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We'd like to give a huge note of thanks to everyone for their support during our National Newspaper Week campaign. There was overwhelming support from publishers across the country with almost 400 newspapers running the unified message that Newspapers Matter, Now More Than Ever.
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We are pleased to inform you that the 2019-2020 Application Guidelines and application form for the Aid to Publishers component of the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) is now available. Applications can be downloaded from the Government of Canada website here. The deadline to submit an application is November 24, 2018.
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The next phase of our National Newspaper Week campaign includes the creation of a video that we can use to showcase the power of newspapers to advertisers and agencies. What does that mean? We need your stories!
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Vividata’s survey finds that 74% of Canadian adults read newspaper brand content in the past week.
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Every week more than 100,000 copies of the Vancouver Courier hit the street and land on doorsteps across Vancouver. Check out this recent video designed to pull back the curtain and show you how the Courier gets printed every week. Just another reason why Newspapers Matter.
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MARKETING FEATURE
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We hope you enjoyed following all of our National Newspaper Week activities earlier this month. In the days, weeks, and months ahead, we're going to continue to use our different social media channels to keep you informed. If you haven't already followed us on Instagram, please do.
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City officials are pitching Calgary's city council on dropping local newspapers for some types of advertising. According to the report, the city council's planning and urban development committee heard that newspapers are no longer hitting the mark for the city for its public notices.
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The 2018 Code of Silence Award for outstanding achievement in government secrecy was awarded to Niagara's regional government in a ceremony held earlier this week. The Code of Silence Award is jointly given by the Ryerson University's Centre for Free Expression, the Canadian Association for Journalists, News Media Canada and Canadian Journalists for Free Expression.
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The Winnipeg Free Press has been nominated for five prestigious EPPY Awards, which recognize journalistic excellent. It was the only Canadian news organization to received nominations this year.
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The Canadian news media industry has joined forces with WAN-IFRA to support a new capacity building programme to strengthen the sustainability of innovative media from the Arab region. Media Mentoring Programme (MMP) Arab Region matches media companies with senior newspaper executives for in-house and virtual mentoring on business planning, audience engagement and revenue generation and diversification strategies.
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Paula Simons, a veteran columnist with the Edmonton Journal has been appointed to the Senate of Canada. Simons confirmed the move on her Twitter page.
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