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Ex-CTV News' Joyce Napier: 'We Knew Something Was Coming But Not This'
In a very worthwhile article from the Canadian Press, former CTV reporter Joyce Napier admits everyone at the network knew changes were on the way - but no one expected how bad it would be.
"You don't need to even read between the lines to know that something was coming (but) I did not ever think it was this magnitude."
The story also probes how the mass firings will change the nature of their flagship nightly newscast, as well as in Toronto, and what CTV might be able to do to save itself before it's too late.
But a lot of that, of course, depends on Bell management and if they're willing to put any more resources into their apparently money-losing news.
One last point - it's interesting that they chose to run this on the CTV News website.
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But a lot of that, of course, depends on Bell management and if they're willing to put any more resources into their apparently money-losing news.
Bell is running a business, and first & foremost they will always look to improve the bottom line. The job of the CEO is to "increase shareholder value" and not be a great news department. This is the unfortunate reality.
Bell seems to have learnt from previous missteps and has upped their game on reporting on their own structural changes. Still, this is about sending a message to the CRTC about regulatory change. The addition of adding "digital news" videographers in Regina, St. John's and elsewhere is also about placing a positive spin on very bad news. The added resources will have very little positive impact on the financial status of Bell Media, or the "news" for that matter.
I'm not suggesting for a moment that these changes are good. In fact, it is very bad for jobs, Canadian journalism and our democracy in general.
The sad fact is until someone, anyone, comes up with a new business model to monetize the gathering and vetting of news information and its distribution to a mass audience, we will continue to see negative changes.