The Washington Post<\/em> because the outlet could, through its coverage of federal politics, expand its digital presence across a country of 331 million people, and even draw international eyes. Meanwhile, a national paper in Canada can only draw an audience roughly a tenth that size. <\/p>\n\n\n\nPlus, the economic incentives of the internet \u201chas a higher propensity to reward scale,\u201d Greenspon says. Meanwhile, profitability achieved by widespread digital reach could end up diluting news geared towards Canadians. Publications like Vice Media, he notes, \u201cgrew out of their Canadian roots very quickly, because there were larger markets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Greenspon\u2019s report outlined various solutions, including tax incentives, stronger regulation of intellectual property laws, opening up charity laws to help the creation of journalism foundations, and mandates for both The Canadian Press and the CBC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But \u201cI’m open to any model,\u201d he says. \u201cNot-for-profit models, publicly supported models, private sector models\u2014 they all might have their place.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWho knows?\u201d Greenspons says. \u201cIf you could be a great innovator, you might be able to become a billionaire.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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