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Robert Washburn
Professor e-journalism
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Recent Posts

Local news media being ‘kneecapped’ by COVID-19

Photo: Pixabay Licence Local reporting is being kneecapped by pandemic-driven cuts to media outlets across B.C. at a time when community-specific, trustworthy reporting is vital to public health. A project to map the impacts of COVID-19 on Canadian media paints a bleak picture of communities in Canada hurtling towards [...] Click here to view original web page at www.nationalobserver.com

Postmedia blamed for missing local coverage for years after announcing community newspapers closures

In Manitoba, Postmedia will close the Altona Red River Valley Echo, Carman Valley Leader, Interlake Spectator (Gimli), Morden Times, Selkirk Journal, Stonewall Argus & Teulon Times, Winkler Times, and the Prairie Farmer. (Erik White/CBC ) Lori Penner will miss the weekly calls she gets at Altona's Red River Valley [...] Click here to view original web page at www.cbc.ca

Layoffs, closures strike Manitoba community newspapers

The Free Press has shared COVID-19 stories free of charge because we believe everyone deserves access to trusted and critical information during the pandemic. While we stand by this decision, it has undoubtedly affected our bottom line.

Will Canada’s media survive the pandemic? Fifty papers have closed in just the last six weeks

What would happen if the town of Aylmer were to suddenly lose its weekly newspaper? “I think the politicians would be happy to see us go,” says Aylmer Express publisher John Hueston with a chuckle.

Rethinking the future of statue in front of Port Hope town hall

The death of George Floyd, the 46-year old man who died while in the custody in the Minneapolis police, became a lightning rod for intense debate. Even in Northumberland County, there were protests held to draw attention to the issues of unfair treatment of Indigenous and Black people, as well as other minorities.