Supporting independent media
A thought-provoking article by Greg MacDougall for the Dominion, Supporting Independent Media to Grow, includes interviews with Christine Crowther, David Skinner and others on the subject of keeping Canada's independent media afloat.
At a time when we need more media diversity in Canada, independent media-makers are confounded by funding challenges to keep their media outlets afloat. A thought-provoking article by Greg MacDougall for the Dominion, Supporting Independent Media to Grow, includes interviews with Christine Crowther, David Skinner and others. The article looks at some intriguing models in Canada and the U.S., and ends with a call to put this issue on the public agenda.
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Patricia W. Elliott is a magazine journalist and assistant professor at the School of Journalism, University of Regina. You can visit her at patriciaelliott.ca.