Community newspapers struggle to survive as Canada Post expands flyer delivery
The revenue loss threatens to shutter news outlets and leave residents less informed about their communities, he said.“Essentially what’s happened is that publishers that would have had a number of flyers as commercial inserts, those orders have all but dried up. It’s literally fallen off a cliff,” said Deegan.“Our folks feel it’s anticompetitive behaviour. They’re trying to squeeze us out.”As the latest casualty, Deegan points to Winnipeg’s Community Review, which was slated to shut down on Friday.
- ▪The revenue loss threatens to shutter news outlets and leave residents less informed about their communities, he said.“Essentially what’s happened is that publishers that would have had a number of flyers as commercial inserts, those orders
- ▪It’s literally fallen off a cliff,” said Deegan.“Our folks feel it’s anticompetitive behaviour.
- ▪They’re trying to squeeze us out.”As the latest casualty, Deegan points to Winnipeg’s Community Review, which was slated to shut down on Friday.
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Open this photo in gallery:Publishers of local papers say Canada Post's new joint venture with Transcontinental Inc. is siphoning off advertising.Christinne Muschi/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountCommunity newspaper owners claim Canada Post is helping to drive some of them out of business thanks to a new partnership it forged with the country’s largest printing firm.Last month, the Crown corporation launched a joint venture known as Raddar with Transcontinental Inc.
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