Tag: Support for Canadian Journalism
Government program intended to support — not control — journalism
The following is an op-ed written by News Media Canada chair Bob Cox about the recent federal government's announcement to invest in Canadian journalism.
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Canadian Journalism Is Vital to Our Democracy
News Media Canada has been selected as one of eight industry groups to provide the federal government with recommendations on the eligibility criteria for...
NMC welcomes the 2019 budget announcements on government support for journalism
Bob Cox, chair of the board released the following statement.
“This will make a difference in newsrooms across Canada. It is significant support for journalism....
Budget 2019 announces measures to help news publishers
Budget 2019 re-announced the three commitments that were made in the Fall Economic Statement and provides additional information on each of the measures.
Highlights
The journalism...
Federal Government’s fall economic statement addresses concerns of the news industry
Today's fall economic statement from the federal government contained three items that are good news for the industry.
These three announcements are:
1) Access to Charitable Tax...
News Media Canada statement on 2018 Federal Budget
There is no mention of news media in the Minister’s budget speech.
In the Budget document, there is a section entitled “Supporting Local Journalism” that...