tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post8446776650218173495..comments2024-03-04T12:34:21.190-05:00Comments on Toronto Sun Family: 1971 - 2021: Fall/winter 2017/18 open forumToronto Sun Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371905107394425335noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-52930009582875340552018-03-07T10:33:02.642-05:002018-03-07T10:33:02.642-05:00Guess you don't need computers if you don'...Guess you don't need computers if you don't have staff. Sadly this is just the tip of that ol' iceberg. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-72723158325759536432018-03-06T07:48:45.292-05:002018-03-06T07:48:45.292-05:00IT staffers throughout the company are losing thei...IT staffers throughout the company are losing their jobs to a third-party. Four departments within IT were called into a meeting on December 5th and given a very Merry Christmas announcement that their positions were being terminated and replaced by a company named Jolera. That same company that recently took up residence on the 2nd fl of the 365 Bloor St. E. Toronto location that Postmedia has Annonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15241331299910542727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-63740472414042443322018-02-09T09:10:29.760-05:002018-02-09T09:10:29.760-05:00No money? Are you serious? Paul Godfrey gets a bon...No money? Are you serious? Paul Godfrey gets a bonus, others a bonus, we spend money on promo banners, lunch meetings, but the staff can't have a pay increase. Something is wrong with this picture. Step up ladies and gentlemen. They paint the industry in such bad light, if it's that bad why are we still publishing...just to lose money?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-47200335417640398852018-02-07T08:52:23.744-05:002018-02-07T08:52:23.744-05:00There comes a time for members to step up. If you ...There comes a time for members to step up. If you are angry with the bonuses that are handed out at the top, with NO REGARD, for the people that slug along, smiling that everything is peachy, it isn't. Poorly run from the top. There will be layoffs regardless of the union, just the pecking order is all that is confirmed. What's the backup plan for Windsor should they go on strike? They Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-77290429544944875882018-02-05T15:15:13.628-05:002018-02-05T15:15:13.628-05:00What happened to the National Post's union dri...What happened to the National Post's union drive that started 5 months ago? What happened to the Toronto Sun's contract that expired in December 2017? Since all is quiet, is it safe to assume everyone settled for the status quo? The Windsor Star unions just voted in favour of a strike but only after 13 months.<br /><br />Does everyone know that newspapers have no money and that a strike Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-76877654660984049912018-01-12T13:01:07.328-05:002018-01-12T13:01:07.328-05:00I'm sure more to come. If they don't make ...I'm sure more to come. If they don't make money out they go...as it should beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-65617009884259606842018-01-11T06:55:30.351-05:002018-01-11T06:55:30.351-05:00Grand Bend (Sun Media) office will close Jan 17th ...Grand Bend (Sun Media) office will close Jan 17th - to merge with Metroland paper in Exeter --first new combined paper Jan 24th. Two long time employee casualties with this closure plus one other person who had just started a few months ago. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-41500765163554478042018-01-05T07:58:53.713-05:002018-01-05T07:58:53.713-05:00I agree 07:26 no problem calling anyone out. I hav...I agree 07:26 no problem calling anyone out. I have NO affiliation to any party, never have never will. The point was, the power at the top pulls the strings, has the cheque book. Are we blind enough to think that ANY party wouldn't hold a grudge? We're human, humans hold a grudge. As to profit... really selling ads at below, yes below 50% of rate card, selling subscriptions at less than Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-75505616179258682902018-01-05T07:50:36.555-05:002018-01-05T07:50:36.555-05:00Facebook gives them a reach, they apparently thoug...Facebook gives them a reach, they apparently thought they didn't need, and it cost them nothing and keeps their name in the game so to speak. Look for more new online editions to start up. My mother lives in Orillia and subscribed to the Packet for over 50 years, then oh well we're closing. No regard and none expected I guess for the diehards that bought the paper, placed the ads, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-12459649344130326102018-01-04T17:55:28.177-05:002018-01-04T17:55:28.177-05:00Postmedia sells all their papers in Simcoe County ...Postmedia sells all their papers in Simcoe County (2 dailies, 3 weeklies) to Metroland, Metroland shutters them asap on that same day of Monday Nov. 27th.<br /><br />Village media announces launch of new digital only daily newspaper on January 2nd in Orillia, and on January 3rd Metroland reactivates the previously shuttered facebook sites of those papers? Wow is that legal or just unethical, bothAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-56834205211445847672018-01-04T07:26:42.885-05:002018-01-04T07:26:42.885-05:00Nothing wrong with calling out the Liberals on the...Nothing wrong with calling out the Liberals on their boondoggles? Good for PM for doing so. Liberal bashing has nothing to do with federal funding. The problem is location. The company isn't headquartered in Quebec. If the Canadian government was able to tax Google and Facebook, maybe some of the revenue could be used to help the newspaper industry. Heck, if Google and Facebook had to pay Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-84820046913744800372018-01-03T10:35:45.462-05:002018-01-03T10:35:45.462-05:00Rather dated story. It may still be looked at, soo...Rather dated story. It may still be looked at, sooner than later. Revenues are taking a serious hit yet again. Looks like all the Liberal bashing has left PM without federal funding, perhaps that will change once another large scale closing takes place like the most recent in Dec. Being a former employee and working for another newspaper, we've seen some rather drastic strategies, pricing of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-33803959471382168422018-01-03T01:26:23.002-05:002018-01-03T01:26:23.002-05:00Can you provide a link? Those newsrooms have been ...Can you provide a link? Those newsrooms have been merged for years with a single staff basically filling two products. Does the Troy Media story suggest one of the papers in each market might actually cease being published?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-61857416327097951902018-01-02T20:50:33.605-05:002018-01-02T20:50:33.605-05:00Anyone read the Troy Media story regarding rumoure...Anyone read the Troy Media story regarding rumoured Sun dailies merging with Postmedia dailies in Calgary, Ottawa and Edmonton. Very interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-71498087967608412522017-12-20T10:50:36.803-05:002017-12-20T10:50:36.803-05:00Surprised this already hasn't happened. Back i...Surprised this already hasn't happened. Back in the Sun Media days that was the plan for ALL newspapers, not just the Niagara region. They wanted to eliminate all flyers into the paid products and move them into a non-paid vehicle, simply it would make closing or amalgamating products easier in the minds of advertisers (pre-prints). They wanted to use a model that was just a flyer wrap, couldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-83108389414796770602017-12-19T11:24:46.228-05:002017-12-19T11:24:46.228-05:00I dont think everything is done in Niagara. Still ...I dont think everything is done in Niagara. Still expect the dailies to eliminate full distribution and transition all the inserts in the core Metroland papers. Niagara advance looks terrible with the changeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-72600905091328655372017-12-04T12:47:17.192-05:002017-12-04T12:47:17.192-05:00They didn't do that in Cal, Edm or Ott, so pre...They didn't do that in Cal, Edm or Ott, so presumably both products (the Postmedia broadsheet and the Sun tab) make money appealing to different audiences, getting different ad dollars, maybe. So keep both products going, but cut and merge the staff (aside from a couple 'star' columnists and some copy editors who slightly tweak the same copy). So far, that's been their strategy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-419005888466185532017-12-04T09:29:27.056-05:002017-12-04T09:29:27.056-05:00Wow, what a blow-back from this community (Orillia...Wow, what a blow-back from this community (Orillia) readers, advertisers feel like they have been left in the lurch, and they have been. they advertised in the paper they did, because they liked the rep or got a good price. Now it's "we're the only team in town" how is it possible that the competition bureau can let this go through? Isn't competition a good thing? Folks are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-57272079409117482282017-12-03T20:04:41.784-05:002017-12-03T20:04:41.784-05:00why merge them when you can close one? why merge them when you can close one? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-10355501510374756382017-11-29T17:03:51.399-05:002017-11-29T17:03:51.399-05:00Can't even imagine getting to the office and f...Can't even imagine getting to the office and finding out this news. I asked for and had my release accepted. Feel bad for those left with nothing. Sad to think even about the little carriers with nothing to deliver. Bet the guys at the top still get a bonus at Christmas...for doing such a good job at running a business into the ground. Best of luck to all that have left, brighter days are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-78578205180274887642017-11-29T10:15:10.799-05:002017-11-29T10:15:10.799-05:00What a shame. Oddly I heard a couple people blamin...What a shame. Oddly I heard a couple people blaming the federal government for not helping out newspapers. Maybe this is part of the strategy to push them into action? No notice to readers, advertisers, certainly not staff. I know this is and will leave a very bad taste in peoples mouths. Would seem to me that looking at some of these papers all they did was get rid of competition, isn't thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-57363993871937982552017-11-27T15:03:31.593-05:002017-11-27T15:03:31.593-05:00A TorSun/NatPost merge has been long overdue, cons...A TorSun/NatPost merge has been long overdue, considering all the other newsrooms across the country (Ott, Cal, Edm) merged years ago. Yes, it would mean layoffs, although if you look at a section in the Sun like Showbiz, you have to wonder if any reader would notice. The ent pages are 80 per cent CP/AP wire now...the same content that is published in the broadsheets. Why bother having an ent Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-87640027995252864542017-11-27T14:30:45.865-05:002017-11-27T14:30:45.865-05:00Goodbye 24 Hours!Goodbye 24 Hours!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-21906706915472482142017-11-27T12:17:43.694-05:002017-11-27T12:17:43.694-05:00https://www.thestar.com/business/2017/11/27/torsta...https://www.thestar.com/business/2017/11/27/torstar-postmedia-announce-community-and-daily-paper-deal.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-45687318026929305952017-11-27T12:08:31.901-05:002017-11-27T12:08:31.901-05:00It's not December, but it's certainly a bl...It's not December, but it's certainly a black Monday:<br />http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-newspapers-torstar-postmedia-metroland-buying-1.4420920Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com