Tech giant’s news exec rejects idea of federal industry regulation One of Google’s top news executives says he understands Canada’s desire to clamp down on the spread of misinformation online, but insists his company is good at policing itself. At …
The Star joining Apple news service
Toronto Star 26 Mar 2019 JOSH RUBIN BUSINESS REPORTER With files from Star wire service The country’s largest daily newspaper will be part of Apple News+, the tech giant’s new service launched Monday, both companies announced. “Apple News+ is an …
Social media sites take in most of federal ad dollars
Toronto Star 12 Feb 2019 TERESA WRIGHT OTTAWA— Social media websites like Facebook and Twitter now take in the lion’s share of federal advertising dollars, thanks to an ongoing increase in the use of digital advertising by government departments and …
Government aid not an easy fix for journalism
Toronto Star24 Nov 2018 Chantal Hébert Twitter: @ChantalHbert Among the main items of this week’s federal fiscal update, none has drawn reactions as mixed as the announcement of a half-billion-dollar package to be spent over the next five years on …
Show us the money, media urges Ottawa
Journalists, publishers, union demand action on Ottawa’s promised $50M Toronto Star, 15 Nov 2018, TONDA MACCHARLES OTTAWA— Nearly nine months after the federal Liberal government announced it would spend $50 million over five years to boost “local journalism in underserved …
It’s time to start paying for Canada’s newspapers
American media are finally noticing Canada and making nice. It is unclear why they are suddenly so fond of our 37 million citizens, oh I see, they want our subscription money. A chirpy hard-sell American consultant explained it this way …
