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A couple of Canadian journalists (myself included) have started a fundraiser for Trenth Ernst & Tumbler Ridgelines. Since the shooting, he's stopped writing. We're hoping to get him some short-term support for these hard times. Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-tr...

I think it’s very useful for members of the media to see ourselves through the lens of the people impacted by the terrible things they live though crcvc.ca/wp-content/u...

Vulnerable communities are being targeted by right-wing, bad faith personalities in the wake of a national tragedy. Media can ensure they’re following best practices & avoid stoking an increasingly emboldened hate movement. @transjournalists.org guide + more resources for covering Tumbler Ridge:

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Demonization of communities now unwittingly aligned with an appalling event of mass violence should galvanize newsrooms aspiring to report accurately and in keeping with evidence-based approaches to focus on the facts and not cede reality to bad faith actors. Resources for covering Tumbler Ridge:

Hey Canadian media ... "born as a biological male" is not the move when you're reporting on what happened in Tumbler Ridge. Here's is the @transjournalists.org Style Guide if you are covering this story today styleguide.transjournalists.org

I was also working on something about #HonestReporting but @jsource.bsky.social beat me to it. Impressive investigation by bsky.app/profile/spar... who has much more to report than I did. Read it here: j-source.ca/honestreport... #cdnmedia #journalism #cdnpoli #Israel #Gaza #Palestine

Bell Media layoffs include 11 journalists, among them five newly unionized CTV National News members from Unifor Local 79-M in Toronto, as well as journalists in North Bay, Ont., Halifax, and Calgary:

"Failure to mount a serious response to this harassment, and the deference some newsrooms show to the pressure, represents a serious threat to the public perception and practice of journalism at a critical moment." A comprehensive look at the tyranny of Honest Reporting: j-source.ca/honestreport...

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“Journalists are civilians under international humanitarian law, and targeting them is a war crime — but Honest Reporting Canada routinely celebrates these strikes.” @jsource.bsky.social j-source.ca/honestreport...

More and more people are saying this. j-source.ca/honestreport...

A self-professed media watchdog has been weaponizing antisemitism and trying to poison journalistic standards on covering Palestine. Media workers spoke with @sparksriley.bsky.social about the perils of the relentless intimidation and disinformation manufactured by a ‘digital army for Israel:’

Former CBC human resources employee sues over workplace so toxic staff were given a 'crying room' The lawsuit also alleges CBC kept a secret 'do not hire' list that disproportionately blacklisted marginalized, disabled and Indigenous people:

Canadian journalism’s AI adoption reveals a patchwork of policies and gaps

CBC News is adding 33 local journalists and creating 11 new bureaus, increasing its Canadian footprint from 66 to 77 locations. Many of the new positions are based in Central and Western Canada:

Postmedia has suspended Bryan Passifiume, a Toronto Sun bureau chief, for a tweet after the killing of a Minneapolis woman by ICE, reports @lukelebrun.ca @pressprogress.ca “In this case, the far left ended up catching a few well-deserved bullets for their miscalculation,” he had tweeted.

My latest piece for @jsource.bsky.social, Beyond the Famine Frame, pulls back the curtain on how editorial decisions, political pressure, and industry gatekeeping have eroded trust — and why the famine narrative isn't the shift in coverage some think it is.

The war on Gaza has exposed a breaking point between young people in Canada and traditional media, writes @imankassam.bsky.social Beyond the famine frame:

#NEW: This month, 100+ publications got their share of $100 million from Google. Most that applied for funds have been approved. But Indigenous-led online publication, @indiginews.bsky.social was denied. A breakdown of the details, in my first for @jsource.bsky.social j-source.ca/first-batch-...

First batch of Google’s $100 million is paid. @brishti.bsky.social reports on who won big and who didn’t:

Citing data from the Canada Press Freedom Project, a @jsource.bsky.social initiative, the Fédération Professionnelle des Journalistes du Québec is demanding that HRC drop its intimidating tactics against journalists www.fpjq.org/fr/nouvelles...

Burnaby Now, New Westminster Record, Tri-City News to close

"More journalists were killed in 2024 than in any other year since the Committee to Protect Journalists began collecting data more than three decades ago. At least 124 journalists and media workers were killed last year, nearly two-thirds of them Palestinians killed by Israel."

Reminder: Applications for The Local Journalism Fellowship are due in one week. Come work with us this summer! thelocal.to/local-jounal...

Some personal news, as they say: Introducing Debrief Communications! A collective of journalists making our skills available for hire in the communications market. Website: debriefcomms.ca Full announcement ⬇️

Submissions are open for @registerednurses.bsky.social’s annual Media Awards, recognizing journalists for their outstanding reporting on nursing and health-care issues. Apply by Feb. 28:

The reality is, most of our audience is on the other website. But given its ownership and the fascism and such, we cannot continue to utilize it in good conscience. I’d be grateful if you’d support @jsource.bsky.social by following us where we’ll be from now on:

“The independence their support grants us demands ethical responsibility — and underscores our decision that exiting X is the right thing to do.” @thetyee.ca on leaving Twitter:

The Canada Press Freedom Project collected testimony on student media’s biggest threats, from censorship to legal intimidation to lack of funding. Healing the journalism pipeline: Tips and tricks for understanding the legal state of post-secondary journalism in Canada:

"It is crucial to situate climate disinformation & delay narratives within the broader context of climate obstruction, because ultimately, climate obstruction is a systemic issue & its solutions should be too." New @mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social report on climate disinformation:

Come work with me! We're looking for a newsletter writer who can help our reporting sing and our commentary, um, also sing? This job involves developing the voice of the publication and working across beats, and has a ton of space to grow.