Media Monday Edmonton: Update #321

Taproot Edmonton’s latest Media Roundup was published today. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox every Monday morning.

Here are a few select updates from today’s Media Roundup:

ZGM Modern Marketing Partners and Calder Bateman Communications announced they are merging under the ZGM banner to create “a powerful full-service company across Alberta’s marketing, advertising, public relations and digital communications sectors.”
Avenue Edmonton’s Top 40 Under 40 for 2018 includes a number of media & communications folks, including Lana Cuthbertson (who is on the cover), Alana Williams, Jacquelyn Cardinal, and Hunter Cardinal. The gala event will take place on Wednesday evening at the Winspear Centre.
Stingray Digital has completed its acquisition of Newfoundland Capital Corporation, which means it now owns 101 radio stations across Canada (via Newcap Radio), including CFCW here in Edmonton. A post on their site says “for our listeners, nothing changes.”
In the proposed 2019-2022 Operating Budget, the City of Edmonton’s Communication Services branch says it “will develop a greater capacity and skills base to gather and develop the City’s own stories and communicate these” and “will reduce its efforts to secure earned media” over time.
ICYMI: Help us do better beat reporting in Edmonton.

And here is some non-local media news that I found interesting this week:

The Athletic has raised $40 million in a Series C funding round that values the company at roughly $200 million.
The New York Times says it now has more than three million paid digital-only subscribers. “Perhaps more important to shareholders, the company reported that it continued to be profitable.”
I enjoyed Episode 247 of CANADALAND which tackled The Weed Beat.
From The Lenfest Institute for Journalism: Why CBC News created a pop-up newsletter for the royal wedding.
The Columbia Journalism Review has tackled the issue of diversity again. “As race emerged as a central theme of the 2016 elections, crucial decisions about coverage were being made in institutions employing few of the people Donald Trump maligned.”

Follow Edmonton media news using the hashtag #yegmedia and be sure to check out Mediagazer for the latest media news from elsewhere. You can see past Media Monday Edmonton entries here. If you have a tip or suggestion for future updates, let me know.

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Published by Mack Male