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January 24, 2020

News Media Canada calls for a second round of
Local Journalism Initiative applications

News Media Canada calls for a second round of Local Journalism Initiative applications
News Media Canada, the voice of the print and digital news media industry in Canada, announced today a second call for applications to its Local Journalism Initiative program. Applications are being sought from Ontario English media, Quebec French media, and Indigenous media across the country.

Local Journalism Initiative boosts
coverage of Indigenous issues

Local Journalism Initiative
The Brandon Sun recently received funding from the Government of Canada's Local Journalism Initiative to hire an Indigenous beat reporter for western Manitoba.

Remind your readers that Newspapers Matter

Remind your readers that Newspapers Matter
Week in and week out newspapers run campaigns for advertisers of all kinds. Across all media marketing campaigns deliver thousands of brand exposures daily.

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

2018 Advertising volumes report now available

2018 Advertising volumes report now available
Ad spending in Canada grew more than 4% in 2019 to $16 billion. Meanwhile, the 2018 Net Advertising Volumes (NAV) report has been released by ThinkTV confirming ad spend for various major media.

Get ready for Family Literacy Day 2020

Get ready for Family Literacy Day 2020
Every year on January 27, ABC Life Literacy Canada hosts Family Literacy Day, the largest national family literacy event in Canada. Literacy organizations, schools, libraries and media groups will coordinate numerous literacy-themed events and activities across the country in honour of this special initiative.

Torstar hires new senior VP editorial

Torstar hires new senior VP editorial
Wayne Parrish, an award-winning reporter, editor, and digital media leader, is Torstar’s new senior vice-president editorial. Parrish, 64, who won two National Newspaper Awards as a sports reporter at the Star in the early 1980s, has held executive leadership positions at Postmedia Network, Quebecor and Sun Media.

Canadian Journalism Foundation opens
competition for excellence in journalism

Canadian Journalism Foundation opens competition for excellence in journalism
The Canadian Journalism Foundation is now accepting submissions for the CJF Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism.

MARKETING FEATURE

Where are ads most effective?

Where are ads most effective?
Recent research from News Media Canada confirms that ads in printed newspapers have the highest effectiveness score. Readers notice printed newspaper ads and are less annoyed by them compared to other traditional and digital media.

This Week's Featured Course on Newspaper Training:
How to Cover Bad News Using Good Judgment

This Week's Featured Course on Newspaper Training: How to Cover Bad News Using Good Judgment
Arguably, the toughest part of any job in journalism is exercising the right judgment with respect to news coverage. So many decisions by so many players are required every single day, in determining how the news should be reported, packaged and shared, or even whether something should be reported at all.

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