Monthly Archives: October 2011

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Written on Oct, 28, 2011 by in , , | Leave a comment

Source: j-source.ca   Rhiannon Russell listens in as journalists from the Hamilton Spectator, Toronto Star, London Free Press and CTV discuss unions in the newsroom, publisher influence and working for free. Hamilton Spectator reporter Nicole MacIntyre opened the panel discussion with a tale of woe. Six years ago, her friend and (now former) colleague jumped ship for the National Post …

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Source: timescolonist.com The Times Colonist has won the 2011 Jack Webster Award for best news reporting of the year. Times Colonist reporter Katie DeRosa took home the prize in the best news reporting category for print for her series “Policing the police.” Read entire story here

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Written on Oct, 23, 2011 by in , , | Leave a comment

Source: mediaunion.ca Members of the Black Press Lower Mainland bargaining unit voted 128 -84 (60%) to turn down a proposed rollover of their collective agreement. The company was proposing a four-year contract with wage increases of 0%, 0%, 1% and 2%. Over 80 per cent of the membership voted. The next step will be to form a bargaining committee and …

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Source: mediapost.com For at least a decade, newspaper publishers have been looking to the huge potential growth offered by digital advertising revenues — but now, 10 years on, digital revenues still make up a relatively small part of the business. Worse, slow growth in digital advertising means it’s unable to offset the precipitous, ongoing decline in print revenues…….Read entire story …

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Source: cbc.ca/ontheisland/    iTunes Podcast @ CBC Hawking papers. The Victoria Times Colonist and many other island papers have been sold. We’ll hear about their new owner, Glacier Media.   CBC Radio interview with Andrew MacLeod of The Tyee [audio:http://vving.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cbc-times-colonist.mp3|titles=Andrew MacLeod interview]   CBC Radio interview with Chris Carolan, President of the Victoria-Vancouver Island Newspaper Guild [audio:http://vving.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/chris-carolan-interview.mp3|titles=Chris Carolan interview]   No …

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NEWS RELEASE – CWA|SCA CANADA   October 19, 2011 / OTTAWA — CWA|SCA Canada, the union that represents workers at the Victoria Times Colonist, is cautiously optimistic about the sale of the paper to Glacier Media. For years, Postmedia has been cutting jobs and sacrificing quality across the chain to service a huge debt load. Glacier appears to be in …

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Source: winnipegfreepress.com Glacier Media Inc. (TSX:GVC) says it will buy the Victoria Times Colonist and other daily and community papers in British Columbia, continuing a recent wave of deals in the Canadian newspaper industry. The $86.5 million acquisition from Postmedia Network Inc. also includes two other dailies and 20 weekly and bi-weekly community papers and related digital media and real …

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Source: thetyee.ca A media company The Tyee identified two years ago as well placed to expand has bought the Victoria Times Colonist and several community newspapers from Postmedia Network Inc.. “One of the companies likely to emerge from the downturn owning more papers is Vancouver’s Glacier Media Inc., a company that attributes its opportunity to grow to the failure of …

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Written on Oct, 06, 2011 by in , | Leave a comment

Source: winnipegfreepress.com OTTAWA – The CBC’s top boss says one of its major competitors is determined to damage the reputation of the public broadcaster in order to weaken it and he’s determined to set the record straight on Parliament Hill. Read entire story here

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