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This article was published 20/03/2021 (1840 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Toronto Star may boast it is Canada’s largest daily newspaper, but the Winnipeg Free Press has been publishing for 20 years longer.
Regardless of each title’s claim to fame, the Star and Free Press are now working together to better serve their respective audiences and strengthen each brand.
Earlier this week, Star stories began appearing on the Free Press website, just as stories from the Winnipeg newsroom were being clicked on by Toronto online audiences.
The content-sharing agreement struck is simple and straightforward: we each have something the other doesn’t. By making use of the other’s content, each newspaper is able to offer more to its readers.
In this first week, we’ve limited the Star stories to our online platforms. But, in short order, the Free Press will make use of its news stories, features and columnists in the pages of our print edition, too.
I recognize many a western Canadian has complained too much of this country’s news is Toronto-centric. But nothing in this arrangement means the Free Press is backing away from its commitment to cover this city and province, or to be strong regional voice on the national stage.
At the same time, I’d like to think a healthy dose of Winnipeg news for those living in Toronto might help them realize there’s more to this country beyond what can be seen from the top of the CN Tower.
Free Press stories about the vibrancy of Winnipeg’s arts scene, steps taken toward reconciliation that can be applied elsewhere, and entrepreneurial success stories are too good to be limited to readers in our city.
Of course, there’s much the Star can bring to our readers that adds to the value of a Free Press subscription.
Its newsroom is loaded with award-winning reporters and columnists, plus a network of bureaus. For fans of the Maple Leafs and Blue Jays, there will be even more reason to spend time on the Free Press website or with our sports section.
Among my hopes for this new arrangement is a day, not too far off in the future, when Toronto Star readers are served a Winnipeg Free Press story about the Stanley Cup parade to Portage and Main.
After all, that would be a story too good not to share with those in the Big Smoke.
— Paul Samyn is Free Press editor
paul.samyn@freepress.mb.ca
@paulsamyn
Paul Samyn is the editor of the Free Press, a role which has him responsible for all this newsroom produces on all platforms.
A former Free Press paperboy, Paul joined the newsroom in 1988 as a cub reporter before moving up the ranks, including ten years as the Free Press bureau chief in Ottawa. He was named the 15th editor in Free Press history in the summer of 2012.
Paul is the chairman of the National Newspaper Awards, a member of the National NewsMedia Council and also serves on the J.W. Dafoe Foundation, named after the legendary Free Press editor. Read more about Paul.
Paul spearheads the Free Press‘s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press’s history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates.
Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber.
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Paul Samyn is the editor of the Free Press, a role which has him responsible for all this newsroom produces on all platforms.
A former Free Press paperboy, Paul joined the newsroom in 1988 as a cub reporter before moving up the ranks, including ten years as the Free Press bureau chief in Ottawa. He was named the 15th editor in Free Press history in the summer of 2012.
Paul is the chairman of the National Newspaper Awards, a member of the National NewsMedia Council and also serves on the J.W. Dafoe Foundation, named after the legendary Free Press editor. Read more about Paul.
Paul spearheads the Free Press‘s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press’s history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates.
Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber.
Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
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Updated on Monday, March 22, 2021 9:56 AM CDT: Corrects typo