On September 22, Sun Media/Quebecor launched online editions of 32 newspapers
 

Montreal-based Astral Media is donating an additional $2 million worth of ad space to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada.

Rogers Launches OMNI in Alberta and Rebrands Channel M to OMNI in BC
Program highlights and schedule available at www.omniab.ca

Google to Digitize Newspaper Archives
On Sept. 8, Google Inc. announced that it is expanding its initiative to make digital copies of newspaper archives from the last 244 years.

 

CanWest is developing state-of-the-art broadcasting centres across Canada. The first one, in Vancouver is set to open

 

Are we beginning to witness the bursting of the free newspaper bubble? There is increasing evidence pointing to that likelihood.

Metro Unveils New Editorial Strategy

Along with a number of other changes recently announced, Metro has appointed Dianne Rinehart as its new editor-in-chief for English Canada.

 

New Edmonton Radio Stations Predictions
Graham Hicks weighs in on his predictions for new Edmonton radio station licences about to be announced by the CRTC. Read application transcripts.

 

New National Magazine to Target Business Women
Launched in June, the publication reports on the latest business trends along with health and wellness issues.

 

Offers $2000 as incentive for users to post content. Separate sections for each major city in Canada

New National Magazine to Target Men
Just two months after launching Canadian Architecture & Design magazine, publisher Mike Dunphy has announced plans to introduce The Male Perspective - "a different kind of men's magazine" - in January.

Calgary Herald Now Available on iPhones
Canwest's Calgary Herald recently launched a new beta version of an iPhone-optimized site - skinny, simple and in HTML for fast and easy web-browsing - with prominent ad space on every index page.

 

Calgary book lovers have had it rough for awhile now, between the closure of McNally Robinson, federal arts cuts and the ongoing financial doom and gloom of the Canadian literary industry.

 

The Globe and Mail has announced the launch of its education site GlobeCampus.ca, as well as the Canadian Universities Online Fair, which will take place on Nov. 6.

 

Getting Published--Literary Magazines and Your Writing Career
Calgary, October 2, Edmonton, October 27

Hosted by The Writers Guild of Alberta and the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association

 

 

 

6th Annual Cantoo Festival of World's Best Commercials, Edmonton, October 22

 

 
Calgary Seminar Series to Present Views from Journalists on the US Election

Canadian Association of Journalists National Writers Symposium
October 19 & 19, Kelowna

Edmonton International Literary Festival, Edmonton, October 16 to 19

 

 

 

Digital Alberta presents How to Make Mistakes on Purpose Workshop 
November 20 to 23, Banff, Alberta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alan Brooks has resigned as ED from Alberta Motion Picture Industry Association, Jane Bisbee, currently Co-Chair of AMPIA's Communications Committee, is rumoured to have accepted the position on an interim basis. 

 

Jill Bonenfant of Access Media Group will leave her position as programmer at ACCESS in December as a result of staff mergers between Access, CLT and Citytv.

Drew Martin has resigned as the station manager of CKESTV (Crossroads Television) in Edmonton to return to his production company, Idea Factory. 

Graydon MacRae multi-award winning former NFB producer is new festival director of Global Visions Festival. 

 

Front Page Magazines one of Edmonton's two best independent magazine sellers has closed up shop on Jasper Avenue.

 

Rob Christie left the morning show at Magic 99 (CHMC) in Edmonton to host the morning show at Capital FM (CKRA). Christie, Rawlco and NewCap now in litigation.

 

 

Six magazines added to the online media directory:  

 

Bride & Groom
provides information on where to shop, how to plan, and how to make your Alberta wedding spectacular.

www.bloommagazine.ca  

Alumni Link Magazine

alumni magazine published by SAIT  

www.sait.ca/alumniandfriends   
   

 

the Official Magazine of the Calgary Flames

www.calgaryflames.com  


Citizen Pet
celebrates the special relationship people have with their pets 
www.citizenpet.com 
 

Retreat
lifestyle magazine for vacation home living, providing informed and entertaining information about resort and recreational life.

www.retreatmagazine.ca  
 

Wild Lands Advocate
news and perspectives on Alberta's wilderness and the work of Alberta Wilderness Association.
www.albertawilderness.ca

 

 

 

GM: Edmonton, Richard Hiron

News Director: Edmonton & Calgary: Arjuna Ranawana
Newroom Phone: (780) 424-8887

Newsroom Fax: (780) 440-7793

30 full time employees including 8 news reporters

 

 

New Monthly Newspaper in Edmonton
Arnim Joop, publisher of the Albertaner, a monthly newsletter directed to the German community in Edmonton, launched the first issue of Millwoods Mosiac on September 15. Promises to "cover events in the various ethnic communities, build bridges between the different ethnic groups and provide important information to newcomers from around the world."

 

Social Media Relations
Wednesday, October 15, Edmonton

Wednesday, October 22, Calgary

10 to 1pm

$150, $175 after October 6

 

Wednesday, October 15, Edmonton

Wednesday, October 22, Calgary

$150, $175 after October 6

 

Wednesday, October 29, Edmonton

Wednesday, November 5, Calgary

10 to 1pm

$150, $175 after October 15

 

Build an Online News Room
Wednesday, October 29, Edmonton

Wednesday, November 5, Calgary

1:30 to 4:30pm

$150, $175 after October 15

 

Pitch Your Story to the Media
Wednesday, November 12, Edmonton

Wednesday, November 19, Calgary

10 to 1pm

$150, $175 after October 29

 

Wednesday, November 12, Edmonton

Wednesday, November 19, Calgary

1:30 to 4:30pm

$150, $175 after October 29

 

Master Media Interviews
Wednesday, November 26, Edmonton

Wednesday, December 3, Calgary

10 to 4pm

$150, $175 after November 12

 

Wednesday, December 10, Edmonton

Wednesday, December 17, Calgary

10 to 1pm

$150, $175 after November 26

 

Wednesday, December 10, Edmonton

Wednesday, December 17, Calgary

$150, $175 after November 26

 

 

We are now offering personal tutorials on any one of our workshop topics. Fee is $250 for a 3 hour tutorial that will include all the resources we use in our workshops. Tutorials can take place at your home or office or at the workshop venue. Here's feedback we received from our last three tutorials...

 

"The best thing I ever did is contact Marilyn when it was time to market by book. I have taken two workshops with her and contracted her services to update my website and publicize my book to teachers and librarians. I wanted to make better use of social media so I contacted her again. The steps I need to take to promote my book directly to potential purchasers through social media and to mount a virtual book tour were clearly defined at the end of my one to one workshop. She provided me with an enormous amount of information and resources. I went home energized and ready to implement the multitude of ideas that came out of our session. Marilyn's on the spot brainstorm ideas are second to none." ~ Holly Reeves, Author, Pirate Party Book, September 5, 2008 www.piratepartybook.com.

"My books are selling well. The launch was well attended and the sales of all three volumes continue to increase. I still appreciate the ability to have my own website and to update it myself, something I thought I would never be able to do. It was exciting to get orders directly from bookstores and libraries after you distributed book announcements. As soon as my book tour has ended, I will try some of thesocial media ideas you illustrated at the Social Media for Writers workshop. Thanks again." ~ Molly Anne Warring, author of "Return to Paradise", Edmonton, Alberta, September 7, 2008 www.mollyannewarring.ca

"I really appreciated our one-on-one session yesterday on media plans. I think that was the best thing for me, as it was personal and catered to my company's situation. It was a great overview of the Alberta media scene and provided some valuable marketing guidelines. I am looking forward to trying out my new skills with media releases and seeing the response I get!  Thanks so much. ~ Monica Gault, Business Administrator, Geothermal Utilities, September 2, 2008 www.geoutilities.ca

Interested in setting up your own tutorial on any of our workshop topics? Call Marilyn at (780) 695-5675 or by email at marilyn@mediamag.ca

 

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On October 15, we will be launching a new website to serve our readers, subscribers and media release distribution customers. This site will enable people to upload their news releases to this site in any one of nine categories and from the six major cities in Alberta: Calgary, Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Red Deer, Calgary, Fort McMurray and Lethbridge. From there, if you wish, we will be able to quickly and easily distribute news releases on behalf of our full service subscribers and customers ordering media release distribution services. Otherwise, posting to the site is free and will increase your visibility online. The site is indexed by Google News and Yahoo News and other search engines.

The site that we once used for this purpose -- www.medianews.ca -- is now being converted to post news releases from and about newspapers, magazines, radio stations, television stations and online media in Alberta. Both these sites will launch on October 15.

We just completed a full update to the online and print media directory. Purchase a Full Service Subscription to www.mediamag.ca before October 15 and you will also receive a copy of the new print directory (valued at $125).

 

$300 for the year for non-profit organizations > includes 24/7 access to the online media directory so you can send out your media releases through the website using your own email address

$500 for a month > includes 24/7 access to the online media directory and up to three media releases distribution to Calgary or Edmonton media in one month)

$800 for a year > includes 24/7 access to the online media directory and up to six media releases distributed to Calgary or Edmonton media in one year. Use the online media directory to follow up.

$1000 for a year > includes 24/7 access to the online media directory and up to six media releases distributed to Calgary or Edmonton media in one year. Use the online media directory to follow up.