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Canada: Newspapers matter, now more than ever

October 2, 2018 statenews 1162 Views 0 Comments

Caledonia Courier It is common these days to find news outlets that run features under headlines like: “A look at

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Globe and Mail: Torstar Corp. buying Ottawa-based political news website iPolitics Inc.

September 20, 2018 statenews 1214 Views 0 Comments

The company that owns The Toronto Star newspaper has signed a deal to buy iPolitics Inc., an Ottawa-based digital political news

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Financial Post: Senate urges Liberals to reconsider tax deductions for ads on Google, Facebook

August 22, 2018 statenews 1251 Views 0 Comments

by Emily Jackson A Senate committee wants the government to revisit a tax rule that entices companies to advertise on

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CANADA: Postmedia to close six community newspapers, offers buyouts to all editorial staff

June 26, 2018 statenews 1222 Views 0 Comments

Canada’s largest newspaper publisher announced in an internal memo that it will close unprofitable titles and reduce salary expenses by

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CANADA Metro 

CANADALAND: How Postmedia Defeated A Union Drive At The National Post

June 6, 2018 statenews 1174 Views 0 Comments

Former staff describe the lengths that management went to to keep the newsroom from unionizing

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CANADA 

Cochrane bids farewell to community champion & newspaper founder

May 29, 2018 statenews 1210 Views 0 Comments

On the quiet of a Sunday morning, John ‘Jack’ Tennant spent his final moments basking in the sun, surrounded by

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Canada newspaper La Presse to become a non-profit

May 15, 2018 statenews 1394 Views 0 Comments

The Montreal daily La Presse, after ending its 134 year-old print edition and going digital, said on Tuesday it will

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CBC: ‘People trust us’: Manitoba’s youngest newspaper publisher confident print isn’t dead

April 28, 2018April 30, 2018 statenews 1395 Views 0 Comments

  Editor’s (Kevin Slimp) note: I met this young man two weeks ago, while attending the press convention in Winnipeg,

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Neepawa, Manitoba: My perspective – A tale of two papers

April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 statenews 993 Views 0 Comments

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson Neepawa Banner & Press The newspaper industry has a problem, but it’s not what most people think.

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WFP: Province delays pulling public notices from newspapers

April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 statenews 955 Views 0 Comments

  The provincial government has delayed scrapping the longstanding requirement of posting government notices in newspapers. That’s delayed, not withdrawn.

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Industry Experts

Kevin Slimp: New Year Predictions for Newspaper Industry
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Kevin Slimp: New Year Predictions for Newspaper Industry

January 6, 2021 statenews 0

As I write this column, vaccines are beginning to make their way to first responders, the New Year has begun,

Affinity Publisher: Could this be the layout software newspapers have been waiting for?
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Affinity Publisher: Could this be the layout software newspapers have been waiting for?

November 5, 2020 kevin@kevinslimp.com 0
Kevin Slimp: Why are some metros closing while other papers are growing?
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Kevin Slimp: Why are some metros closing while other papers are growing?

October 28, 2020 statenews 0
Joey Young: WHY NEWSPAPERS SHOULDN’T GET TOO CLOSE WITH INTERNET GIANTS
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Joey Young: WHY NEWSPAPERS SHOULDN’T GET TOO CLOSE WITH INTERNET GIANTS

October 21, 2020 statenews 0
Kevin Slimp: Generating Revenue in Times of Crisis
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Kevin Slimp: Generating Revenue in Times of Crisis

April 28, 2020 statenews 0
Opinion: Gannett isn’t fooling anybody anymore
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Opinion: Gannett isn’t fooling anybody anymore

April 8, 2020 statenews 0

Newspaper Market Watch

MarketWatch: How the death of your local newspaper could cost you money
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MarketWatch: How the death of your local newspaper could cost you money

July 26, 2018 statenews 0

A recent study from researchers at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Illinois found that the closure of local

Michigan Public Radio report: Newspapers struggling with a Trump tariff on newsprint
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Michigan Public Radio report: Newspapers struggling with a Trump tariff on newsprint

July 19, 2018 statenews 0
Washington Post: Trump’s trade war threatens the U.S. newspaper industry
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Washington Post: Trump’s trade war threatens the U.S. newspaper industry

June 23, 2018 statenews 0
Candidate who asked South Dakotans to “support their local newspapers” wins primary handily
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Candidate who asked South Dakotans to “support their local newspapers” wins primary handily

June 5, 2018 statenews 0
NPR: Tariffs On Canadian Newsprint Choke Already Troubled American Papers
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NPR: Tariffs On Canadian Newsprint Choke Already Troubled American Papers

April 20, 2018 statenews 0
CLAY FOSTER: Local news will be impacted by tariffs
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CLAY FOSTER: Local news will be impacted by tariffs

April 11, 2018 statenews 0

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