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May 29, 2020

Torstar to be sold, taken private in $52-million deal

Torstar to be sold, taken private in $52-million deal
Torstar, the company that publishes the Toronto Star has agreed to be sold to a company run by entrepreneurs Jordan Bitove and Paul Rivett in a deal worth roughly $52 million.

Le Devoir reports profitability for the third consecutive year

Le Devoir reports profitability for the third consecutive year


Earlier this week, Le Devoir has reported its profitability for the third consecutive year. It’s the fifth year in the last seven that the French-language newspaper has been in the black.

La Liberté launches special 'No Mercy for the Coronas'
magazine for youth

La Liberté launches 'No Mercy for the Coronas' magazine for youth
La Liberté’s long history of innovation and community solidarity is being demonstrated once again with the newspaper’s very first children’s science magazine, No Mercy for the Coronas!

MediaSmarts launches new misinformation campaign

MediaSmarts launches new misinformation campaign
As concerns about the online spread of COVID-19 misinformation continues to rise, MediaSmarts has developed a new campaign Check First. The main message of their campaign: help stop the spread of misinformation.

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

Canadians spending more time with media: eMarketer

Canadians spending more time with media: eMarketer
As COVID-19 continues to disrupt the lives of Canadians, new research from eMarketer forecasts that people are choosing to spend more of their time with media during the pandemic.

SaltWire Network launches new news app

SaltWire Network launches new news app
The SaltWire Network has launched a new news app that will help readers better connect to stories of importance to Canada's East Coast.

The New York Times provides insights behind their project to bring a front page full of names

The New York Times provides insights behind their project to bring a front page full of names
This past Sunday, the New York Times decided to publish a front page full of obituaries, as the death toll from COVID-19 approached 100,000 people.

MARKETING FEATURE

Enhance your Zoom meetings with virtual backgrounds from News Media Canada

Enhance your Zoom meetings with virtual backgrounds from News Media Canada
These days more and more people are working from home and meeting virtually over Zoom. To help liven up your next meeting, News Media Canada has created some unique backgrounds to enhance your next video call.

Check out our calendar to stay up-to-date

Check out our calendar to stay up-to-date
Around the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted long-held conferences and seminars. While some have been cancelled or postponed, others are being held virtually on platforms like Skype or Zoom. News Media Canada has been tending to our industry calendar to let you know how things are developing.

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

Looking to hire? Check out News Media Canada's 'Job Beat'
Are you a media manager that is looking to hire? News Media Canada's 'Job Beat' job board should be your one-stop shop. Job listings are free of charge to members of News Media Canada and Local Journalism Initiative host news organizations. Send your job listing to services@newsmediacanada.ca.

Presenting the 2020 Print Innovation Awards competition

2020 Print Innovation Awards competition launches
The Print Innovation Awards competition identifies the world’s most innovative print advertisings and products of newspaper publishers.

This Week's Featured Course on Newspaper Training:
How to Optimize Your Social Media Presence

This Week's Featured Course on Newspaper Training: How to Optimize Your Social Media Presence
If you imagine your community as akin to the wheel of a bicycle, you want its newspaper to function as the all-important hub with spokes radiating both out from, and into, the centre.

'In the Biz'

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