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The abrupt closure of Quebec newspaper publisher Metro Media will end news coverage of local government in parts of the province's two largest cities, media observers say.
"It's the end of hyperlocal coverage in Montreal and Quebec City. There's going to be no coverage of borough councils."
In the case of break-and-enter stories, "everybody recognized that a poor execution of the idea would be a problem."
Attention web giants: 'Recess is over' A small group of nations, led by Canada, have been quietly preparing to take on the tech giants. Inside their battle to rein in the most powerful companies on Earth. By Alec Castonguay April 30, 2021 This story by Alec Castonguay first appeared in L’actualité and has been translated from French It’s the dead of night when Steven Guilbeault’s alarm clock wakes him up. He jumps into the shower, puts on a blue suit, adjusts his grey tie—even though he hates wearing them—and reviews his notes before the 5 a.m. video conference. “I sti...
—— Author: Jean-Hugues Roy, Professeur, Ecole des medias, Universite du Quebec a Montreal (UQAM) Shortly after Facebook nuked news from its platform in Australia, I spent an hour on the phone with Kevin Chan, head of public policy for Facebook, Inc., in Canada. He told me he’s “working really hard to prevent that outcome in Canada.” In other words, if Ottawa follows Australia and tables a bill forcing tech giants to share revenue with the news business, Facebook would drop the A-bomb on Canadian journalism as well. Chan would prefer to work out partnerships with Canadian journalism....