The Quebec Community Newspapers Association (QCNA) is dedicated to the professional and economic development of English community newspapers and their enterprises serving minority communities in Quebec. Recognized as the official representative of Quebec’s official language community newspapers by the federal and provincial governments, the public, and by the vast majority of Quebec’s community press whether independent, corporate, or not for profit, the QCNA is as unique as the members it serves.
The association’s English and bilingual publications distribute weekly, biweekly, monthly and daily to some 324,914 readers (in print circulation, excluding online readership). These publications serve an exclusive English and bilingual readership in their communities through their focus on relevant local news and high editorial-to-advertising ratio. In fact, three out of five English-speaking residents read their local community newspaper.
The Quebec Community Newspapers Association provides advocacy, government representation, marketing and promotion for Quebec’s community newspapers and, among other things, highlights newspaper challenges in official language markets and provides possible solutions and establishes partnerships that will benefit members and the association.
The Quebec Community Newspapers Association (QCNA) is dedicated to the
professional and economic development of English-language community
newspapers and their enterprises serving linguistic minority communities in
Quebec, and is the standard of excellence in journalism serving these
communities.
QCNA’s team is consistently working at serving our members. Together they represent the industry and help the newspapers achieve sustainability. As a team their only objective is to help you achieve your goals!
QCNA consists of positions that are delivering the job as it should be done:
General Manager
The General Manager is tasked with creating business plans, program management, overseeing day-to-day activities, improving performance, developing organizational culture, supervising the departments, reporting on revenue, and directing organizational strategy. The General Manager oversees QCNA’s programs and reports to government funders and works closely with sector partners to meet the needs of the QCNA membership. The General Manager also takes on a leadership role in advocating for the sector and sits on the board of the Consortium of Official Language Community Media.
Program & Office Coordinator
The Program and Office Coordinator’s primary role is as administrator liaison for The QCNA Local Journalism Initiative, funded by Canadian Heritage. The Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) supports the creation of original local civic journalism that covers the diverse needs of underserved communities across Canada while preserving the independence of the press. The Program and Office Coordinator also coordinates activities and manages operations in the office to ensure efficiency and compliance to company policies. Furthermore, the coordinator also manages agendas and supporting documentation for board meetings, supports bookkeeping procedures, assists the General Manager, colleagues, and members whenever necessary and manages the Better Newspaper Competition, a provincially run and recognized awards competition recognizing journalistic excellence in official language media in Quebec.
Marketing and Outreach Coordinator
The marketing and outreach coordinator establishes account plans, develops unique solutions, and showcases the member newspaper’s offerings to partners and clients. They are responsible for managing billing and invoicing, establishing enduring connections, designing effective advertising campaigns, assisting the organization at events, and maintaining the QCNA website, working with web developers to improve its usefulness and worth.
President
Treasurer
Vice President
Director
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