tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post2024950333178406141..comments2024-03-04T12:34:21.190-05:00Comments on Toronto Sun Family: 1971 - 2021: Open Forum 3Toronto Sun Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371905107394425335noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-69908739452567743922013-06-18T17:05:19.440-04:002013-06-18T17:05:19.440-04:00Maybe there is no gossip. Maybe there is no gossip. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-22193815042250356112013-02-21T08:46:47.495-05:002013-02-21T08:46:47.495-05:00Brilliant!Brilliant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-37156771951838215252013-02-20T13:58:02.395-05:002013-02-20T13:58:02.395-05:00The merged papers published for three weeks before...The merged papers published for three weeks before the entire Shoppers division was killed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-89623829238928457882013-02-19T16:57:22.963-05:002013-02-19T16:57:22.963-05:00All the shopping news newspapers in Niagara were m...All the shopping news newspapers in Niagara were merged into oneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-83220647599367338462013-01-26T12:29:26.311-05:002013-01-26T12:29:26.311-05:00Let-go's (not lay-offs) in Calgary and Winnipe...Let-go's (not lay-offs) in Calgary and Winnipeg too. Market is saturated, no where for people to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-27531694071500745482013-01-24T17:18:15.221-05:002013-01-24T17:18:15.221-05:00No rumour. Closures, plus layoffs, but not sure ex...No rumour. Closures, plus layoffs, but not sure exactly how many for each paper. Also not sure where survivors are going.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-44341849046950438852013-01-23T11:04:14.994-05:002013-01-23T11:04:14.994-05:00Rumors are spreading that the Niagara region has s...Rumors are spreading that the Niagara region has shut down some of the Shopping News Papers including St. Kits, NF and Welland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-75739836632414604342012-12-06T08:34:13.842-05:002012-12-06T08:34:13.842-05:00just heard both windsor this week and leamington p...just heard both windsor this week and leamington post has closed as well. they are exiting the southern tier of ontario it appears.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-50052070078086349352012-12-03T08:45:34.165-05:002012-12-03T08:45:34.165-05:00yes poor ontario, i dont think alberta has been hi...yes poor ontario, i dont think alberta has been hit hard.. or are thelayoffs still coming?? any papers to be closing down? anyone hear?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-89658949664577119822012-12-01T08:18:47.080-05:002012-12-01T08:18:47.080-05:0012:06 in theory you're on the right track but ...12:06 in theory you're on the right track but all of our newsrooms now lack the resources to report on anything that distinguishes our content from free content available on the local radio station website and competing weeklies' websites. This is how people in the community see it and the issue of why they should have to pay to read the same stories they can read elsewhere for freeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-31737885460596231382012-11-30T10:13:13.015-05:002012-11-30T10:13:13.015-05:00Ater I deleted theglobeandmail.com cookie and then...Ater I deleted theglobeandmail.com cookie and then blocked it in my privacy settings worked ... thanks for the tip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-52151621471825615682012-11-30T04:33:08.218-05:002012-11-30T04:33:08.218-05:00Anyone hear anything about Eastern Ontario papers?...Anyone hear anything about Eastern Ontario papers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-90502681373781326132012-11-29T15:02:41.105-05:002012-11-29T15:02:41.105-05:00Brace youself, Niagara is about to be hit hard. M...Brace youself, Niagara is about to be hit hard. More layoffs and closingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-26655346638228008332012-11-29T12:06:18.368-05:002012-11-29T12:06:18.368-05:00They gotta try something - you can't keep givi...They gotta try something - you can't keep giving away local news for free online and expect people to pay for it in print. Why would you buy a print edition when you can get the news content online 12 or more hours earlier for FREE. Readers in commmunities who are served by just one newspaper, while they may feel indignant about having to pay (I don't understand this feeling that it'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-82543085809866725962012-11-29T09:40:37.092-05:002012-11-29T09:40:37.092-05:00Blocking cookies idea won't work. They will r...Blocking cookies idea won't work. They will require that your browser is set to accept cookies in order to access stories. That's what other papers already do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-66162310948663662682012-11-29T00:51:21.984-05:002012-11-29T00:51:21.984-05:00I can't see a lot of people paying for access ...I can't see a lot of people paying for access to Sun Media newspapers, I know I wouldn't pay for the local newspapers due to the severe cuts they've made there. The reason why I don't want to pay is because I know my money won't go to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-84385807822845338782012-11-28T21:11:44.350-05:002012-11-28T21:11:44.350-05:00Sun Media is putting up a paywall on Dec 4th. What...Sun Media is putting up a paywall on Dec 4th. What's your thought?<br />BTW: Paywalls are easy to bypass. Want unlimited Globe and Mail access ... just block cookies (Firefox) from theglobeandmail.com and sitelife.globeandmail.com. Sun Media block coming soon ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-27590856834509368932012-11-28T09:45:24.949-05:002012-11-28T09:45:24.949-05:00Dunnville loses its newspaper http://www.dunnville...Dunnville loses its newspaper http://www.dunnvillechronicle.com/2012/11/28/end-of-an-eraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-90456639565306465812012-11-23T13:09:22.588-05:002012-11-23T13:09:22.588-05:00I know Chatham This Week cut at least one reporter...I know Chatham This Week cut at least one reporter during the most recent round of layoffs. I'm not sure if there was anyone else there impacted and who any others may have been.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-85767804820214191252012-11-22T13:59:54.723-05:002012-11-22T13:59:54.723-05:00Better to be bought by Metroland then dumped by PK...Better to be bought by Metroland then dumped by PKP. At least Metroland's growing, not shrinking. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-29280473021861910852012-11-21T23:42:04.553-05:002012-11-21T23:42:04.553-05:00Now I'm intrigued. Would love to know who they...Now I'm intrigued. Would love to know who they are and how to get involved with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-30806260740931625662012-11-21T10:16:09.129-05:002012-11-21T10:16:09.129-05:00Brantford Expositor City Editor and Newsroom assis...Brantford Expositor City Editor and Newsroom assistant let go last week. Ken Koryama from Welland Tribune named new publisher. Managing Editor resigned todayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-33129583002992888342012-11-21T07:11:11.744-05:002012-11-21T07:11:11.744-05:00Speaking of Metroland... They just purchased an in...Speaking of Metroland... They just purchased an independent weekly in St.Thomas. Looks like they plan on squeezing London for business. Very soon they will be in Sarnia and Chatham, both of those newspapers are ripe for the picking. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-66032083614627852422012-11-20T08:28:52.890-05:002012-11-20T08:28:52.890-05:00Just read the publishers announced in Niagara, it ...Just read the publishers announced in Niagara, it must be extremely rewarding to reveive a promotion from your best friend or your brother.<br />I certainly hope Metroland will recognize this disaster and siezes the golden egg. Three Blind Mice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-52204778345987258882012-11-20T00:23:18.191-05:002012-11-20T00:23:18.191-05:00Three people have been or will be let go from the ...Three people have been or will be let go from the Owen Sound Sun Times newsroom. News editor Karen Pridham, who had been there since 1985, is already finished. Two reporters received layoff notices but a couple of older newsroom vets may accept buyouts and save those two jobs. Regardless, the newsroom strength in Owen Sound will be whittled from 11 people to eight. Sad situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com