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Articles tagged Canadian newspapers (4)

Karen LongwellNovember 6, 2019

When a newspaper struggles, you don’t have to close it — you can give it to its community

In Quebec, a community facing the death of its local paper instead worked together to rebuild it as a community nonprofit.

H.G. WatsonJune 22, 2018

In Winnipeg, micropayments aren’t generating big money, but they’re serving as a top-of-the-funnel strategy

Three years in, the Winnipeg Free Press’ attempt to get readers to pay by the article is still producing less than $100,000 a year — but it also produces data that allows for more targeted upsell efforts.

Ricardo BiltonFebruary 3, 2017

What happens when a mid-sized city loses its last daily newspaper? Guelph, Ontario offers a case study

“This problem is creeping up the ladder, from the small town that has 10,000 people to the decent-sized community that has 50,000 people to, now, a place that has over 100,000.”

Laura Hazard OwenOctober 22, 2015

Too much slicing and dicing: Canada’s Postmedia ditches its evening tablet editions

Readers weren’t going for one of the platforms in a multi-platform strategy.