''Local Xpress'' was an
online newspaper
An online newspaper (or electronic news or electronic news publication) is the electronic publishing, online version of a newspaper, either as a stand-alone publication or as the online version of a printed periodical literature, periodical.
Goin ...
based in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2024, it is estimated that the population of the H ...
, Canada. It was founded in 2016 by 57 members of the
Halifax Typographical Union's newsroom unit while on strike from ''
The Chronicle Herald
''The Chronicle Herald'' is a broadsheet newspaper published in Halifax, Nova Scotia, owned by Postmedia Network.
History
Early years
Founded in 1874 as ''The Morning Herald'', the paper quickly became one of Halifax's main newspapers. The same ...
'', the city's daily newspaper.
The ''Herald'' continued to publish during the strike using
strikebreakers writing anonymously.
The strike began on 23 January 2016. ''Local Xpress'' was launched a week later, initially with a
blog
A blog (a Clipping (morphology), truncation of "weblog") is an informational website consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries also known as posts. Posts are typically displayed in Reverse chronology, reverse chronologic ...
-like interface. The striking writers worked on the ''Local Xpress'' on a volunteer basis. In May 2016, as the strike dragged on, the website was revamped as a full-service online newspaper in partnership with
Village Media, an Ontario digital media company. It aimed to compete with the ''Herald'', expanding to offer national and international news, event listings, columnists, weather, and other features.
The strikers stated that if the strike was resolved, ''Local Xpress'' would be shut down.
In a round of bargaining in October 2016, ''Herald'' management demanded that the strikers not only close the ''Local Xpress'', but also hand over all content produced during the strike, as well as the ''Local Xpress''
URL, to the ''Herald''.
The parties reached a deal in August 2017 and the website was subsequently closed, although Village Media announced it would relaunch a similarly formatted community news website called ''HalifaxToday''.
See also
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Media in Halifax, Nova Scotia
References
External links
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