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Community media needs fresh approach to thrive in digital era: report

OTTAWA - A coalition of media stakeholders has published a draft report calling for a more coherent approach to community media in the digital environment.The report, Community Media in the Digital Era: Relic or Renewal, is based on an online survey and focus groups that were conducted in August and September of this year.  There were 419 respondents to the survey from 152 communities in all ten provinces, the Yukon and NWT, and over half were from urban centres.Highlights from the report include:- Most respondents were aware of a community media organization in their communities.  Community newspapers had the highest profile,...