News Media Canada members nominated for this year's CJF Jackman Award for Excellent in Journalism.
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Local media outlets who have been working, living in, and supporting the communities they serve for decades (or even centuries) find themselves out in the cold when it comes to local advertising.
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The Michener Awards Foundation has announced the finalists for the 2020 Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism, with several News Media Canada members receiving nominations.
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The Ad Club of Toronto will be hosting its annual Newspaper Day on April 27, 2021. The event will discuss how publishers can work in partnership with local business in re-opening the economy.
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This year's award categories include 'newspaper excellence', 'advertising', 'writing', 'photography', 'digital', and 'other'. In addition to the regular categories, this year will also see awards given in three new COVID coverage-related categories.
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