After producing two successful podcast series, The Globe and Mail commissioned The Canadian Podcast Listener Study to learn more about podcast audiences. This research produced valuable data on this new audience segment. Read more of this INMA blog post by Katrina Bolak here.
Canadian political ads on Facebook – what are you seeing?
With three provincial elections looming in 2018 (Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick), political parties are gearing up their Facebook ad campaigns. But what are Canadians seeing on their feeds?
The Globe and Mail wants to find out. Because Facebook can specifically target ads that can only be seen by a defined group of people (such as university educated women with children who work in finance), it’s almost impossible to tell who is being promised what. Read more...
Fifty-three organizations recognized as Employee Recommended Workplaces for 2018
Today, Morneau Shepell and The Globe and Mail announced 53 Employee Recommended Workplaces for 2018, in the second annual Employee Recommended Workplace Award. These organizations have achieved high standards for healthy workplaces, as reported by their employees, and have earned to right to use the Employee Recommended Workplace badge in their communication material to identify them as employers of choice. Read more...
The Globe and Mail and Sportradar release NHL predictor hub
The Globe and Mail and Sportradar US, LLC today released The Forecheck, an NHL predictor and the first by a major news outlet, available at https://tgam.ca/forecheck.
The predictor forecasts individual game outcomes, along with current playoff probabilities for each NHL team. Game statistics are loaded into the predictor after each game.
The Globe and Mail remains Canada's top publisher brand
The Globe and Mail maintains its leadership in national weekly print and digital readership, according to the 2017 Q3 Vividata results. Read more...
Curious Minds Weekend returns this March
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema and The Globe and Mail are pleased to announce their second annual Curious Minds Weekend, featuring three full days of world-renowned speakers leading captivating discussions - all moderated by journalists from The Globe and Mail. Read more...
Staff changes at The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is pleased to announce that Gabe Gonda, formally Head of Features, Sports and Opinion, will be taking a newly created role: Managing Director of Corporate Development. Read more...
Globe writer wins Amnesty media award for coverage of Rohingya refugees
The Globe and Mail's Asia correspondent, Nathan VanderKlippe, has won an Amnesty International Canada media award for his coverage of Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar. Read more...
Thank you for your feedback: A letter from Globe and Mail Publisher and CEO Phillip Crawley
Last weekend The Globe and Mail launched its first major redesign in seven years. Six months of planning; stockpiling stories and investigations to put our best foot forward in support of our new look, which is all about elegance, white space and great visuals. Read more...
Redesigned Globe and Mail launches Dec. 1
Media release
On Friday, December 1, The Globe and Mail will reveal its first major print redesign in seven years. This represents the culmination of a transformation that has ushered in changes to The Globe’s desktop, mobile and tablet websites as well as its iOS and Android apps.
“Our goal for the entire print and digital transformation was to create platforms that showcase our award-winning journalism and provide an exceptional experience for our audience, whether they access us through print, mobile or web,” said Phillip Crawley, Publisher and CEO of The Globe and Mail. Read more...