Canada a ‘test balloon’ for Meta as company withdraws from news funding in other markets
The company’s ban on news sharing in Canada has shown that ‘news is not good business’ for Facebook and Instagram, says UBC’s Alfred Hermida, as Meta announces it will not enter into new funding arrangements with overseas outlets.
Martin Baron digs into The Washington Post
As the senior news executive at The Washington Post, Martin Baron was a key member of that establishment press. His newsroom was a thorn in Trump’s ego. Collision of Power is his memoir of what that was like.
Freedom Convoy press conference ‘self-evidently problematic’ security loophole for bad actors, says journalist Lebrun
The Parliamentary Press Gallery says it does not weigh in on ‘who is and is not eligible to hold a press conference on Parliament Hill.’
Pay-to-play only works when the value for money is airtight
Local and/or niche news publishers show that people are willing to pay for journalism that aligns with their values and principles, and stories in which they can see themselves represented.
Poilievre’s testy exchanges with Hill reporters ‘a tactic to appeal to a certain group,’ says veteran journalist McGregor, calling targeting of individuals ‘inappropriate’
Conservative pundit Yaroslav Baran says ‘it is a legitimate policy perspective to say that if we want to protect the integrity of a free press, there’s got to be a better business case then state subsidies to news organizations.’
Daily Mail sends American paparazzo who shot Tiffany Trump’s wedding to Ottawa to snap pics of Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
According to one photographer who has worked for the Daily Mail on freelance assignments in the past, the publication pays ‘big bucks’ to get exclusive photos.
Feds aren’t to blame for BCE’s plans to cut 4,800 jobs, sell 45 radio stations
Bell Media says it lost $140-million in advertising revenues last year while its new division suffered more than $40-million in operating costs.
Bell’s 4,800 layoffs, largest in nearly 30 years, ‘feel like death by a thousand cuts,’ says Canadian Association of Journalists
Canadian Association of Journalists’ president Brent Jolly warns that ‘we’re going to see more and more news deserts grow across the country, and Canadians are going to be weaker for that.’
AI ‘platforms won’t regulate themselves,’ says Heritage Minister St-Onge as government considers tech’s challenges to media
Parliamentary secretary Taleeb Noormohamed acknowledged ‘frustration that the government hasn’t done more to regulate,’ but ‘the question becomes what exactly are you trying to regulate.’
French media bias hurts Quebec’s democracy
By not reporting fairly on the preoccupations of the anglophone community, the French media do a disservice to the cause of democracy in Quebec.
