The editor of the Newfoundland Quarterly is among those wondering what will happen if The Telegram’s printing press shuts down for good following the acquisition of Saltwire by Postmedia.
The newspaper giant scooped up Saltwire, but the printing press is not part of the deal when the transition happens at the end of the week.
That’s left a number of local publications, which rely on The Telegram’s printing press, scrambling.
Joan Sullivan says she’s among them. She admits, she didn’t know what kind of an impact the Postmedia takeover might have until she heard editor and journalist Craig Wescott outline his concerns.
She’s not aware of “any kind of a replacement for Saltwire.” She says “they printed an incredible range of material, including signage and billboards…I feel like a voice has been stilled.”
Sullivan says print is important.
“There’s a lot of stuff that’s online that is not true” and she calls the tactile experience of holding a book or magazine in your hands “important.” She says the Newfoundland Quarterly takes a lot of pride in putting together a “beautiful print object.”