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March 13, 2020

2020-2021 Aid to Publishers documents now available

2020-2021 Aid to publishers documents now available
The documents for the 2020-2021 funding cycle are now available for download.

Torstar launches digital-only news
initiative for local communities

Torstar launches digital-only news initiative for local communities
Torstar has announced it has signed an exclusive agreement with Innocode, a digital platform, and has launched an innovative new project aimed at revitalizing local media in communities across Canada.

Looking to hire? Check out News Media Canada's 'Job Beat'

Looking to hire? Check out News Media Canada's 'Job Beat'
Posting a new listing to 'Job Beat' is free of charge to members of News Media Canada and Local Journalism Initiative host news organizations.

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

Audience attitude survey identifies most trusted
news brands: Vividata research

Audience attitude survey identifies most trust established news brands: Vividata research
In a recent INMA blog post, we find that Vividata research provides an opportunity to segment and examine newspaper audiences based on more than just basic demographics.

Publisher of Prince George Citizen moves on

Publisher of Prince George Citizen moves on
Colleen Sparrow, currently the publisher of the Prince George Citizen, will be leaving her post next month. Sparrow has spent 29 years with the publication.

Torstar's Save.ca undergoes revamp

Torstar's Save.ca undergoes revamp
Save.ca, Torstar’s flyer and coupon-based platform, has undergone a revamp. Brandishing the slogan “Revamped, renewed, rewarding,” the digital platform has made design and content improvements to its website by employing a search-and-compare tool and category groupings to allow shoppers to find deals in their neighbourhoods.

MARKETING FEATURE

Help your readers SPOT fake news with house ads

Help your readers SPOT fake news with house ads
In today’s climate of fake news and disinformation it has never been more important to educate readers on how to tell fact from fiction. That's why News Media Canada has developed a variety of house ads that publishers can run to teach their readers how to use four simple steps to improve their media literacy.

This Week's Featured Course on Newspaper Training:
Writing Local News Stories

This Week's Featured Course on Newspaper Training: Writing Local News Stories
News reporters in the old days were depicted by Hollywood, probably accurately, as pushy and persistent. In a world in which so much of the media landscape has been turned upside down, the basic attributes needed by a good news reporter haven’t changed an iota.

'In the Biz'

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