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Media & Journalism in Ottawa/Gatineau
Long time Sun columnist Sue Sherring has past away.
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Just found out Adrian Harewood left CBC on June 30 after 16 years. He's moving on to teach at Carleton University's school of journalism and communication.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/community/adrian-harewood-leaving-cbc-ottawa-1.6502968 |
Really sad to see him go. He was one of the great ones, writing informative stories, not speculative non-sense.
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Over the last two months or so, CBC and Radio-Canada lost their weathercasters, Ian Black and Alain Jean-Marie respectively. Both of them were funny, energetic and positive staples on their respective newscasts.
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There was something kind of weird about Ian Black. I can't quite put my finger on it, but he seemed... spooky.
Same with the weather guy on City News, John Wilson. Something about those two rub me the wrong way. |
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You mean this guy???
That was Bob Cowan. He lived around the corner from me growing up. Guy was PURE 90's vibes! |
Bob Cowan is still on TV in Hamilton: https://www.chch.com/personalities/bob-cowan/
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Bruce Deachman will replace Willing as the Ottawa Citizen/Sun's City columnist.
https://ottawasun.com/news/local-news/de...wcm/e91ed18e-5f10-4aa2-846a-dedda836fe26 |
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Introducing the Citizen's very familiar new city columnist Nicole MacAdam, Ottawa Citizen Sep 14, 2022 • 8 hours ago • 2 minute read When city columnist Kelly Egan retired this past June, we knew we had big shoes to fill. For more than four decades, Kelly had been telling Ottawa’s stories with his trademark wit and insight, providing a voice of reason in chaotic times. Fortunately, we didn’t have to look very far to find our next great columnist. I’m excited to announce that Bruce Deachman will be continuing the great tradition of column writing that has been one of the Citizen’s defining strengths. Regular readers will know Bruce as a dogged and conscientious reporter with a gift for storytelling through both words and photography. His abilities with words and images are regularly featured on our platforms, and his photos were recently featured in an exhibit at Perth’s Concave Gallery. Officially, Bruce has worked at the Citizen for 18 years, but his connection to the organization as a freelance writer and editor goes much deeper. He’s a terrific colleague, good-humoured and always willing to pitch in. During the darkest days of the pandemic, he lightened up our monthly virtual staff gatherings by playing emcee, once gracing us with a cocktail-making lesson. But it’s Bruce’s deep connection to the city that makes him an ideal choice for columnist. He is deeply committed to telling our city’s stories, whether it’s shining a spotlight on Indigenous peoples in Ottawa, exploring the devastating opioid crisis, capturing the joy and pride in the LGBTQ community, or speaking with victims of horrific crimes. Bruce steps into this role at a fascinating time for Ottawa as the city gets ready to choose a new mayor and city council, grapples with the reverberations of the COVID-19 pandemic and the “Freedom Convoy” protests, searches for a new police chief, faces an affordability crisis and the ongoing impact of climate change. I am immensely excited to read what Bruce thinks on all these topics and more. His first column appears in today’s paper. Thank you so much for reading. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new...itizens-very-familiar-new-city-columnist |
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So who's replacing John Willing? :shrug: |
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Postmedia to lay off 11% of editorial staff, sources say
Cuts will affect almost all of company's publications, executive says in town hall meeting The Canadian Press Posted: Jan 25, 2023 12:19 PM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours ago Sources say newspaper publisher Postmedia Network Corp. is laying off 11 per cent of its editorial staff, less than a week after workers were told the company was grappling with "economic contraction.'' Postmedia, which owns publications including the National Post, Vancouver Sun and Calgary Herald and employs about 650 journalists, announced the layoffs at a town hall Tuesday afternoon. In an audio recording of the meeting obtained by The Canadian Press, Gerry Nott, acting senior vice-president of editorial content, said the cuts would affect all of the company's publications with the exception of Brunswick News and Postmedia Editorial Services, which have already been downsized. "There isn't a property in our network that won't be affected by a restructuring, reorganization or layoff,'' he said. "And to be clear, this is about aligning our cost structure with our revenue stream against ongoing decline in our industry and strong economic headwinds leading up to this difficult decision on staff reduction.'' Postmedia did not respond to a request for comment on the cuts. The sources asked not to be identified as they were not authorized to publicly speak on the matter or share recordings of the meeting. The job cuts come days after the company warned staff in a memo that an unspecified number of roles would be eliminated across Postmedia over the coming months through hiring restrictions and layoffs. At the same time, it announced it was moving a dozen of its Alberta community newspapers to digital-only formats, eyeing more outsourcing deals for printing, laying off workers and selling the home of the Calgary Herald. The company had also adjusted print deadlines in major markets, made changes to its comics and puzzles and eliminated publishing papers on some days, Nott said Tuesday. "Had we not made those changes, the number of journalists affected by layoff would be considerably higher,'' he said. Nott added that the company had yet to identify specific jobs that will be cut and said it is possible that management positions will be affected at a higher or disproportionate rate than non-management roles. He said he expected to begin having conversations with editors carrying out the reductions in the next 24 hours and urged anyone who felt they couldn't be part of the company's future to talk to union, human resources or editorial representatives about voluntary layoff packages. Nott also revealed the company was going to move to remote work on a permanent basis, except for markets like Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, which he said would return to the office. He acknowledged the moves would create a "difficult time,'' but said it was "vital'' to find a path through this "extremely turbulent stretch.'' Staff were "totally demoralized and disillusioned'' by Nott's announcement, said Martin O'Hanlon, president of CWA Canada, a union representing some Postmedia workers. "I always think we've hit rock bottom, and then they always find a new bottom,'' he said. "I just don't know how you can run a successful media company with this level of staffing.'' He added that the cuts only make the fight against disinformation and misinformation harder, are bad for democracy and mean that "Postmedia is now treading water to survive.'' Peg Fong, a journalism instructor at Langara College in Vancouver, said the cuts were "devastating." "It seems like the cuts at Postmedia have been deeper than in other major media outlets ... It seems there's always some reason that they're wanting to cut reporters, who are the lifeblood of newspapers," she said. Newspaper conglomerates including Postmedia have long been struggling with dwindling print subscriber numbers, the rise of big tech companies that have eaten into media profits and more advertising moving online from print. "The unassailable truth is that the print audience is going away, it's a demographic that's not being replaced by another readership audience who consumes news in the same way,'' said Nott on Tuesday. "It's clear that our advertisers have moved from print to digital. It's clear that in the digital space we're up against some behemoth that make it very competitive and very difficult for us.'' In recent years, Postmedia has coped by closing a number of small-town newspapers, reducing print production of some of its titles and resorting to layoffs and voluntary buyouts to manage costs. Asked whether Postmedia itself will exist in the coming years, Nott said, "I think there's every reason for hope and that we will exist three to five years from now." With files from CBC's The Early Edition https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c...yoffs-11-per-cent-january-2023-1.6725447 |
Why keep the Sun and the Citizen. They are basically the same but with some extra questionable reporting on the Sun side. I'm assuming the same for other media outlets.
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Maybe if they weren’t such right wing trash I’d be willing to subscribe. I really wish there was enough money left in written news to allow for some competition.
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This is a bit dated, but an interesting read. Take it with a grain of salt; but it provokes some thought and provides some information as to who is behind the media companies. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/media-bias-in-canada |
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