Métro Média to Declare Bankruptcy as Local Journalism Takes Another Hit

Métro Média to Declare Bankruptcy as Local Journalism Takes Another Hit
A person holds a phone displaying the home page of Metro Media, which reads in French that the company is suspending activities, in Toronto, on Aug. 11, 2023. The Canadian Press/Giordano Ciampini
The Canadian Press
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Métro Média will declare bankruptcy this week, permanently ending its coverage of local government in parts of the province’s two largest cities, the head of the Quebec newspaper publisher said Sunday.

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, CEO Andrew Mulé said the decision was made after the company abruptly suspended operations at its more than 30 hyperlocal publications last month, including the Journal Métro and 16 print weeklies.