The Newspapers 24/7 2024 data reports that 84% of Ontario adults read a newspaper weekly. Readers regularly interact with their newspapers in many different formats across all regions. Format matters when it comes to advertising in newspapers. Traditional format includes print advertising in a physical newspaper in addition to the digital version that appears online as an e-edition—in the same format as a print paper. An advertising campaign using print newspapers and their e-editions can reach almost half the Ontario adult population (48%). Online format references ne ..read more

Multicultural, community, local, and national news publishers and trade associations, representing hundreds of trusted titles, have come together to call on the CRTC to make regulations with respect to the Online News Act that will ensure consistency and fairness, maximize newsroom investment, enhance transparency and minimize misrepresentation. “With $100 million annually at stake, news publishers want to ensure that maximum amount flows to newsrooms to maintain and grow journalism jobs in local communities across Canada,” said Maria Saras-Voutsinas, Executive Director at National Ethnic Pres ..read more

The Winnipeg Free Press is this year’s recipient of the CJF Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism in the large-media category, while the Montreal Gazette took home the award for the small-media category. The Free Press was recognized for The Inquest Files, which reported on two decades of inquests into fatal shootings involving several Manitoba police forces. This series examined the barriers and delays faced by one Anishnaabe family to participate in an inquest, exposing how expert witness testimony favours law enforcement and revealing judges’ unwillingness to make t ..read more

Nicole MacIntyre has been announced as the Toronto Star’s next editor-in-chief, following Anne Marie Owens who has decided to pass the mantle, effective July 11. The succession will put MacIntyre at the helm of Canada’s leading metropolitan daily newsroom, a natural transition from her current role as the Star’s deputy editor. n making the announcement, Jordan Bitove, the publisher of the Toronto Star and owner of Torstar said, “Nicole represents the best of who we are as a newsroom – ambitious, courageous, caring – and who we want to be as leaders and innova ..read more

The Canadian Community Newspaper Awards honour outstanding work in editorial, photography, multimedia and overall excellence in community newspaper publishing across the country.  Congratulations to the 2023 CCNAwards winners for Best Feature Series (circulation 10,000+). “The Best Feature Series category proves once again there is outstanding work being done by the newspapers in this circulation category. The top entries were imaginative, informative and well-displayed as the newspapers tackled critical issues of the day and devoted time, resources and ..read more

Share these Newspapers 24/7 data snapshots on social media. Twelve images, sized for social, are available to download, along with suggested post copy and hashtags to share with your network. Click here to download the zip file. The Newspapers 24/7 study has tracked newspaper readership by time of day and platform (print, computer, phone, tablet) since 2012. Four out of five Canadians (81%) continue to read newspapers in both traditional and online formats over the course of a week. Digital access has driven readership and provided new ways to access news content. The 2024 study ..read more

News Media Canada’s “Champions” program for National Newspaper Week 2023 wins a Gold ACE Award for Best Use of Media Relations (over $50K) with Craft PR. This award from the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) recognizes effective and creative use of media relations to execute or support a public relations campaign. Some other winners in this category include Craft’s Tim Horton’s “Boat-Thru” (gold), Air Canada’s “We All Fly” (gold) and “More to Travel” (silver), IKEA’s “Scarborough, Meet[ball]” (silver) and Coca Cola’s “The Replay Arcade” (silver ..read more

Four out of five people in Canada (81%) read newspapers, regardless of format, at least once a week—essentially unchanged from the inaugural study (85%), conducted in 2012.  Despite a multitude of media options and digital distractions, readers still turn to trusted news sources. Almost half (46%) of the population reads newspapers in traditional formats: either in print or an e-edition (a digital version of the printed format). The good news for print advertisers is that a print ad can provide additional digital exposure in e-editions. Six out of ten (59%) adults access ne ..read more

A recent episode of Ad Canada’s Local Edge video podcast examined how a significant portion of Canadians are turning to newspapers e-editions, helping boost digital engagement. The episode looked at the challenges and opportunities of digital transition, the demographic shifts in readership, and the innovative ways newspapers are engaging with their audiences online. Claude Heimann, President of Totum Research Inc., and Lisa Sygutek, owner of The Crowsnest Herald in Blairmore, Alberta, and President of the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association. They share insights on how digital formats are no ..read more

That’s all, folks! This year’s CCNAwards entry period closed earlier this week with more than 750 entries submitted from about 80 publishers. A huge ‘thank you’ to everyone who participated in this year’s competition. We are actively recruiting judges to volunteer their time. Judging provides an opportunity to view inspirational work from across the country and learn something new. Click here to find out more. Once we have enough judges in place, adjudication will begin. We look forward to announcing all of this year’s winners in September and to celebrate our industry’s successes during Natio ..read more