An Accidental Success Story: The Forced Diversification of Quebecor Media

Edge, Marc

doi:10.1080/16522354.2011.11073527

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“…Academic research has emphasized the growth of contract work and freelancers, as well as the changing balance between unionized versus non-unionized work (Cohen, 2011(Cohen, , 2012. Some analysts highlight the strikes, lockouts, and labour strife at specific news firms in Canada, for example, Québecor and its protracted lockout of journalists, editorial staff, and others at its flagship Journal de Montréal and Journal de Québec (Edge, 2011b(Edge, , 2016Gorman, 2004).…”

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Crisis or Transformation? Debates over Journalistic Work in Canada

Wilkinson

Winseck

2019

Canadian Journal of Communication

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Background There is a broad recognition that journalism is facing difficult times in Canada and internationally. Analysis This article reviews the literature on the state of journalism and then focuses on one element of the perceived crisis of journalism in the Canadian context: claims that the number of employed journalists has fallen sharply in recent years. Using data from Statistics Canada and the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, the authors find that, unlike the United States, the number of journalists employed in Canada has risen slightly in absolute terms over the past two decades.Conclusions and implications These findings have important implications for how researchers, politicians and the public think about the state of journalism in Canada and what types of policy prescriptions might be more or less appropriate to deal with the real but not necessarily calamitous changes that are taking place.Contexte On reconnaît généralement que le journalisme est en train de traverser des moments difficiles tant au Canada qu’au niveau international.Analyse Cet article passe en revue la littérature sur l’état du journalisme, après quoi il se focalise sur un élément particulier de la crise apparente du journalisme au Canada : l’idée que le nombre de journalistes a chuté depuis quelques années. Au moyen de données provenant de Statistique Canada et du United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, les auteurs constatent que, contrairement à ce qui s’est passé aux États-Unis, le nombre de journalistes au Canada a connu une légère augmentation au cours des deux dernières décennies.Conclusion et implications Ces données ont des implications importantes sur la manière dont les chercheurs, les politiciens et le public perçoivent l’état du journalisme au Canada et sur les types de politiques qui seraient appropriés pour gérer les changements incontestables mais non calamiteux qui sont en train d’avoir lieu.

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Section: Journalistic Work As One Aspect Of the State Of Journalismmentioning

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Crisis or Transformation? Debates over Journalistic Work in Canada

Wilkinson

Winseck

2019

Canadian Journal of Communication

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“…This is not to say that journalists aren't immune to strife and struggle. To the contrary, as I've mentioned before, there is valuable scholarly research that has addressed the rich history of journalistic labour and resistance in Canada and these concerns are equally, if not more important, today (Cohen, 2011;Cohen 2012;Edge, 2011b;Gorman, 2004;Mosco & Mckercher, 2005).…”

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“…Meanwhile CTVglobemedia (formerly Bell Globemedia) suffered major financial losses. Exceptionally, Quebecor Media, due to its diversification into telecommunications and broadcasting, fared comparatively well during the economic downturn (Edge, 2011b).…”

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“…In 2011, Canada had the eighth largest media economy in the world (Winseck, 2011a, p. 1). What's more, Canada has a significant French-speaking population which has its own taste in news and entertainment apart from its English-speaking counterparts (Edge, 2011b). Thus, this chapter also tries to differentiate the Canadian media environment from understandings of journalism in the United States, or the Western press system.…”

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“…Some of this work is focused on specific industries, while other researchers point their gaze on types of journalistic employment such as contract, freelance and unionized work, evaluating the conditions of, and balance between, each (Cohen, 2011;Cohen, 2012). Some analysts hone in on moments of labour strife and resistance at specific news firms in Canada like Quebecor (Edge, 2011b;Gorman, 2004) and the CBC (Mosco & McKercher, 2005). Media reports highlight the prevalence of jobs cuts that seem to cut across the entire news industries.…”

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This thesis examines the state of journalism in Canada with a focus on the quantity and quality of journalistic work. I find that journalism is not in crisis so much as a major and wrenching period of transformation. The Canadian press system is presently in a moment of change characterized by an array of different media players, shifting industry trends and a federal government inquiry. Amidst all the turmoil, data from Statistics Canada suggests there are more jobs in the field than there was prior to the emergence of the Internet. Further, my personal interviews reveal that newsworkers understand the role of the journalist as one that is being dramatically changed alongside the entire press system. However, to what end these changes point is not at all clear. Accordingly, the federal government and the CRTC play a crucial role in shaping the evolution of the Canadian journalistic environment.

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Virta

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An Accidental Success Story: The Forced Diversification of Quebecor Media

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