CBC launches Local News Matters media directory

OTTAWA — To help Canadians find and support trusted local media serving their communities, CBC/Radio-Canada has launched Local News Matters, a nationwide directory which links to more than 1,000 media outlets across the country. The first of its kind in Canada, the directory is available on the public broadcaster’s website here. This CBC initiative to support local journalism in Canada coincides with National Newspaper Week (October 4 to 10), whose theme this year is “Canada’s News Media. Champion the Truth”. The unprecedented challenges currently facing Canadian news organizations have been compounded this year by Covid-19, says the CBC press release...