Attacks on public media are an attack on democracy
In early June, Facebook announced that it had begun labelling content originating from state-controlled media organizations. This is the most recent manifestation of an ongoing discussion about the distinction between state and public media organizations that is vitally important for citizens of democracies worldwide. Both state and public media are created by and can be funded […]
Facebook is no longer fun and games
KAMOURASKA, QUE.—The internet flummoxes me. As I have written before, when I was in journalism school in 2000, we speculated on the influence of the internet on conventional media. We know now that it has had a devastating impact on newspaper advertising and resulted in the deaths of many publications. We also speculated on what it […]
Competing designers named for Canada’s national monument to Afghanistan mission
The five groups that are competing to design Canada’s national monument to the Afghanistan mission have been revealed. The five potential design groups come from all across Canada. Potential bidders include a group led by Montreal-based architectural firm Daoust Lestage, which is joined by former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour, who is serving as a […]
Red Chamber posts $16.3-million surplus
The Senate posted a $16.3-million surplus last year, representing about 14 per cent of its $114-million budget, a savings due to the reduced sitting days because of the pandemic and fall election. Canadian Senators Group Senator Percy Downe presented the 2019-20 financial report during the July 23 meeting of the Senate Internal Economy Committee. Reduced […]
‘I must speak, I have no choice but to speak’: CBC’s Adrian Harewood talks about his decades-long fight against systemic racism in the media
CBC Ottawa News anchor Adrian Harewood has been involved in the fight against systemic racism in the media for nearly 30 years, a fight that’s been accelerated in recent weeks and months as much of the Canadian media landscape is now contending with a rising chorus of voices within the journalistic community calling for more […]
Media shakeups in Ottawa and beyond: Globe bids adieu to Leblanc, HuffPost Canada readies for new editor-in-chief
Globe and Mail veteran reporter Daniel Leblanc split his time last week between digging into the government’s $343-billion deficit and announcing his resignation from the paper at which he spent more than two decades. “The news is trickling out… After nearly 22 years, I have resigned from the Globe and Mail. It was a pleasure, […]
Legacy media can’t seem to shake legacy of white supremacy
OTTAWA—Canadian media are the public relations arm of white supremacy and their inability to credibly cover stories relating to Black, Indigenous, people of colour (BIPOC) is an embarrassment to the nation. Furthermore, their inability to cover the biggest terrorist threat to hit this country—the far right, a.k.a. angry, white men—is diabolically disgraceful. Corey Hurren, a […]
No fireworks this year: U.S. Embassy to showcase Fourth of July online
The Fourth of July party thrown by the U.S. Embassy is usually one of the most noteworthy events of the year, but this year it will be celebrated online. The embassy announced a series of celebratory productions to mark the 244th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence being ratified by the Second Continental Congress. There will […]
Editorial independence assured, say Facebook and Canadian Press, amid launch of $1-million fellowship
Following the launch of a fellowship between Facebook and The Canadian Press—a model CP’s executive editor says has to be “a part of the future, or there won’t be a future”—the Canadian government has confirmed it’s looking at models adopted in other countries like France and Australia to make large digital entities “pay their fair […]
‘This is a pivotal moment’: tumultuous two weeks prompt ‘soul-searching’ in newsrooms on the Hill, across Canada
As the tumultuous events of the last two weeks have prompted a “pivotal moment” in the Canadian media industry and “soul-searching in newsrooms across the country,” the leaders of a number of media organizations that report the news from Parliament Hill say they are refocusing efforts to bring more diverse perspectives and voices into their […]
