News Media Canada is often asked for sales contacts at newspaper/news media organizations across the country. We have developed a handy chart with contact information for newspaper groups and national sales offices to make it easier for anyone looking to place advertising across the country.

Visit our website for more information, or click here to download the listing directly.

Each year, we update this list based on member feedback. If you have updates, please send them to klevson@newsmediacanada.ca.

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Your regular News on News will return to your inboxes next Friday, January 19.

Over the holidays, we’ve been updating some areas on our site to better serve you and we are still working out a couple of gremlins.

For now, please have a look at some recent posts in our news feed.

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The Canadian Community Newspaper Awards honour outstanding work in editorial, photography, multimedia and overall excellence in community newspaper publishing across the country. Congratulations to the 2023 CCNAwards winners for Best News Story (circulation up to 9,999), selected from 41 entries.

Entries in this category consisted of one story published in one issue dealing with a local event of some newsworthy importance. Entries were judged on quality of writing, depth and detail and newsworthiness. Click the image below to read the winning news stories.

“A close race among the top-four news stories, but the ‘fed up with frog jumping’ story stood out amongst the submissions in this category. A unique news story for sure, and the reporter spent time researching this annual event using trapped frogs. Likewise, freeing up tangled humpbacks was impactful. Always great to read a feel-good story when it comes to our whale populations on both coasts. Third-place also nicely done as a reporter was able to get an OPP officer to open up about tragedy in his own life which helped shape how he polices, evident from the feedback from individuals how have interacted with him on the job. An array of great news stories I was able to peruse, but the top-three stood out because of the subject matter or saving whales.”

1^st Place: The Carillon (Steinbach, MB) “Fed up with frog jumping”, Nicole Buffie

“Wonderful story by the reporter looking at the issue of ending the trapping of frogs to be used in this annual event. Kudos to the reporter for hopping to get the story … had to find a pun.”

2^nd Place: Powell River Peak (Powell River, BC) “Combined effort frees tangled humpback”, Paul Galinski

“Kudos to those involved in saving humpback whales from fishing nets. Reporter did a wonderful job telling this story.”

3^rd Place: The Highlander (Haliburton, ON) “‘Devastating’ call inspired better policing”, Lisa Gervais

“Impactful story with the reporter getting the OPP officer to open up on a tough subject prior to him becoming a police officer, and how he handles the job going forward based on the feedback he’s received from individuals who he has helped as a policeman.”

The 2023 CCNAwards recognize the outstanding work produced in 2022 and celebrate the vibrancy of community newspapers across Canada. Award winners were announced on September 15, 2023. For a full list of winners visit www.ccnawards.ca.

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Ryan Dahlman announced via his LinkedIn account that he was taking on the role of general manager of the Medicine Hat News. The move was effective October 30.

In addition to this role, Dahlman said he will continue to serve as general manager of several Saskatchewan-based community newspapers. These include the Maple Creek News, Maple Creek Times, Shaunavon Standard, and Southwest Booster in Swift Current.

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For this year’s National Newspaper Week, the Claresholm Local Press ran a double-page spread to celebrate the importance local journalism plays in keeping their communities informed and engaged.

In addition to running the national print ad, they highlighted their regional and national awards, included a staff photo and celebrated their home delivery carrier, Sonny! They even hosted a community open house with hot dogs and chips.

Read their message to readers below and check out their photos in the feature pages below.

Look to us first!

We want to renew our commitment to bringing you local stories that matter. In return we ask you to “Look to us first” when sourcing and sharing your news.  So just what does that mean?

From the home games of our sports teams, community events and activities, to the municipal government meetings – we are there to report the stories that matter.

Look to us to bring you the FACTS; when you have a story to share; when you have an event you want to promote; and when you have an opinion you want to share. We are here for you! We are invested in our community.

As a newspaper, we have a long history in our community. A tradition that dates back to 1926. Community newspapers are alive and well. In fact, our newspaper reaches more people in the trading area than any other news outlet. And we are survivors. We’ve survived the World Wars, the Depression, recessions; and the Pandemic.

We invest in our community by telling the stories of the people who live and work here. The hard work of our staff every week is the reason people continue to turn to us for their news and advertising.

The Claresholm Local Press is supported by advertising. When a business or individual buys an advertisement in the newspaper, it subsidizes space for a story you enjoy reading. Without advertising there would be no newspaper. The subscription and cover price offsets the cost of distributing the paper, but doesn’t begin to cover the cost of maintaining a building or paying the wages of 6 full and part-time staff members, who help to bring you the news. So, if you enjoy reading about our community, it’s important to support our advertisers, and your newspaper.

We also need the help of our readers to produce our weekly paper. We ask: do you know of an inspiring story that needs to be told? Let us know. We can’t share a story if we don’t know about it!

We love having feedback from our readers. If we have included something you like, or dislike, let us know! Again, I ask you to: Look to us first. I am incredibly proud of the product we produce each week, and I hope as a reader, you are too. Our newspaper preserves the history of our community, a job we take very seriously. We strive to put out a newspaper you find equally interesting and informative, because we are your newspaper, and we’re here for you.

Sincerely, Amanda Zimmer, Owner/Publisher, Claresholm Local Press

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Leger has released some interesting results coming from its latest survey that asked Canadians about their perceptions of Bill C-18 and its implications on their news consumption habits.

Overall, the findings show that awareness of Bill C-18 is high among Canadians, with about three-quarters of Canadians being aware of the legislation. Also, nearly half of Canadians (47%) have seen changes in their online feed since Meta blocked news content. This proportion is higher among respondents who mainly get their news via social media (59%) and Quebecers (54%).

Another finding was that two-thirds of Canadians believe that news should be free and accessible to anyone. Those who mainly get their news via social media are more likely (75%) to think that news should be free and accessible to anyone.

Some other interesting conclusions:

• 43% of Canadians support Bill C-18, while 31% are opposed, and 26% don’t know enough about the situation to have an opinion.
• 59% believe that Meta should lift its current ban on Canadian news on its platforms.
• Since news is blocked on Meta platforms, 22% turn more to radio and television, and 20% to free media websites and applications to access news content. Only 6% of Canadians would pay for a subscription to access news directly.

You can download a full copy of the report here.

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Just as tech companies have pushed back on Canadian news outlets since Ottawa passed the Online News Act, there is a new player in the space who could alter the so-called ‘status quo’.

Enter Noam Bardin, the founder of Post News.

Bardin, a former VP at Google, penned an op-ed that was published earlier this week in The National Post that explained his company’s vision.

“We believe people want to consume news in social media feeds, and that publishers and content creators should be fairly compensated. We are committed to helping Canadian news publishers and broadcasters continue to reach their audiences — and be compensated fairly for their work,” he writes.

Publishers they can get more information about Post by emailing: publishers@post.news.

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The federal government released the draft regulations for the Online News Act late last week. The regulations will be open for a 30-day public consultation period.

The draft regulations provide some additional clarity on how the Online News Act, which received Royal Assent earlier this summer, will work to level the playing field between news publishers and tech platforms.

Based on available data, the Online News Act could result in Google having to pay news publishers $172 million per year. Facebook’s parent company Meta would be responsible for about $62 million to comply with the terms of the legislation.

The regulations also describe minimum thresholds tech platforms must achieve in order to receive any exemptions.

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