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2013 Pittsburgh Convention

Written on Apr, 22, 2013 by in | Leave a comment

 

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Glacier Media: A media stock that’s worth buying. Really

Written on Feb, 09, 2013 by in | Leave a comment

Source: theglobeandmail.com Value investors are thrifty folk who have a natural affinity for like-minded people. They detest CEOs who live it up on the backs of shareholders. Click here to read entire story

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Postmedia sees earnings slide

Written on Jan, 10, 2013 by in , | Leave a comment

Source: theglobeandmail.com Postmedia Network Inc. posted a sharp decrease in earnings in its first quarter, as a surge in digital revenue failed to make up for weak advertising and declining circulation revenues. Chief executive officer Paul Godfrey doesn’t see things getting better, conceding in an interview that he expects print revenue to continue to decline by about 8 per cent a quarter. …

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Martin O’Hanlon New Years Message

Written on Jan, 03, 2013 by in | Leave a comment

FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT IN 2013! By Martin O’Hanlon Director, CWA Canada Download PDF I made a New Year’s resolution for 2013. Every day when I get up, I am now asking myself: “What can I do today to make life better for Canadians and make this a better country.” Not surprisingly, the answer has yet to be: “Cut wages, …

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TEXT-S&P cuts Black Press corporate credit rating to ‘B-‘

Written on Nov, 07, 2012 by in , | Leave a comment

Source: reuters.com Tue Nov 6, 2012 3:25pm EST  Overview — We are lowering our long-term corporate credit rating on Victoria, B.C.-based Black Press Ltd. to ‘B-‘ from ‘B’ based on our view of the company’s ongoing organic revenue and profit declines, as well as refinancing risk. — At the same time, we are revising our recovery rating on the company’s senior …

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Employees beware: The perils of posting on Facebook

Written on Oct, 25, 2012 by in | Leave a comment

Source: rabble.ca BY PRIYA SARIN PRO BONO | OCTOBER 25, 2012 The dramatic growth of social media use in Canada on such sites as Facebook has raised novel legal issues for employers and employees. One such issue is whether or not an employee’s off-duty conduct online (i.e. posting personal status updates, photos or comments on Facebook at home) can get that employee fired. In short, …

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Globe’s Oil Sands Advertorial Blurs Lines Public Editor Won’t Discuss

Written on Oct, 23, 2012 by in , | Leave a comment

Source: thetyee.ca Eight pager formatted much like news, but Stead offers slim explanation. By: By Jonathan Sas, 22 October 2012, TheTyee.ca View full article and comments: http://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2012/10/22/Globe-Oil-Sands-Advertorial/   “Journalism, commercial interests should be kept separate.” So ran the headline of a post written by the Globe and Mail’s public editor Sylvia Stead on Sept. 27. In the midst of the uproar over Margaret Wente’s …

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New contracts at Victoria Times Colonist reflect Glacier Media’s devotion to quality journalism, local production

Written on Oct, 19, 2012 by in , | Leave a comment

Source: cwa-scacanada.ca Negotiations that spanned 18 months and two owners have finally produced new contracts for two CWA Canada Locals that represent workers at the Victoria Times Colonist. The four-year agreement, which will expire Jan. 2, 2015, includes wage boosts of 1.0 per cent in 2013 and 1.5 per cent in 2014, plus a $250 signing bonus in lieu of retroactive increases. …

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The Orange County Register is hiring dozens of reporters, focusing on print-first expansion

Written on Oct, 10, 2012 by in , , , | Leave a comment

Source: niemanlab.org After being sold over the summer, the newspaper is hiring about 50 editorial staffers and adding new print sections — because print’s where the money is. Why did the Orange County Register send reporters and photogs to cover 40 — yes, four-zero, 40 — high-school sporting events in one weekend? No, it’s not another news mob. Nor is it a one-time thing. At …

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EX-JOURNAL REGISTER STAFFER: CHAPTER 11/SALE NEWS ISN’T A SURPRISE

Written on Sep, 10, 2012 by in | Leave a comment

Source: jimromenesko.com From RACHEL JACKSON, former Journal Register employee: The [Journal Register] Chapter 11/sale announcement does not surprise me in the least – and the employee you quoted as calling this “horseshit” is exactly right. John Paton and his cronies ran the papers into the ground in their effort to “modernize” the company. They were killing off print and and they openly admitted it. …

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