The Future of Newspapers Matters Now More Than Ever

The Future of Newspapers Matters Now More Than Ever
Multimedia reporter Sam Cooley makes his way to his car after being laid off from the Postmedia-owned Ottawa Sun on Jan. 19, 2016. Postmedia owns two newspapers in each of the cities of Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Adam Ainsworth
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Canadians enjoy the benefits of living in a rich country, ranked among the top places to live and one of the freest in the world. Sadly, however, the health of independent Canadian journalism is in a state of steep decline.

Since journalism plays an important role in supporting a robust democracy, the closure of numerous local newspapers over the past decade is an alarming trend.