Canadian local news initiatives show the way for U.S.
Canada produced a number of laws and policies to bolster the faltering news industry including an act to make social media companies pay for news, a local journalism fellowship program and tax credits for news publishers and individuals. The tax credits have been a boost for local news. A U.S. report on the Canadian initiatives makes a number of recommendations for implementation here, including structuring payroll tax credits with the smallest newsrooms in mind; implementing