Globe and Mail still a ‘great paper,’ but losing ‘huge amount of institutional knowledge’ from buyouts, says veteran journalist

The president of the Canadian Association of Journalists called the voluntary buyouts at The Globe ‘the canary in the coal mines’ within the Canadian journalism industry

Veteran journalists Barrie McKenna, left, Stephanie Nolen, centre, and Gloria Galloway, right, have all confirmed they have accepted voluntary buyout packages from The Globe and Mail Photographs courtesy of Twitter

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

July 15, 2019

The Globe and Mail is losing decades of combined editorial experience, as multiple veteran journalists have confirmed they are accepting voluntary buyouts from Canada’s national newspaper. The Globe and Mail made the offer for the voluntary buyouts in early May, giving employee...

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