A difficult decision to secure our future

The transformation that the world of media is going through and the unfair competition offered by the web giants over traditional media, along with Radio Canada, obliges us once again to make a difficult but responsible decision to ensure the sustainability of Quebec newspaper.

Today we are announcing that all of the operations and equipment of our Quebec City printing plant will be sold over the next few weeks to Quebecor Media Printing.

Quebec Journal So it will be printed in Mirabel, where it is already Montreal JournalThis will allow us to centralize the printing of our newspapers in one place. Our readers and subscribers can be assured: Quebec Journal It will continue to be printed six days a week and delivered daily.

This decision leads to layoffs of press workers and shippers. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to them for all the efforts and work they have accomplished during the years that they have devoted to register.

One register All in colour

On the other hand, this change will also bring new features to the register. In fact, Quebecor Media Printing has more state-of-the-art facilities, so readers Quebec newspaper Now access.

New appointments dealing with what is happening in the capital, sports, shows but also in all our sections, will also appear on our pages in the coming weeks. Our team is already working on it.

You can be sure that we will continue to update you every day with revelations from our Bureau of Investigation, political news from our Parliamentary Bureau, exclusive news from journalists in all our departments and also our Opinions pages, the most varied by far. in Quebec.

However, this decision will force us to revise some of our processes, in particular the deadline, which will be brought forward a bit.

As a result, we will have to adapt our coverage of the events that take place in the evening. As currently, these events will continue to be covered by our journalists on the web, on our website Journalaldequebec.comAnd also in the QUB app and on our social networks. Subscribers to our online edition will also have access to breaking news.

Rest assured that our journalists will work hard to provide you with the best news coverage from Quebec and Eastern Quebec.

necessary decision

The decision to sell our printing press operations and equipment on rue Béchard was not an easy one, but it is essential to ensure sustainability. Quebec newspaperWhich will celebrate its fifty-sixth anniversary in 2023.

This decision comes in the same context that other press groups from here and elsewhere have had to make, in recent years, in order to be able to look to the future with optimism.

This is another measure intended to enable us to face unfair competition from the web giants, who monopolize a very large share of advertising revenue in the digital world.

In Canada, this competition is even more intense because Radio-Canada, a company backed by the federal state, also participates in it with taxpayer money.

Thank you

Once these changes are complete, Quebec Journal It will be able to continue its mission of providing its readers with diverse and high-quality information.

For a long time to come, your register will be there to inform and entertain you in paper form, Now in full colourBut also on all its platforms, whether it is the online version, its website or its social networks.

Dear Readers, Dear Readers, Thank you for reading us.

Dear advertisers, thank you for your loyalty.

Sebastian Maynard
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
Quebec Journal