How small signs of hope are sprouting up across the impoverished local news landscape
Tag: Postmedia
Post Closure: A Look at How Local Journalists Survive
After the closure of Northumberland Today, journalists regroup to find meaningful work
Fates uncertain for digital archives of papers closed in the Postmedia-Torstar deal
Last month, Torstar and Postmedia shuttered more than 30 local newspapers. Some reporters have lost their portfolios, as well as their jobs.
Postmedia and Torstar close more than 30 papers, 290 people laid off
The Federal Competition Bureau is reviewing the transaction.
What’s the news worth?
In his book Mass Disruption, John Stackhouse writes extensively about the effect of the digital revolution that’s been raging for the past decade. “If newspapers [are] to survive… old school [needs] to meet new school in a hurry.” Unfortunately, the industry doesn’t seem to be doing so well, what with La Presse and Nanaimo Daily News ceasing print earlier… Continue reading What’s the news worth?