I’m not sure what this says about the state of our country, when a newspaper like the National Post decides to stop bothering with Newfoundland entirely. And the state-run CBC decides to expand.
This is the story from the Globe and Mail:
National Post to cross Nfld. off paper’s list
The National Post will be national in name only as of next month, when the paper effectively cuts Newfoundland off its distribution list for the printed version of the paper.
The Post, owned by CanWest Global Communications Corp., will no longer be printed and delivered to homes in the province starting in July, spokeswoman Dervla Kelly said yesterday. As an alternative, the existing 400 home subscribers will be offered the electronic version of the paper, over the Internet, free for a year.
Most single copy sales at newsstands, and about 1,000 bulk sales to airlines, hotels and universities in the province, will also be dropped.
CBC to boost ads in website overhaul
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. plans to substantially increase the amount of advertising on its website as part of a major overhaul of the broadcaster’s on-line news services.
The changes also include hiring an American, Jonathan Dube, as the first editorial director of the website, cbc.ca. Mr. Dube has been a managing producer at MSNBC.com and also worked at ABCNews.com.
The moves are part of a new priority CBC has put on on-line news and information, said Claude Galipeau, executive director of digital programming and business development at the CBC. “We’ve really focused on what users want from the CBC,” he said.
Mr. Galipeau added that Mr. Dube was hired after an extensive search in Canada and abroad. “He’s really top in his field, he’s internationally recognized.” Mr. Dube’s mandate is to expand the site’s news, sports and arts coverage, Mr. Galipeau said.
[…] Mr. Broadhead said the move to increase advertising could be controversial.
“There will be some people who will take exception to the website featuring ads because it is one of the few ad-free zones on the Internet.” However, he said the CBC is wise to take advantage of the hot market for Internet advertising.
On-line advertising hit $300-million last year, up 68 per cent in two years, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada.
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