A brief paragraph on page 186 of Tuesday’s federal budget held some of the best news for Canadian journalism in decades.
“Over the next year the government will be exploring new models that enable private giving and philanthropic support for trusted, professional, non-profit journalism and local news,” the budget read. “This could include new ways for Canadian newspapers to innovate and be recognized to receive charitable status for not-for-profit provision of journalism, reflecting the public interest that they serve.”
I had to read it three times to believe it. The alarm bells have been sounding on the state of Canadian media (Read more…) oh, about 50 years.