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[Victoria Watcher]

When OMG launched, Mohamed and Wilkinson stated their ambition to hire 250 journalists at 50 news outlets by 2023, which a Guardian headline hailed as a “plan to revive local news.”

It’s nearing the end of 2023 and the company is nowhere near its original goal, employing somewhere in the realm of 30 editorial staff.

https://ricochet.med...se-unionization

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 13 February 2024 - 07:37 AM.

[spanky123]

Looks like the Daily Hive has hired in Victoria and is going to take a run at the Capital Daily.

https://dailyhive.com/victoria

[Jacques Cadé]

Yes, it says they will be starting a newsletter: https://dailyhive.co...toria-launching

 

Mainly lifestyle content, though: From the newest restaurant openings and closings, to travel tips and hidden gems and the most exciting events coming to the city, we’ve got you covered. Want to know what to do this weekend or where to find the best cocktails in the city? Maybe you’re looking for a new hike to try or a road trip where you won’t end up on a ferry. Count on us to bring you the goods.

 

All this stuff is already covered by YAM, Boulevard, Monday, Seaside, Capital Daily, et al. How much more of it do we need?

[spanky123]

^ Wasn’t Capital Daily’s boss once the editor in chief at the Daily Hive?

[Jacques Cadé]

^ Yes, and even the Daily Hive's website admits he built much of what it is today: https://dailyhive.co.../farhan_mohamed

[Victoria Watcher]

Ryan Hook previously Buzz and Cap Daily.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 14 February 2024 - 05:31 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

It’s not just a shelter: This sanctuary in Victoria is helping at-risk youth recover and thrive

 

Sanctuary Youth Centre is a safe space for young adults in Victoria to access food, showers and invaluable community connections

 

This article was created for Victoria Foundation, and produced independently by Capital Daily. It was approved by Victoria Foundation before it was published.

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https://www.capitald...r-at-risk-youth

[spanky123]

More changes at Overstory Media.

 

Ex-B.C. premier Glen Clark takes reins of Overstory Media Group - The Logic

[Victoria Watcher]

Disaster. lol.

Also not sure that story is accurate. Nobody else reporting.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 29 March 2024 - 11:07 AM.

[spanky123]

^ Since the article states that Tiny is an investor in the publication, I suspect it is correct.

 

Always lots of rumours about OMG and the CD so nothing surprises me at this point.

[Matt R.]

Someone is about to get a new deck built onto their house!

[spanky123]

More bad news regarding Overstory (which owns the Capital Daily).

 

B.C. labour ministry rules publisher must pay ex-Georgia Straight employees - theBreaker

 

The company that bought the Georgia Straight newspaper in 2022 has been ordered to pay $270,819.02 in unpaid wages to a group of nine former employees.

Edited by spanky123, 10 April 2024 - 02:58 PM.

[dasmo]

Glen Clark is the COO of Overstory.... 

After the raid, Clark said he had deliberately asked his staff “to ensure I was insulated” from any matters relating to the casino application from his neighbour. Aides also distributed a memo, written by Adrian Dix, who was then Clark’s chief of staff and is the current leader of the NDP, stating the premier’s acknowledgment of Pilarinos as a friend and his request to be recused from the process. The memo, notable for its sloppy punctuation and for misspelling the neighbour’s name, was dated July 17, 1998. It would become the most infamous memo in the province’s history.

Clark resigned as premier in 1999 after police confirmed he was subject of an investigation. He was charged with breach of trust and accepting a benefit of more than $10,000. After a lengthy trial, he was acquitted on both counts, though the judge admonished him for his “poor judgment” in hiring Pilarinos. The judge described Clark’s misbehaviour as an “act of folly.”

It was while testifying under oath in B.C. Supreme Court during Clark’s trial that Dix admitted his memo had been deliberately backdated.

[Nparker]

Remember the good old days when a minor bribe aka "act of folly" was the worst error of an NDP leader?

[G-Man]

The fact that he has been Jimmy Pattinson's right hand person for the quarter century means nothing I suppose.