Changes to small town news media in Alberta since 2008

This map shows changes in the media landscape in Alberta's small communities since 2008. The black dots represent local news media that have closed or closed due to mergers since 2008. Green dots represent the new media outlets, or the media outlets that were formed due to mergers. Media outlets in Calgary and Edmonton have been left out of this illustration.

The Local News Map is the result of a collaboration between April Lindgren, lead investigator for the Local News Research Project at Toronto Metropolitan University's School of Journalism and associate professor Jon Corbett, who leads the University of British Columbia’s SpICE Lab.
Source: Local News Project
CBC News