mastodon 4.8.0-alpha.3+glitchIn-depth Calgary journalism.
What’s happening in Calgary is not at all unique to this city. Journalism everywhere is in trouble, particularly newspaper journalism. The industry faces an economic crisis—and on top of that, a crisis of public trust.
But the decline of a city’s major newspaper has specific local implications.
What is authentic about Calgary? What is contrived? And where is the line between the two?
For the next few weeks, The Sprawl is going to dig into Calgary's changing civic identity. An effort that inevitably raises more questions than it answers.
Who defines a city's culture? https://www.sprawlcalgary.com/the-myths-that-shape-calgary