CNN, Daily Caller seek press gallery membership amid growing global interest in Canadian politics

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s global advocacy for liberal pluralism in an era of growing right-wing populism is sparking renewed interest among international news outlets in covering Canadian politics, says columnist Andrew Cohen, as CNN rejoins the Parliamentary Press Gallery for the first time in two decades, the Hill Times reports.
CNN correspondent Paula Newton was granted a temporary six-month membership in the Canadian Parliamentary Press gallery last month, as was David Krayden, a reporter for U.S.-based The Daily Caller, an online news service founded by conservative pundit Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel, a former chief policy adviser to Republican vice-president Dick Cheney.

Vince Coglianese, editor of The Daily Caller, described Mr. Krayden’s temporary membership and expanding coverage of Canada’s Parliament as a “natural fit,” with the website already attracting many Canadian readers each month.
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Famous AP photog Nick Ut retiring

Nick Ut, the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer most famous for the stunning black-and-white image from the Vietnam War that’s become known  as “Napalm Girl,” is retiring this month after 51 years with The Associated Press.
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Postmedia announces 54 layoffs at Vancouver Sun and Province subsidiary

Postmedia Network Canada Corp. has announced 54 layoffs at its British Columbia subsidiary, which owns the Vancouver Sun and Vancouver Province, the Financial Post reports.The company told staff Friday that the layoffs at Pacific Newspaper Group are part of a previously announced plan to reduce salary costs by 20 per cent across the company’s nationwide operations.
Unifor Local 2000, which represents employees at Pacific Newspaper Group, said that the layoffs, combined with the departure of 38 staff who took voluntary buyouts in January, “would reduce the entire staff by 42 per cent.” Postmedia had roughly 4,000 employees across Canada.
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CBC's The National going digital

CBC News has announced a new organizational structure, with a heavy emphasis on digital as well as changes to The National, CP reports.

In a memo distributed to staff on Tuesday, editor-in-chief Jennifer McGuire said digital will now be a part of everything CBC News does and “not a stand-alone pillar” of its service.

She also said the public broadcaster plans to push “the visual and audience experience” of The National, making the flagship nightly news brand “more than just a one-hour program at 10 p.m.”

McGuire said the show’s team “will create digital native content as well as content for the destination newscast.”

In September, The National anchor Peter Mansbridge announced he would step down from the show after taking part in the CBC’s Canada Day coverage for the country’s 150th birthday.

Journalist Steve Ladurantaye, who was Twitter Canada’s head of news and government partnerships before joining the CBC last May, has been appointed the new managing editor of The National, and tasked with “redefining The National for the next generation.”

John Boynton picked as new Torstar CEO

The Star's Francine Kopun writes:

"A business executive who delivered the Toronto Star as a boy has been appointed Torstar Corporation’s new president and chief executive officer.

John Boynton, a seasoned marketer and turnaround agent, will also take on the role of publisher of the Toronto Star.

“'I am here to unlock value and get some growth going,' said Boynton, 53, whose specialty is working with companies in industries and sectors — such as the newspaper industry — undergoing radical change."

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