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The Atlantic Community Newspapers Association has rebranded as Newspapers Atlantic (Journaux Atlantiques in French).

The regional association, which represents 70 newspapers with a combined circulation of more than 450,000, announced the name change during the annual convention in Halifax on May 13 and 14.

"During a strategic planning session (held in early 2011), it became clear that the current association name, ACNA, didn't wholly reflect the future direction of the Association," said executive director Mike Kierstead. "With board members working together, it was agreed that a change in name to Newspapers Atlantic was better suited to meet the needs of the business now and for future prosperity."

Newspapers Atlantic has adopted the Newspapers Canada logo and launched a new website, www.newspapersatlantic.ca. All staff email addresses have changed to firstname@newspapersatlantic.ca (i.e. mike@newspapersatlantic.ca )

Supreme Court rules ministerial documents are exempt from FOI requests
Friday, May 20, 2011

In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided that the offices of ministers and the prime minister are exempt from Canada's Access to Information Act.

Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault spoke out against the court's decision in a news conference on May 13. Legault called the ruling "a setback for freedom of information advocates" and a move that could result in a "significant reduction in government accountability and transparency." Newspapers Canada acted as an intervener in the case in support of the Commissioner.

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Download a copy of the 2011 Newspapers Atlantic better newspapers award winners book in PDF format (6.0 Mb) http://bit.ly/lpayQG

On May 13-14 2011, over 100 newspaper executives gathered in Halifax, NS for the 39th annual Newspapers Atlantic conference. To view photos from the awards gala and seminar sessions visit Newspapers Atlantic on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/m5WQk3

Join us in Halifax at the Marriott Harbourfront Hotel on May 13-14 and enjoy an impressive lineup of speakers, training events, networking opportunities, awards gala and more.

For complete 2011 conference details, including program schedule, speaker bios, supporting sponsors, hotel information please visit the ACNA website.

Scott Squires will emcee the 39th annual ACNA Better Newspapers Competition awards gala for a second year.

A native of Newfoundland, Scott Squires is by nature a guy that enjoys a bit of fun and a good laugh. His role with EastLink TV takes him all over the Martimes, but he calls Truro home.

Along with his management duties at Eastlink, Scott also directs live events including QMJHL Friday Night Hockey, AUS hockey, basketball and football. He also does play by play for sports coverage and hosts shows for EastLink TV, Atlantic Filmmakers and Swap Shop.

The Canadian Community Newspapers Association (CCNA) and its board of directors are pleased to announce that Joyce Carlson, founder and publisher of The Powell River Peak (BC) and CCNA past-president, has been selected as the recipient of the Margaret Hennigar Award for Exemplary Leadership for 2011.

To help raise awareness about World Press Freedom Day, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is offering newspapers a selection of editorial and advertising materials for publication on or around May 3.

ACNA is proud to recognize the outstanding quality of work produced by our member newspapers and showcase it to readers and advertisers.

Congratulations to the finalists and thanks to all ACNA members for participating!

Newspapers Canada has announced the finalists for the 2011 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards, and once again, Atlantic Canada is very well represented! This year, 250 newspapers submitted 2,363 entries this year from works published in 2010.

Recent research shows that newspapers are, by far, the go-to source for information on groceries. Fifty-nine percent of Canadians refer to newspapers (print or online) to find this information - outscoring the next highest scoring media, online (not newspaper), by three times!

With Canadians’ lives featuring more and more multimedia, it can often be difficult as an advertiser to decide which mediums to advertise with: TV, radio, online, or newspapers. Two of the most important considerations when choosing where to advertise are audience engagement and audience trust.

Canada is a global leader in waste paper recovery & has some of the highest waste diversion rates for newspaper
Friday, March 4, 2011

Are newspapers environmentally friendly? Canadian consumers, advertisers and advertising agencies are seeking assurances that the paper products they are purchasing ad the print medium they are using to promote products and market brands, are supplied by producers who are sustainable and environmentally responsible.

The World Association of Newspapers (WAN-IFRA) held its annual advertising conference in Malta on February 24-25, 2011. Presented below is a summary of the two-day event including some amazing ideas from around the world to consider trying at your paper.

Three industry experts host digital trends webinar on March 8
Friday, March 4, 2011

On March 8, speakers from NewspaperDirect, Spreed and the Audit Bureau of Circulations will share their insights on the latest trends during Digital Editions and Mobile Apps. This webinar has been designed for advertising and marketing departments and will help you get up to speed on the tools and technologies available to newspaper brands. Cost: $25 + tax for CNA/CCNA members and affiliates.

The first edition of The Press and The Courts for 2011 is now available online. The bi-monthly bulletin provides a roundup of court cases affecting the media.

The current issue covers a number of recent legal developments including a Supreme Court of Canada decision that restricts the activities of journalists in courthouses and a SCC judgment in a group defamation case in which an ethnic minority felt aggrieved by the media. The bulletin is available by email or in the online archive under the Members Area. For subscription information, contact info@newspaperscanada.ca.

Case Study: Newspapers work with Online, Blogs and Twitter
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

The Manitoba Home Builders Association was already undertaking (a Best Home
competition) the Parade of Homes exhibition twice a year but they wanted to add
a new element to create further excitement for the initiative.

Canadian newspapers still profitable and bouncing back
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Pointing to StatsCan figures showing Canadian newspapers earning almost 10 percent pre-tax profits last year, The Star's David Olive says newspapers are resilient: "The newspaper habit is stronger than ever."

The Next Big Media Battle: Publishers vs. Ad Agencies
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

The media business has been in chaos for a decade, and there's more coming. The next big media revolution will be an escalating and increasingly bitter competition between the content creators -- especially newspaper and magazine publishers -- and their former friends, the traditional ad agencies, which still create and buy most print ads for their clients.

Great Ideas Awards now open to community newspapers
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Daily and community newspapers across Canada are invited to submit samples of their best promotions, ad campaigns and special sections to the 2011 Great Ideas Awards. This year, the awards program has been updated to include advertising and promotion categories honouring creative marketing materials and campaigns developed by newspapers. Community and daily newspapers will be awarded separately and will compete in different circulation classes. Entry deadline is March 4, 2011 and the top entries in each category are displayed during the annual INK+BEYOND conference.

Newspapers are encouraged to run newspaper ads in the coming weeks in support of ABC's Family Literacy Day on January 27. The annual event promotes the importance of adults and children reading and learning together. The Family Literacy Day logo and several print newspaper ads are available to CNA and CCNA members who would like to promote the event.

The University of Manitoba used advertising in a local newspaper to successfully deliver its message. With stronger reach and bold creative, the newspaper campaign was more effective than the flyer initiative used in prior years.

On January 5, 2011, the Canadian Newspaper Association (CNA) and the Canadian Community Newspapers Association (CCNA) will launch one new name, logo and site. The two associations have been working together more and more on a combined conference, marketing and many other initiatives. In a move to present a united front to the media industry, both Boards approved one name for marketing purposes: Newspapers Canada (Journaux Canadiens for French Canada).

Newspapers surpassed broadcasters for the first time in the third quarter in total video minutes streamed and the number of video titles uploaded, according to the latest data from analytics firm TubeMogul and video-hosting service Brightcove.

Tony Roselli is a thirty-year newspaper executive, focusing the last 15 years on sales coaching. He is the Director of Training and Development for Penn Jersey Advance. PJA is a group of daily and community newspapers in New Jersey and Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania. The newspaper group is anchored by nj.com and lehighvalleylive.com. THOUSANDS of advertising salespeople have participated in sales training facilitated by Tony in partnership with national press associations.      

Kim's session at the 2011 conference will focus on covering polls and health issues.

Kim Kierans is Vice President of the University of King's College. Prior to her appointment in July 2010, she was Professor and the Director of the School of Journalism at the University of King’s College in Halifax, Canada. She teaches journalism foundations, research methods, broadcast writing and reporting and radio documentary.

Max Valiquette is a Toronto-based youth culture and pop culture expert. He is the president of Youthography, a Canadian youth marketing agency, as well as the host of TVOntario's VoxTalk, a youth-issues talk show. He is a speaker on issues pertaining to youth culture in Canada and around the world, as well as the author of numerous industry articles. He was the three-time Chairperson of Strategy Magazine's "Understanding Youth Conference".

He previously performed as a sketch comedian in Toronto, including a performance at The Second City. He is a former Central Canadian Debating Champion.

Valiquette was born in Ottawa, Ontario, in 1973. He studied at the University of Ottawa where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 2005, he was named one of Marketing Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in Canadian Communications.

KUBASPRIMEDIA STUDY SHOWS NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT 2011
December 6, 2010

Advertising revenue is expected to increase, while website enhancements and controlling costs will be the top priorities for newspapers in 2011 according to the fifth annual newspaper preview survey from Toronto-based KubasPrimedia.

Based on interviews with 426 daily newspaper executives and managers across North America–including 73 in Canada–the survey paints a brighter picture for the newspaper industry next year.

Ed Strapagiel, executive vice-president of KubasPrimedia, predicted that 2011 will be a "turn-the-corner kind of year" for newspapers. It won't be like the glory years, he said, but will help allay some of the gloom that has beset the industry during the past 18-24 months.

"A lot of newspapers have come to grips with the new reality, whereas last year, when the recession hit, a lot of them simply weren't prepared," he said. "They've had all this time to adjust and do something about it."

Emond Montgomery Publications has just released a revised and updated edition of Media Law for Canadian Journalists by Dean Jobb, an associate professor at the School of Journalism, University of King's College.

An invaluable reference tool for reporters and editors, it includes the latest Supreme Court of Canada rulings on libel, confidential sources, publication bans and other issues, as well as new sections on human rights commissions & free speech, using social media to gather the news, and other emerging areas of media law.

"Extraordinarily complete.... The author's deep understanding of journalism and the law has resulted in a superb and highly accessible guide to a complex topic. This is the book we've been waiting for." Kirk Makin, The Globe and Mail

For details and information on how to order, go to: http://www.deanjobb.com/?page_id=49

Entries are now being accepted for the 2011 Atlantic Community Newspapers Association Better Newspapers Competition. With 31 Premiere categories to choose from including best local editorial, best news story, best page design and best advertising program, every ACNA member newspaper in good standing is eligible to enter their best work.

Awards will be handed out on May 14, 2011 at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel.

Don Gibb is a 1968 graduate of Ryerson’s School of Journalism. After 20 years as a reporter, editorial writer and city editor with The London Free Press, Don returned to Ryerson in 1988. Don conducts writing and editing seminars and coaches writers at daily and community newspapers across Canada. He is a visiting writing coach at The Globe and Mail. In 2001, Don was named Ryerson’s Professor of the year. In 2006, he received a second teaching excellence award based on a nomination by his students and in the same year received the president’s Award from the Canadian Association of Journalists for his outstanding contribution to journalism.

Don's session promises lots of audience participation, a few laughs, lots of practical tips and no boring lectures!

Judy is a digital media consultant specializing in product development and strategy.

Previously, as the Vice President, Digital Media for the Toronto Star Media Group Judy was responsible for online strategy and profitability. In addition to managing thestar.com and Toronto.com she created and launched Wheels.ca, parentcentral.ca, yourhome.ca and healthzone.ca.

Prior to working in the online world, Judy spent over 10 years in the print media industry. In 2005, as the Director, New Ventures and Innovation for the Toronto Star, Judy launched and led “Weekly Scoop”, Canada’s first weekly newsstand celebrity magazine. Before that, as the Market Development Director she and her team developed business and marketing plans for a variety of print products across the Toronto Star and the Star Media Group.

Passionate about the power of the digital world and the changes it will bring to all organizations, media and not media, Judy blogs atJudySims.com.

Halifax Marriott Harbour Front Hotel, May 13 - 14, 2010.
Room Rate: $169/night.
Conference Registration: $199 member early bird rate, after March 11: $249.

If you wish to apply for funding under the Aid to Publishers component in 2011-2012, the deadline to submit your application form and the supporting documents is November 24, 2010.

The guide 2011-2012 is available at www.pch.gc.ca/cpf. If you have any questions, comments or concerns about the Canada Periodical Fund, please contact Eileen Barak, CCNA Director of Government Relations at ebarak@ccna.ca or do not hesitate to contact Canadian Heritage at 1-800-641-9221 or by email atfcp-cpf@canadianheritage.gc.ca.

One circulation metric that wasn’t down year-over-year for U.S. newspapers during the first half of 2010: the total number of subscribers to their e-editions, a broad category that includes digital replicas, online-only subscriptions, Kindle subscriptions, and products like Times Reader.