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Extraditing Julian Assange would criminalize journalism
Marc Belanger, RadioLabour | RadioLabour's Canada Report: Why Assange should not be extradited from the U.K. to the U.S. The Newfoundland strike for Canadian grocery workers. And more.
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Canadian journalism is plagued with racism and classism. It's time for systemic change
Rayne Fisher-Quann | The astronomical cost of J-school and the endless class- and race-privileged opportunities that follow serve as a near-impenetrable barrier to keep marginalized young people out of the media industry.
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Increasing diversity in Canada's media organizations -- a plan of action
Victoria Fenner | Nadia Stewart of the Canadian Association of Black Journalists, and Anita Li of Canadian Journalists of Colour talk about their new action plan to increase diversity in Canada's media organizations.
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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.
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Robert Fisk on journalism, fake news and truth
David Peck | 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?"
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'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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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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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John Miller | One unaddressed problem is that the Sun and Postmedia do not publish their journalistic standards, even though every other major news organization in Canada does.
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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.
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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.
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Summer reads and travels
Victoria Fenner | 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.
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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.