THE NUGGET

'Old' uses 'new' media
in fight to preserve
local nature of newspaper

Employees at The Nugget in North Bay, Ont., are using social networking and transit ads to enlist readers and advertisers in their battle to preserve the local nature of the daily newspaper.

A Facebook page, Friends of Local News, was launched Aug. 18 and had 75 followers within a few days.

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Canadian Region
now has clout on
international union's executive
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NEWS RELEASE 13 July 2010
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of Canwest papers
see value in good journalism
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REGINA LEADER-POST 28 June 2010
Editorial workers
at Canwest daily
reach 3-year deal
CWA Canada members who work at a Canwest daily newspaper in Saskatchewan have ratified a new contract just ahead of a change of ownership.   »»

HALIFAX 25 June 2010
10-year deal paves way
to early retirement
Six composing room workers at The Chronicle Herald in Halifax have ratified a collective agreement that, 10 years from now, will usher them into early retirement.   »»

CALL FOR ENTRIES 15 June 2010
July 13 deadline for
Schork Awards submissions
The Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism celebrate the best in freelance journalism and local reporters who show great courage and commitment to reporting on controversial issues in a developing country or nation in transition. The stories can focus on conflict, human-rights concerns, cross-border issues, or any other issue of controversy in a particular country or region.   »»

CWA CANADA 15 June 2010
$500 retraining subsidy for jobless extended to cover 2010
CWA Canada has extended a popular grants program that subsidizes skills training for members who lose jobs because of downsizing.   »»

JOURNALISM AWARDS 31 May 2010
CWA Canada members honoured for outstanding work
Dozens of CWA Canada members are basking in the limelight of the spring journalism awards season. This year's undisputed champion is Linda Gyulai, a member of the Montreal Newspaper Guild who is the civic affairs reporter at The Gazette. Her water meter series won her two of Canada's most coveted journalism awards.   »»