(Gord Rufh photo)

Delegates and observers gathered in Victoria, BC, April 20-21 for the CWA Canada National Representative Council meeting. It’s an annual opportunity to report on and discuss what’s happening at the various Locals across the country, explore workplace issues, exchange ideas and collaborate on matters related to the media industry.

2018.04.12 | Postmedia Q2 loss falls as cost cutting, tax credit offset lower revenue (Ottawa Business Journal)

2018.04.06 | Ford scraps media buses on spring campaign trail to stay out of hot seat in upcoming elections, say experts (National Post)

2018.04.05 | Slovak protesters demand police chief be fired over journalist’s murder (Reuters)

2018.04.02 | Torstar hiring 20 reporters as it revamps Metro urban dailies (The Canadian Press)

2018.03.27 | How the New York Times Shrugged at a Falsehood (The Tyee)

2018.03.27 | Workers Were Sold a Lie
(United Steelworkers)

2018.03.22 | Journalist faces unprecedented criminal charges over coverage of Muskrat Falls protest (Globe and Mail)

2018.03.14 | Town of Pelham cuts off communication with Voice of Pelham (The Voice)

2018.03.12 | Criminal charges to proceed against reporter covering Muskrat Falls protests (CBC News)

2018.03.12 | Competition Bureau searches Postmedia and Torstar offices in probe of newspaper deal (CBC News)

2018.03.04 | Turning Newspapers Into Charities: A New Model for the Future? (John Longhurst)

2018.03.02 | Saving Canadian news media: Senate considers solutions for journalism, local news (iPolitics)

2018.02.28 | Canada pledges $50 million to local journalism. Will it help? (Columbia Journalism Review)

2018.02.27 | Federal budget opens door to non-profit media models (iPolitics.ca)

2018.02.27 | Government prolongs the agony for newspapers … just a bit (iPolitics.ca)

2018.02.15 | Global News cuts staff across Canada as they undertake reorganization (J-Source.ca)

2018.02.14 | Andrew Coyne: Newspaper owners shamelessly pleading for cash only make bailouts look worse (National Post)

2018.02.14 | Journalists see 17-per-cent jump in public trust (iPolitics.ca)

2018.01.16 | Supreme Court ruling makes need for Competition Act reform urgent (The Conversation)

2017.12.20 | All the cuts (and a few hires) in Canadian journalism in 2017 (J-source.ca)