Accountability matters now more than ever
Everyone—media and politicians—needs to lift their game if we’re to stem misinformation and a further collapse in trust.
Poilievre says Conservatives ‘go around’ Hill media, alleges ‘anti-conservative bias’ after ending CTV News boycott
CTV News dismissed two staff over altering a soundbite from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, which the union says it’s looking into. Meanwhile, Poilievre says the Hill media is ‘largely state funded or has indirect reasons to suck up to the federal government.’
Standing up for cultural sovereignty requires a steel backbone
The U.S. streamers will do all they can to weaken and defeat the Online Streaming Act and its effort to strengthen Canadian identity.
Holding the Kremlin’s Canadian influencers to account
Canadian authorities must fully investigate these activities, and the broader web of academics, activists, and columnists who engage with Russian state media and think tanks on behalf of Russia.
Google signs deal to launch journalism fund in California, while cash from its Canadian media fund has yet to flow
Google awaits the CRTC go-ahead for $100-million-a-year Canadian media fund as news outlets call for urgent access to cash.
Blame games on politically-targeted bot campaigns ‘irresponsible’ without verification, says researcher
Newsrooms ‘didn’t do a great job’ when first reporting on the bots promoting a Poilievre rally, and that’s ‘the danger in horse race political coverage,’ says media expert Brian Daly.
Was radio cool in the 1960s and ’70s? Mais Oui!
Longtime DJ Marc Denis says his objective has always been ‘to bring the ‘Two Solitudes’ together through radio.’
‘He doesn’t play by the rules’: local Ontario media’s interactions with Poilievre gain national attention
‘Local reporters seem to be doing a fairly decent job of asking fairly tough questions,’ says Carleton University journalism professor Randy Boswell after interviews with the Conservative leader in two Ontario cities went viral.
Sharp contrast: Poilievre ‘can’t wait’ to defund CBC, but that’s ‘recklessly threatening’ Canadians’ access to reliable information, say Liberals
‘Defunding media that rural, francophone, and Indigenous communities depend on is a non-starter, and anyone who wants to represent them should know this,’ says NDP heritage critic Niki Ashton.
Global News hit by five cuts to Parliamentary Press Gallery personnel, as media company slashes 35 unionized jobs across the country
CIBC said it is skeptical about Global News’ parent firm Corus’ ability to pay down and refinance its debts.
