Move to buy Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain met by some with relief that insolvent business being given a lifeline, concerns for local news coverage by others
Postmedia’s plans to buy Atlantic Canada ’s largest newspaper chain signals the end of an era for independent newspapers in the region, which some observers say will further diminish the state of local journalism.
The company said an acquisition will ensure “reliable and high-quality local news” continues to be available to communities on the East Coast. The Halifax Herald Ltd. owns The Chronicle Herald, the Halifax-based daily newspaper that was founded 150 years ago and owned for much of that time by the Dennis family.
Tim Bousquet, founder of the independent online publication the Halifax Examiner, said he expects job cuts, probably entire papers discontinued and a more conservative political shift in the opinion sections. “The Halifax Examiner should not be the only independent news source in Halifax,” he said.
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