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.
Canadian creators cheer CRTC contribution decision as streamers warn ‘discriminatory tax’ will lead to higher prices
As part of its Online Streaming Act plan, the CRTC ruled that online streamers making more than $25M in domestic revenue must give five per cent to Canadian media funds.
Rafah massacre lays bare domestic media shortcomings
The devil in the details as to whom legacy media choose to dehumanize, betraying their own journalistic principles to do so.
‘I just wanted to acknowledge that kids are dying’: author Molope says Writers’ Trust has a responsibility to support freedom of expression
Following her impromptu speech at the Politics and the Pen gala, Kagiso Lesego Molope was escorted from the Château Laurier hotel by security.
