Fri, 02/27/2009 - 14:29
Welcome to the homepage for the Ontario Community Newspapers Association where we are proud to announce a brand new look for our web site!
We hope the changes to our layout and site structure will prove easier to navigate and find the information you need about community newspapers in Ontario. Please contact us if you have any questions or comments.
Thank you,
OCNA Staff
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 12:25
Management at the Globe and Mail and the union representing 480 employees have agreed to extend talks until midnight tonight (July 2). Longtime Toronto mediator William Kaplan, who has arbitrated talks between Air Canada and its unions, has been sought to assist in the negotiations.
Fri, 06/26/2009 - 12:45
Jamie Sturgeon at the Financial Post reports it is more likely than ever that the 480 unionized employees at the Globe and Mail will prepare to strike come June 30. Management at the Globe had laid out what it said was its final offer to the union during negotiations yesterday: broad concessions in pensions and wages, one week of unpaid leave per year for employees, and the addition of an extra half hour to each workday without compensation. The Globe informed the union bargaining committee that it would impose all changes outlined in its proposal as of July 1.
Fri, 06/26/2009 - 12:43
Online news aggregator Outside.in has launched a beta version of a self-service platform that will allow publishers to create and customize web pages with a hyperlocal focus, and targeted advertising. Outside.in maintains a database of over 30,000 hyperlocal content feeds from traditional mainstream media, blogs, and social media sources such as Twitter. These feeds are then organized by location.
Currently Outside.in is for U.S publishers only, however the company has stated that an international expansion is part of its long term vision.
Fri, 06/26/2009 - 12:39
The World Association of Newspapers in Paris, France, and IFRA in Darmstadt, Germany, two leading international organizations for print and digital news publishing will merge to create the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) on July 1. The two organizations had been informally discussing a merger for more than five years as they had noticed a growing overlap in membership for the products and services both offered.
Fri, 06/26/2009 - 09:26
According to a report by the AFP, the largest union at the Boston Globe has reached a tentative agreement with owner New York Times Co. on the wage and benefit cuts proposed to save the 137 year old newspaper. Last month Times Co. reached an agreement with six of the newspaper’s seven unions on wage cuts totaling $10 million, and another $10 million in other concessions. However, the members of the Boston Newspaper Guild rejected the proposal, which provoked management to announce a 23 per cent pay cut for all members.
Fri, 06/26/2009 - 09:24
Two weeks ago the Newport Daily News in Rhode Island announced its plans for a new and – according to Jim Brady, former executive editor of washingtonpost.com – unusual pricing strategy for its paper. As an incentive for subscribers to pay for its print edition, The Daily News will now charge readers $145 per year for a newspaper subscription, and an additional $100 for access to the paper’s web site. However, if a subscriber only wants access to the web site, they must pay $345 per year.
Wed, 06/24/2009 - 12:50
According to Melita Kuburas of Media in Canada, employees of the Globe and Mail have sent a clear message to management. Of the over 300 unionized editorial, advertising and circulation staff that attended a vote on Saturday, an overwhelming majority were in favour of a strike mandate if the company fails to negotiate a new contract by June 30.
Fri, 06/19/2009 - 12:27
By now everyone has heard the comments Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt made on the medical isotope shortage that were caught on tape. According to a column by Dean Jobb at the Chronicle Herald in Halifax, the discovery of the tape, and the events that followed, has helped the media draw a line between individual privacy rights and the public’s right to know.
Fri, 06/19/2009 - 12:24
Scott Shortliffe, periodical publishing policy and programs director for the Department of Canadian Heritage, hopes to have application forms for the new Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) distributed by September or October.
