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August 16, 2019

Swan Valley Star and Times celebrates
BNC win with parade float

Swan Valley Star and Times celebrates BNC win with parade float
Inspired by the recent Newspapers Matter campaign, the Swan Valley community newspaper wanted to celebrate their new title of Best All Around Newspaper from the 2019 MCNA Better Newspaper Competition.

Call for Nominations Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy

Call for Nominations Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy
The Canadian Association of Journalists, the Centre for Free Expression, News Media Canada and the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression are inviting nominations for the 2019 Code of Silence awards for outstanding achievement in government secrecy.

Can you SPOT fake news?

Can you SPOT fake news?
Earlier this year, the federal government announced plans to help boost citizen literacy on fake news. A key pillar in that plan was to provide funding to strengthen digital, news, and civic literacy programming. News Media Canada is happy to inform you that we have received support for our SPOT Fake News Online program.

Postmedia announces plan to extend debt repayment window

Postmedia announces plan to extend debt repayment window
In a deal announced Friday afternoon, Canadian media giant Postmedia has announced that the company has signed a refinancing agreement that will extend its debt repayment window by two years.

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

Have you heard? Newspapers are engaging

Have you heard? Newspapers are engaging
New research confirms that printed newspapers engage readers like no other medium. Advertising is about more than awareness or exposure. Effective advertising is about engagement.

Readers are concerned personalized news

keeps them in content silos

Readers are concerned personalized news keeps them in content silos
Research shows that nearly half of Canadian adults worry more personalized news may mean they miss out on certain stories or perspectives.

The Globe and Mail selects Amazon Web Services
as preferred cloud provider

The Globe and Mail selects Amazon Web Services as preferred cloud provider
The Globe and Mail, Canada’s most read print/digital newspaper, has selected Amazon Web Services as its preferred cloud provider and as its standard for artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Marketing Feature

New fact sheet available: Newspapers are engaging

New fact sheet available: Newspapers are engaging
How can advertisers motivate consumers to research and buy their products when the sheer volume of media and advertising messages is overwhelming? Engagement. This new research confirms that printed newspapers are the most engaging medium, requiring consumers’ full attention.

CCAB Newspaper Audience Data - Quarter Ended June 2019

CCAB Newspaper Audience Data - Quarter Ended June 2019
CCAB, the Canadian division of global assurance provider BPA Worldwide, has released daily and community newspaper audience data that covers the three-month period ended June 30, 2019.

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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