Phillip Smith

The state of Canadian media

Who would think that Martin Newland -- after helping to get Canada's right-wing newspaper off the ground -- would be speaking at an event on corporate ownership of Canada's newspapers. Evidently, he thinks there's a problem that there are only 4 independent papers in Canada.

Anyway, if you're in Ottawa today, you may want to check it out.

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Hi, I'm Phillip Smith, a veteran digital publishing consultant, online advocacy specialist, and strategic convener. If you enjoyed reading this, find me on Twitter and I'll keep you updated.

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