New name, new era

Canwest is no more, after the deal to purchase the chain of newspapers went through last week. Here is an excerpt from a story in the Toronto Star:

The company headed by National Post chief executive Paul Godfrey that is buying the Canwest newspapers will be called Postmedia Network Inc.

The new company will hold some of Canada’s largest daily newspapers including the National Post, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald and Ottawa Citizen.

“Postmedia Network reflects both where we have been and where we are going,” Godfrey said in a statement released Friday.

“From the earliest days of information delivery via post, to the current online world of posting news and information as it happens and looking ahead to the continuous evolution of a post-media universe, our new name reflects both the strong legacy and the exciting future of media as we prepare to emerge as a new Canadian business.”

Last month, an Ontario Superior Court judge gave the green light for Canwest Global Communications Corp. to sell its newspaper division to a group of its creditors led by Godfrey.

My place of employment, the wire service for the chain of papers, is now called Postmedia News (formerly Canwest News Service). It's been a bit of an adjustment learning to use the new name, but I'm sure in a week or so, it will start to feel normal.