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Dec 27, 2019

Alberta's energy 'war room' is spreading disinformation

David J. Climenhaga

The Canadian Energy Centre is churning out thinly veiled propaganda while staffers masquerade as reporters, endangering the integrity of an already struggling media ecosystem.

Podcast

Dec 18, 2019

Robert Fisk on journalism, fake news and truth

face2face

Journalist Robert Fisk and director Yung Chang talk about their new film "This Is Not A Movie," exploring the contemporary media landscape and the question "what is truth?"

Podcast

Nov 6, 2019

'I Am Not Alone' -- inspiring a revolution one step at a time

face2face

Garin Hovannisian and Serj Tankian talk to David Peck talk about their film documenting how one man's journey on foot through Armenia inspired a revolution of hearts and minds.

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Nov 1, 2019

It is vital to be able to 'read' social media

Philip Lee

Nearly seven out of 10 Canadian millennials get their news from social media. Should we be worried?

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Sep 16, 2019

How not to do it: Issues of racism mishandled by the Vancouver Sun

John Miller

One unaddressed problem is that the Sun and Postmedia do not publish their journalistic standards, even though every other major news organization in Canada does.

Blog

Sep 13, 2019

Stand up for press freedom worldwide

Philip Lee

Democracy fails when heads of state, populist politicians and unregulated corporate interests are allowed to ride roughshod over freedom of the press.

Blog

Sep 11, 2019

When right is wrong: Postmedia's clumsy ideological shift

John Miller

The Vancouver Sun's apology after publishing a racist, anti-immigrant op-ed left everyone alienated.

Podcast

Jul 11, 2019

Summer reads and travels

rabble radio

Two conversations -- Yahaya Baruwa, a Nigerian-Canadian writer who writes about living in two worlds; and Dave Kattenburg talks about do's and don'ts when travelling internationally as a journalist.

Blog

Jul 2, 2019

Cartoonist fired after Trump cartoon goes viral

John Miller

De Adder's June 26 cartoon was inspired by the shocking photograph of Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter Valeria, who died attempting to cross into the U.S. from Mexico.

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Jun 14, 2019

Doomed to failure? Ottawa's aid to journalism misses the mark

John Miller

Ottawa's plans look more and more like a bailout, designed to prop up old journalistic platforms, not an investment in something that is likely to find a new audience.

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