Dave Adsett

According to a post on the association’s site, Adsett is a second-generation newspaper publisher from Fergus, Ont. He runs the Wellington Advertiser, which serves the county of Wellington and area, printing more than 40,000 copies per week, as well as the North Wellington Community News. He has also served on the board of directors of the Ontario Community Newspapers Association since 2012 and is a former president of that organization.

“News Media Canada is committed to advocating on behalf of all publishers – corporate, independent, big, small, controlled, subscribed, print and digital – as we advance priorities, including improving the Canadian Journalism Labour Tax Credit, renewal of the Local Journalism Initiative, and ensuring regulations related to the Online News Act are fair to both news publishers and online platforms,” Adsett said.