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First local journalism hearing a bust after no one registers

CAROL SANDERS

THE Manitoba government’s first all-party committee hearing on the survival of local journalism, set for Thursday in Gimli, has been cancelled because no one registered to attend.

Rather than advertising on local media to notify the public about the community consultations, the government said it relied on its own “channels” to get the word out, including news releases, its EngageMB.ca website and social media.

On Friday, its news release to announce the hearings to explore the future of journalism, including rural and cultural media, said the first event was set for June 26 in Gimli. The government website showed public hearing dates for towns and cities, without the time and location of the meetings. To get details about when and where, people are required to register.

The publisher of six Manitoba weekly newspapers, including one that covers Gimli and publishes every Thursday, says the province didn’t advertise the hearings in any of her newspapers.

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