A Nine-Step Plan to Fix the Vancouver Sun and Province
It’s not too late to save the city’s dailies from a grim fate — here’s how.
My Search to Understand Freedom of the Press in Indigenous Communities
One conclusion I reached: few folks want to talk about it.
Subscription Newsletters, Booming Like It’s the 18th Century
Got an obsession? There’s bound to be a personal email missive for you.
Why the ‘Rise’ of Fake News Is Just Not True
Don’t let fear of Trump feed a moral panic that justifies censorship.
Big Idea for Canadian Media: Provide Incentives for Local Ownership
Absentee owners shouldn’t be the norm. Excerpted from Marc Edge’s book, ‘The News We Deserve’
Recent Mediacheck: Computers, Technology, Digital Media, Law and Policy in Canada
The Attention Merchants: A History of Advertising’s Long Grip on Media
Tim Wu’s timely book explains a lot about today’s click-bait and fake news.
Making Sense of the Donald Trump Moment: A Tyee Reader
Why? How? And now what? We collected 50 insights and ask you to share your own favourites. (Updated.)
OK Everybody, That Sucked. Now, Back to Work
The lessons citizens, parties and media need to learn from Trump’s victory.
The Darker Side to New Media Business Models
Information inequality a rising threat as traditional media fails and costly alternatives thrive.
Memo to Trudeau: CBC Earns Our Tax Money, Corporate Media Does Not
Fake news, and more reasons to ignore lobbyists pounding on your door.
Canada’s Conservative Pundits Are Too Smart for Trump, Right?
That’s what they keep telling us. Let’s do some Googling.
A Modest Proposal for a New Media Landscape
Tyee editor Robyn Smith was asked to advise MPs on Canada’s journalism industry, and its future. Here’s what she said.
Canada’s Media Disrupters Have a New Manifesto
In ‘No News is Bad News,’ Ian Gill finds ‘huge opportunity’ in our hollowed-out industry.
Good News! People, Even Young, Will Pay for Deep Journalism
Europe proves it. From Ian Gill’s new book ‘No News Is Bad News: Canada’s Media Collapse and What Comes Next.’
Canada’s Innovation Sector Ripe for Trolls
Government should install safeguards against abuse of intellectual property rights.
Should Your Taxes Subsidize Big Media?
As pressure mounts for bailouts, time to look at how bad traditional outlets have become.
So Long, Gender Focus! Six Relevant Posts from Seven Years of Feminist Blogging
Though I’m folding my site, other women’s voices thrive online.
‘You’re Not the Indian I Had in Mind’
It’s what I hear all the time from film crews interviewing me. Here’s what I wish they knew beforehand.
Fight Piracy? Canadian Creators More Concerned with Fighting Obscurity
Punishing pirates a low priority for rights holders, who prefer to focus on supporting legitimate services, study finds.
Do You Consent? Four Ways to Strengthen Digital Privacy
Yay or nay? Often businesses don’t bother asking if you wish to share your online info.
Mediacheck: Page 1 of 5
Premier Clark Gives Up Her BC Liberal Stipend, but Questions Remain
NDP’s Eby says strong laws on party payments needed: ‘They’ve just been so sketchy about this.’
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Join Us at 'Home For Good', a Tyee Event on Bold Solutions for Secure, Affordable Rental Housing
Reserve your tickets now for this 'Beyond the Headlines’ event. Feb. 22 in Vancouver.
What do you know about renting in Canada?
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