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outlets like The Star while profiting from the news content The Star and others produce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re here today because we\u2019ve posed the question \u2013 Imagine a world without journalism,<em>\u201d <\/em>Bitove began<em>. <\/em>\u201cA few years ago, that might\u2019ve sounded melodramatic. 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Indeed, he became visibly emotional when talking about the \u201cpublic trust\u201d that comes with owning such an important media outlet as The Star.<\/p>\n<p>His voice cracking with emotion, Bitove spoke about the relationship he formed with the late John Honderich, who headed the family trust that long controlled The Star before ownership was passed to Bitove.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI reached out to John Honderich, then chair of Torstar \u2013 with a proposal for the media company. I was honoured and frankly a little surprised, that he agreed to meet with me,\u201d Bitove said.<\/p>\n<p>He said The Star\u2019s main challenge in terms of its business operations was its digital transformation in the inevitable shift away from printing newspapers to reaching audiences on digital platforms.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19845 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/KestertonLecture2023_LMB00291-1400x933.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/KestertonLecture2023_LMB00291-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/KestertonLecture2023_LMB00291-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/KestertonLecture2023_LMB00291-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/KestertonLecture2023_LMB00291-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/KestertonLecture2023_LMB00291-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/KestertonLecture2023_LMB00291-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/KestertonLecture2023_LMB00291-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Challenge of Advertising<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But Bitove said the key external challenge for media organizations like The Star is that advertising revenue has cratered because the overwhelming bulk of ad dollars are now soaked up by content providers such as Google, Meta and Twitter. The big tech firms are swallowing more than 80 per cent of digital ad spending and Bitove said that money has been drained from companies like The Star and is also leaving the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe advertising revenue that once funded our newsrooms has been moved \u2013 ironically to companies that use our content for their benefit,\u201d he said. \u201cOh \u2013 and those companies don\u2019t want to pay us for it. The result is that we are seeing local news disappear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bitove recited a litany of closures of news organizations across the country and thousands of job losses in the news sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver 3000 editorial and non-editorial news jobs lost since 2020,\u2019\u2019 he lamented. \u201cMore if we count recent layoffs. What it means, is that we have some significant gaps in local information and accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He pointed to Ottawa as an example of a media market that should have thriving news organizations serving the public in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOttawa is not a news desert. But what\u2019s happening here is a clarion call. We should be concerned when a market of this size \u2013 and our nation\u2019s capital \u2013 risks losing local context. Fewer reporters, means fewer stories and tighter coverage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He pointed to the fact that the Ottawa Citizen, which had close to 200 editorial employees in the newsroom a couple of decades ago now has little more than a couple of dozen.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19846 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/KestertonLecture2023_LMB05342-1400x933.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/KestertonLecture2023_LMB05342-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/KestertonLecture2023_LMB05342-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/KestertonLecture2023_LMB05342-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/KestertonLecture2023_LMB05342-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/KestertonLecture2023_LMB05342-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/KestertonLecture2023_LMB05342-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/KestertonLecture2023_LMB05342-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe empty seats designated for reporters at city hall, in Parliament and local courts are not going to be filled by message boards and isolated interest groups,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFact-checked, investigated, accountable truths \u2013 the stories that inform civil discourse, how we vote, what is happening in schools, hospitals, in the offices of influence, and on our streets \u2013 this comes from journalists \u2013 real people putting in a ton of effort to keep citizens informed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bitove noted that he appreciated the support the federal government has provided for the journalism industry. But he said there was still a major piece missing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere is the support for local media? When governments and businesses espouse to support communities, why is local news not part of that?<\/p>\n<p>When climate change, health care, reconciliation, equity, diversity and inclusion are priorities, how can Canadian media be overlooked?<\/p>\n<p>People have never had more options and interest in news, yet the revenue to support trusted outlets has never been lower. This needs to change,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>By way of example, he pointed to the $140 million the federal government typically spends in a year through ads to reach Canadians on topics like COVID, reconciliation, equality, climate change, affordability, health care, and many other important issues.<\/p>\n<p>But The Star and other traditional media outlets get only a tiny fraction of those ad dollars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Embracing an Ethical Media Supply Chain\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bitove also appealed to ordinary Canadians to do more to spend money on what he called \u201cthe ethical media supply chain\u201d by taking out subscriptions themselves and leaning on others to do so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFind out what the organizations you are a part of \u2013 and the companies you deal &#8211; with allocate their advertising dollars. Ask what percentage of their media spend goes to supporting Canadian-owned and operated media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it\u2019s not 20 per cent, it\u2019s not enough. Whether it\u2019s Torstar, the Citizen or CP24, trusted local news delivers the audiences they want, and we are ready to partner with marketers to deliver.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And he encouraged journalism students to ask their friends and their professorsif they have a paid subscription to Canadian news \u201cand if not, why not?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To that end, Jordan held out an offer of free, three-month trial subscriptions to The Star for every journalism student at Carleton and to all those who attended the Kesterton Lecture.<\/p>\n<p>The event was moderated by Nahlah Ayed, host of CBC Radio\u2019s Ideas, and also a proud Carleton grad. 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