Sask. Indigenous newspaper on hiatus after Meta ban tanks ad sales: editor-in-chief – CBC
Feb 15, 2024
An Indigenous newspaper covering communities across Saskatchewan says it is taking a “hopefully brief” but indefinite hiatus because it can’t afford to pay journalists or print its next edition.
Eagle Feather News editor-in-chief Kerry Benjoe says ad revenue has tanked since Facebook and Instagram banned Canadian news in response to the federal Online News Act — which requires platforms to pay journalism outlets for content shared on those platforms — in June.
“It’s grim. It’s dismal. it’s not a good place to be right now,” Benjoe said in an interview with CBC on Tuesday.
She said the paper has been using savings to cover wages and operating costs, but the money has run out and she hasn’t taken a paycheque since December.
