The Future of Newspapers Matters Now More Than Ever
Multimedia reporter Sam Cooley makes his way to his car after being laid off from the Postmedia-owned Ottawa Sun on Jan. 19, 2016. Postmedia owns two newspapers in each of the cities of Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Canadians enjoy the benefits of living in a rich country, ranked among the top places to live and one of the freest in the world. Sadly, however, the health of independent Canadian journalism is in a state of steep decline.
Since journalism plays an important role in supporting a robust democracy, the closure of numerous local newspapers over the past decade is an alarming trend.
