Media Matters

Ahhh, love letters. We admit, we like a compliment or two, and last year when we did our visitor's survey we got some nice notes. Know what else warms our hearts? Pledges of support!

The Supreme Court of Canada's Chief Justice, Beverly McLachlan, raised many virtual eyebrows on January 31 when she expressed concern about the impacts of social media on Canada's justice system.

"Program Our Way to Fight," the record of an evening with author Michael Reardon recently hosted by the Victoria Chapter of Independent Jewish Voices Canada, is being censored by Shaw Cable.

With the New Year recently upon us, some have resolved to be more charitable. However, rabble.ca is so fiercely independent we can't be charitable, at least in the legal sense.

It takes a community to keep community media going. And our community this week involves encouraging words from a dragon, a giving couch, and no tote bags. Give it a listen and help spread the word.

Why am I so taken with iBooks Author? Because it's not just for textbooks, and not just for textbook publishers. It is a fantastic tool for communications professionals, including journalists.

A recent column by right-wing columnist Ezra Levant accused Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi of being an anti-Christian bigot. David Climenhaga says this kind of journalism is typical of Sun Media Corp.

A lively Twitter debate on the African National Congress' centennial commemoration illustrated the media's scapegoat role as the ANC struggles to hold on to a decisively positive legacy.

Wednesday, Jan. 18, marked the largest online protest in the history of the Internet. Websites from large to small "went dark" in protest of proposed anti-piracy legislation in the U.S.

The last link between the Calgary Herald and downtown Calgary is about to fall, but it makes little difference because the ties that mattered were severed long ago.

Check out some historic screenshots of rabble.ca going back to 2006. All these years of rabble are thanks to community support of independent media. Please donate today.

We speak with musician, freelance journalist and political activist Tyler Shipley on the militarization of the NHL and other sports leagues in North America.

It might not be fair, but a boycott applied to one Sun Media advertiser would likely yield better results than a confused and cranky campaign against a large number.

A Sun Media attack on Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi illustrates the company's troubling obsession with the mayor's religion and the preposterous logic of one of its columnists.