UPDATE: Commission to include newspaper ownership in new media merger policy

OTTAWA and GATINEAU – For the first time, the CRTC will look at newspaper ownership when considering the diversity of media voices in Canadian markets. As reported by Cartt.ca earlier this morning, the CRTC released its new policies on diversity of voices in Canadian media. "With these new policies, we have developed a clear approach to guide us in assessing future transactions in the broadcasting industry," said Konrad von Finckenstein, chairman of the CRTC, in the Commission’s press release. "It is an approach that will preserve the plurality of editorial voices and the diversity of programming available to Canadians, both...