(TORONTO, ON and ST. ALBERT, AB, Jan. 22) — The National NewsMedia Council of Canada is pleased to announce that all of Great West Newspapers’ 19 Alberta titles are now members of the NNC.
“This is yet another sign that editorial transparency and accountability are defining characteristics of quality journalism,” says John Fraser, the NNC’s executive chair. “And quality journalism lives at the heart of a strong democracy.”
Great West Newspapers had agreed to join the NNC after the Alberta Press Council ceased operations at the end of 2018. It had served Alberta’s weekly newspapers since 1972.
“Telling the important stories of our communities is what we do best,” says Duff Jamison, president and CEO of Great West Newspapers. “We have always believed in the work of press councils so we’re happy to join the NNC because membership allows us to continue showing our readers that they matter to us.”
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About the NNC:
The National NewsMedia Council is a national, independent, self-regulatory that reviews and adjudicates complaints from the public about the news media organizations in Canada.
Press contact: Brent Jolly 416-340-1981 x 3
Website: www.mediacouncil.ca
About Great West Newspapers:
Great West Newspapers Limited Partnership is a Canadian community newspaper publishing company headquartered in St. Albert, AL.
Website: https://www.greatwest.ca/about/