Canada’s $600 million ‘media bailout’: A guide to federal tax breaks for the news industry
I’m guessing this means Postmedia won’t be getting any of it….
In May, a panel of industry experts, made up of representatives from
eight media organizations, was assembled to provide feedback on how the
funding should be distributed and who should be eligible.
A report tabled by the panel, referred to as the Journalism and Written Media Independent Panel of Experts, in July provided a number of recommendations
on the criteria for news outlets to be considered eligible, including a
commitment to journalistic principals such as verifying information and
correcting errors.