Jul 11, 2017
Newspapers don't deserve support -- money should go to independent news sites.
Nick Fillmore
A new report asking the federal government for $350 million to prop up Canada's newspapers is out of step with the times.
Media Matters
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Jun 30, 2017  rabble.ca welcomes new board of directorsrabble staff On the 16th anniversary of rabble.ca, we're pleased to announce our new board of directors. |
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Jun 29, 2017  How do we address the issues facing the media industry?More than 100 media workers and staff from across Canada gathered recently to discuss the challenges facing the media industry and develop strategies to ensure its survival. |
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Jun 27, 2017  Liberals take first small step toward rebuilding the CBC, but there are many miles to goNick Fillmore The Trudeau government is taking an important first step forward from the cynical Harper era. During the months and years ahead we will hopefully witness the rebuilding of the CBC. |
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Jun 22, 2017  RBC to axe 450 jobs while its shareholders are rolling in profitsNora Loreto Now more than ever, journalists need to make the connection between bank profits and human misery. |
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Jun 20, 2017  Government subsidies for reporters are a really bad ideaJohn Miller Once proudly independent, Canada's news media are scrambling for handouts. |
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Jun 20, 2017  Take a stand against fake newsKim Elliott Please take a moment to support the independent media you trust. Please support rabble.ca today. |
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Jun 19, 2017  When it comes to respect for Parliament, Trudeau is uncomfortably like HarperKarl Nerenberg A year ago, the Trudeau Liberals were still new to power, and yet they seemed to be slipping into the arrogant habits for which they had fervently criticized their Conservative predecessors. |
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Jun 19, 2017  The full-court press is now under way to get Canadians to ship their tax dollars to right-wing 'legacy' mediaDavid J. Climenhaga The newspaper industry is demanding a handout to float the pro-market claptrap and right-wing propaganda no one will voluntarily pay for. This is ironic, to say the least. |
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Jun 14, 2017  Military refuses to print ad from law firm seeking to represent sexually assaulted soldiersYves Engler The military's internal ideological capacity has a wide reach. The newspaper at the naval base rejected an ad from a law firm seeking to represent CF members who had been sexually harassed/assaulted. |
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Jun 2, 2017  Journalism is being criminalized in Canada. Here's how we're fighting back.Canadian Journalists for Free Expression Nathan Munn The past two years have been devastating for journalism in Canada. CJFE has stepped up on multiple fronts to demand that journalists have protections they need. |
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Jun 1, 2017  Where is the wall-to-wall coverage on Kabul?With a death toll over four times as high as Manchester, with hundreds injured, Kabul gets mentioned only in brief reports, the dead and injured listed as numbers rather than names. |
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Jun 1, 2017  Fox News loses, liberal networks gainPenney Kome Since Trump's election Fox's ratings have fallen, to the benefit of more left-leaning cable news shows. |
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May 31, 2017  How to create a public broadcaster for Nova ScotiaDon Duchene For over 20 years the idea of Nova Scotians having our own educational broadcaster has popped up, in fits and starts, but it has never put down roots. |
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May 29, 2017  Reality TV workers need collective rights: media unionMeagan Gillmore Ontario's Changing Workplaces Review doesn't do enough to recommend protections for the collective rights of workers in the reality TV industry, the Canadian Media Guild (CMG) says. |
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May 25, 2017  Media guild organizing for order in 'Wild West' of reality TVMeagan Gillmore Workers in reality TV often work in unsafe and unhealthy environments, contributing to professional and personal drama that can rival the action on the shows they create. And, for now, it's legal. |
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May 20, 2017  Newspapers are good at honouring their best, so long as they're male and whiteJohn Miller The National Newspaper Awards have a diversity problem, and it's worse than you think. |
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May 19, 2017  If cultural appropriation isn't about white people's right to expression, then what is it about?The cultural appropriation debate broke new ground this week, for me anyway. I confess I was among those who always saw it as essentially a matter of free speech: the right to write what one chose. |
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May 15, 2017  Jonathan Kay's Walrus resignation long past dueYves Engler In addition to the recent cultural appropriation scandal, Walrus editor-in-chief Jonathan Kay has repeatedly smeared Arabs and Muslims. |
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May 13, 2017  The embarrassing, stone-deaf whiteness of Canadian media leadersJohn Miller The cultural appropriation prize that circulated on Twitter this week is evidence of how far Canadian media still has to go. |
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May 11, 2017  Behind Trump's headline-grabbing chaos, the FCC is quietly dismantling media democracyWhen Donald Trump ousted FBI Director James Comey, it was more than just another of his shocking executive actions. Decades of progressive policy achievements are being quietly undone. |
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May 10, 2017  An open letter to Justin Trudeau on press freedomCanadian Journalists for Free Expression A global coalition calls on Justin Trudeau to take action to stop the decline of press freedom in Canada, starting with the passage of Bill S-231, the Journalistic Sources Protection Act. |
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May 6, 2017  Desmond Cole's decision to leave the Toronto Star suggests a double standard on activismJohn Miller Activism and journalism don't mix, he's told. So he chooses activism. |
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