Canadian Journalism Collective to represent Canadian news businesses under Online News Act

For Immediate Release—The Canadian Journalism Collective-Collectif Canadien de Journalisme (CJC-CCJ) has signed an agreement to act as the collective responsible for receiving and distributing  $100 million annually from Google in support of Canadian news businesses under the Online News Act. As outlined in the final regulations of the Act, the Collective will work with all eligible news businesses that came forward during the open call process.

The CJC-CCJ commits to equitably support the full diversity of the news ecosystem, ensure marketplace fairness and encourage innovation and sustainability.

The CJC-CCJ is responsible for reviewing all news publishers that responded to the open call process, accepting all that submitted valid attestations, and then distributing funds across publishers in accordance with the distribution formula prescribed by the Online News Act regulations. The CJC-CCJ intends to establish robust governance and distribute funding as swiftly and transparently as possible.

“The Canadian Journalism Collective is committed to distributing this funding in a fair, transparent, and inclusive manner in accordance with the regulations.  We look forward to working with the full diversity of the Canadian news ecosystem including traditional print and broadcast organizations and independent local news publishers including those who serve Indigenous, Black and racialized communities and Francophone communities,”  said Sadia Zaman, Independent Board Director of the CJC-CCJ.

For more information, contact: info@cjc-ccj.ca