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Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Yahoo
Man sitting on a bench in Palm Springs was dead, police say
PALM SPRINGS — Palm Springs Police say they found a dead man Friday morning sitting on a bench in front of a laundromat off Lake Worth Road. Police say they received a report of a possible dead body on the bench near the laundromat at about 8:40 a.m. July 4. The 49-year-old man's identity has been withheld pending notification of family members. Although the death is under investigation, police say they do not suspect foul play. Anyone with information about the man's death is urged to contact Detective Jan Hansen at 561-584-8300, ext. 8551, or via email at jhansen@ Mike Diamond is a journalist at The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. He covers Palm Beach County government. You can reach him at mdiamond@ Help support local journalism. Subscribe today. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Man sitting on a bench in Palm Springs was dead, police say
CBC
02-07-2025
- Business
- CBC
Media outlets urge Manitoba government to buy more ads on their platforms, consider tax credit for salaries
Several journalism managers say the Manitoba government can help their media outlets survive without spending any additional money. A public hearing on local journalism was told Wednesday that the government can support outlets by reallocating some of the advertising money it spends on other platforms, such as international social media sites, toward their operations. "It's not new money. It's money that already exists, and to redirect them from American tech giants and put this money back into local journalism," Sophie Gaulin, editor-in-chief of the French-language La Liberté newspaper, said after presenting to the all-party committee. An all-party committee is looking into ways to support legacy media outlets after many newspapers, television and radio outlets have either disappeared or reduced services over the years. Gaulin said her weekly publication is "alive and well," but over time, they've printed fewer pages, because advertising has declined and their previous page count is no longer affordable. Her publication now prints 20 pages a week, rather than the 32-page average when she took over the newspaper in 2009. The government's advertising spend in her publication has also dropped over time, she said, as the province prioritizes spending on online technology giants such as Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, where an increasing number of people are spending their time. Gaulin recommends the Manitoba government dedicate 25 per cent of its advertising to local journalism outlets, which would mirror the spending directive for Ontario's four largest government agencies. "This is one of the simplest, most effective actions you can take," she told the hearing at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg. Pilipino Express, a volunteer-run news magazine serving the Filipino community, also requested an increase in government advertising spending but didn't specify an exact amount. Crown corporations and individual MLAs buy ads from Pilipino Express, but not the government itself, the hearing was told. The publication is funded entirely through advertisements. "We're not greedy," editor-in-chief Emmie Joaquin said. "I know the government has an advertising budget, so a little bit of that would really help the local media — not only us but other ethnic TV, radio, especially those that don't have that much funding." The federal government provides financial support to journalism through various grants and tax credits. Government funding accounts for approximately 70 per cent of CBC/Radio-Canada's budget. Ask seems reasonable: Tories Progressive Conservative MLA Greg Nesbitt, who owned a few newspapers in western Manitoba before selling them to his son, sits on the all-party committee. He said the ask from these media outlets seems reasonable. "After all, that's the audience [the Manitoba government is] looking for, so they should be advertising in Manitoba publications." A lack of government advertising may have sunk the committee's efforts to hold its first hearing in Gimli last week. The government didn't advertise the event in local media but relied instead on promoting the event through its own channels, including a news release and the website, as first reported in the Winnipeg Free Press. The hearing was cancelled because no one signed up to speak. "Many people have said to me, 'We didn't see anything about this committee. How do we find out about it?' There was one news release, that was it," Nesbitt said. After cancelling the Gimli hearing, the province bought ads in the Winnipeg Free Press, the Brandon Sun and some rural media outlets, a government spokesperson said Wednesday. In addition to the request for higher ad spending, French-language radio station Envol 91, along with La Liberté, asked at Wednesday's hearing that the government adopt a refundable tax credit on journalist salaries. The idea was adopted in Quebec in 2019 to support print media outlets. "That tax credit would really be something that would help us not just survive, but thrive, and will help us grow and be able to, in our case, reach out to as many francophones and people that are interested in French as possible," said Denis-Michel Thibeault, executive director of Envol 91 FM. More hearings planned Meanwhile, U Multicultural — a multilingual TV channel and radio station — is proposing the government develop a media fund that supports operational costs and training for community outlets. The outlet was granted a broadcast licence for free over-the-air carriage for its TV channel in the Winnipeg area, on Channel 14, along with a radio station license at 88.7 FM. A launch date hasn't been announced. NDP MLA Robert Loiselle, who is chairing the committee, said additional public hearings are planned next week in Brandon and Winkler, and there will be a virtual meeting.
National Post
02-07-2025
- Business
- National Post
Lisa Sygutek: Canadians have the power to fight back against Big Tech
Recently, I was a panellist at the Canadian Association of Journalists conference in Calgary. The session was titled, 'Local Journalism in the Age of Cutbacks.' A great headline, sure, but that's not why I was there. I was there to talk about our $8-billion class-action lawsuit against digital advertising giants Google and Facebook. Article content Alongside Sotos LLP, I launched a national class-action lawsuit in 2022. I'm the representative plaintiff in a case filed in the Federal Court of Canada on behalf of all Canadian newspaper publishers, big and small, independent and chain owned. We allege that Google and Facebook have engaged in anti-competitive practices in digital advertising and siphoned billions in ad revenue from Canadian journalism. Article content Article content If we really want to talk about cutbacks, then let's talk about what's causing them. The bleed of advertising dollars away from Canadian newsrooms and straight into the pockets of two unregulated tech giants is the reason we are all hurting. We can't stop the drain without getting to the root of the problem. That's what this lawsuit is about. Article content Article content Our case is one of the first of its kind in the world. Countries like Australia, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands have also picked up the cause, some with their own legal action, others with groundbreaking legislation forcing Big Tech to pay for journalism. Article content On that panel in Calgary, I listened to a lot of 'woe is me.' Stories of shrinking newsrooms. Struggles to retain talent. Frustrations over government ad policy. It was the same old tune. The media in this country has become far too comfortable living with a victim mentality. Well, I am nobody's victim. I'm a fighter. And it's time our industry remembered how to fight, too. What I didn't hear on that stage was resolve. What I didn't hear was fire. We've become so used to decline that we've forgotten how to push back and stand tall. Article content Article content We forgot that newspapers aren't just businesses. We're institutions. We are the watchdogs. The check and balance. The public record. And somewhere along the way, we let Silicon Valley billionaires convince us we didn't matter anymore. Article content Article content Well, I haven't forgotten. And I haven't given up.
National Post
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- National Post
HATIN' CAITLIN: Why is the WNBA trying to kill its golden goose?
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Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Yahoo
Kennebunk mourns loss of Shiloh Schulte: 'He's the kind of person you want in the world'
Greetings! Welcome to another Friday and to the latest dispatch from your Coast Star Connection. Hope you've enjoyed your week and are looking forward to the weekend. Hope all you dads out there have a fun and memorable Father's Day. Here is a roundup of articles that appeared on Seacoastonline since we last crossed paths. As always, thank you for reading. Thank you for supporting local journalism. I appreciate it. Shawn P. Sullivan Reporter for York County Coast Star and Seacoastonline Seacoast Media Group ssullivan@ As the community of Kennebunk mourns the death of Shiloh Schulte, one of its most liked, respected, and dedicated citizens, there is one word that Select Board member Kortney Nedeau says describes the loss. 'It's immeasurable,' Nedeau said. 'It's just such a shock. He was the kind of person you want in the world.' Schulte, 46, died in a helicopter crash while conducting conservation work in Alaska on June 4. A judge is ordering murder suspect Andrew Huber Young, of Wells, to undergo a competency evaluation before proceeding any further with his case. Huber Young's trial was scheduled to begin on June 9, following jury selection, but Justice Richard Mulhearn issued an order delaying the case by 30 days, according to a judicial center clerk. Huber Young, 22, is facing one count of murder in the shooting death of his 22-month-old niece, Octavia, during a family argument at his home on Crediford Road in Wells on May 21, 2022. Voters rejected the proposed RSU 21 budget at the polls on June 10, sending school officials a message about the district's finances as it heads into the new fiscal year. All three towns that comprise RSU 21 — Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, and Arundel — voted down the $62.6 million proposal, which called for an increase of roughly 5.5% over the budget voters approved last June. Voters in Wells shot down the prospect of adult-use cannabis shops in the community and elected a political newcomer to the Select Board at their June 10 election, according to results provided by the local town clerk. Voters in Kennebunk chose to kick the Pay-As-You-Throw trash disposal program to the curb during the town election by a vote of 1,408 to 1,078 on June 10. Both the town's Select Board and Budget Board had recommended they do so. As a result of this decision, the town will use $669,000 from the newly approved Fiscal Year 2026 budget for the collection, transportation, and disposal of local solid waste. Each week in this newsletter, I highlight the best stories from the latest issue of the York County Coast Star. Please forward the newsletter to your family, friends and acquaintances who might be interested. You can sign up to receive this newsletter here. And if you are a subscriber, thank you for helping to make our work possible. If you don't subscribe, please consider supporting Seacoastonline. This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Kennebunk mourns loss of Shiloh Schulte
