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The death of local newspapers and the chaos of the digital age
The journalistic death watch has become an all-too-familiar part of the Canadian landscape. In the first 11 months of 2023, more than 35 local news outlets closed, along with seven private radio stations. Photo: Adobe Stock
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December 2024
- Page 4
Many readers of this magazine will know the impact of the closure of the local newspapers. Canada has a robust and distinguished history of community journalism.
Mid-sized cities across the country – Kingston, Ont.; St. John’s, N.B.; Winnipeg, Man.; Saskatoon, Sask.; Victoria, B.C.; and numerous others – have had truly impressive newspapers that survived wars, depressions, and many other challenges and catastrophes. Now, thanks to the digital transformations that are sweeping around
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