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March 22, 2019

Budget 2019 announces measures to help news publishers

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 tax credit is set at 25% and is not available to broadcasting undertakings nor to publications that receive funding from the Canada Periodical Fund.

NMC welcomes the 2019 budget announcements on government support for journalism

Box Cox, Winnipeg Free Press
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. We thank the government for recognizing the challenges faced by the industry and giving us a helping hand to create the newsrooms of the future."

2019 National Newspaper Awards finalists announced

2019 National Newspaper Awards finalists announced
The Globe and Mail leads all entrants in the 70th National Newspaper Awards competition with 20 finalists. Other news organizations with multiple finalists include the Toronto Star and La Presse with six each, the Canadian Press with four, and the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Waterloo Region Record with three each.

Call for Entries: 2019 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards

Call for Entries: 2019 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards
Entries are now being accepted online for the 2019 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards! Open to member and non-member community newspapers and post-secondary campus newspapers across the country, the CCNAwards celebrate the best in community publishing from the previous year.

MARKETING FEATURE

It’s not too late to sign up for the $300 Proud Advertiser benefit!

It’s not too late to sign up for the $300 Proud Advertiser benefit!
Member community newspapers can still sign up for the Proud Advertiser Program Benefit. As long as you can run at least 1 ad in March, you can still qualify for this unique member perk, designed to kick start the Proud Advertiser campaign. News Media Canada will send all qualifying papers a cheque for $300!

Award-winning Winnipeg Free Press writer Randy Turner dies

Award-winning Winnipeg Free Press writer Randy Turner dies
Randy Turner, an award-winning Winnipeg Free Press writer in sports, news, features and columns for 31 years, died Wednesday at age 57 after a battle with cancer.

Are you ready for CAJ 2019?

Are you ready for CAJ 2019?
Each year, the CAJ’s national conference brings together journalists from across the country for two days of professional development workshops and panel discussions—not to mention a healthy dose of networking and making friends!

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

Canadians want to see public notices in newspapers

Canadians want to see public notices in newspapers
New research from News Media Canada confirms that Canadians want to see Public Notices continue to be published in newspapers. When asked, more than half (53%) of adults indicated they were somewhat or strongly opposed to the cessation of publishing Public Notices in newspapers.

This week's featured course on Newspaper Training:
The Hows and Whys of Advocacy Journalism

This week's featured course on Newspaper Training: The Hows and Whys of Advocacy Journalism
Is biased journalism always a problem? Or can it be admired as advocacy journalism? In this video interview and downloadable white paper, host Tim Shoults and veteran journalist Barbara Yaffe will cover the hows and whys of advocacy journalism.

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