Another small-town weekly newspaper closed its doors earlier this month, victim to the challenging environment that print journalism has found itself in since the arrival of the internet. Most people outside of southeastern Saskatchewan probably don’t know that the Estevan Mercury stopped publishing in early January after 122 years in business. It’s just one of […] Read more
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Community papers survive on truth
Communities support local publications because these newspapers cover events and issues important to them
MEDICINE HAT — The newspaper business has been written off many times in the past century, first with the advent of radio, then television and then the internet. But the business continues, especially in rural, agricultural communities, say news people on the Prairies. From the Lac du Bonnet Clipper in Manitoba to the Moosomin World-Spectator […] Read more
