The Public Policy Forum and others, including the Commons’ Canadian Heritage committee and New Media Canada, have laid out potential remedies to aid media organizations during the transition. Under the proposal, it would be renamed the Canadian Journalism Fund. “We will study how we can support transition to digital models and also how we can ultimately support local news in rural and local communities,” Joly said. Ross said the government has already taken steps to support Canadian media. But the responses from Joly and her office have left many in the media industry frustrated.

Source: thestar February 14, 2018 00:56 UTC