#305 Researchers Just Proved The Media Is Too White
Canada's newsrooms are whiter than ever.
December 9, 2019
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#232 National Paper Won’t Cover National Climate March
Canada's national paper seems shy about printing news on the national climate march. Also, another blackface scandal - at Global News. Plus, a discussion on if numbers flatten Indigenous folks' stories.
October 3, 2019
You Must Be This Conservative To Ride: The Inside Story of Postmedia’s Right Turn
A plan to muffle moderate voices at Canada's largest newspaper company has created confusion and uncertainty in newsrooms across the country.
August 12, 2019
By Sean Craig
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#214 Lord Ballwasher of Crossharbour
Lord Conrad Black, First of His Name, The Unedited, King of Columns, Breaker of Laws, Flatterer of American Presidents, and Father of the National Post. Did Canada’s favourite criminal Lord just schmooze his way into a pardon from Donald Trump or is the American justice system to blame? Also, speaking of ancient things, Canada’s dusty old privacy laws are back in the spotlight thanks to the government’s new digital charter.
May 22, 2019
The National Post’s Bruce McArthur Victim-Blaming
What is revealed by a deeply unfortunate headline error conflating killer and victim
May 9, 2019
By Deidre Olsen
A Growing List Of People Who Have Renewed Ties With The Rebel
A year since Charlottesville, mainstream media figures have begun returning to Ezra Levant's far-right outlet
August 14, 2018
By Jonathan Goldsbie
How Postmedia Defeated A Union Drive At The National Post
Former staff describe the lengths that management went to to keep the newsroom from unionizing
June 6, 2018
By Tannara Yelland
You Don’t Have To Talk About Muslims When You Talk About Mass Killings
In the aftermath of the Toronto van attack, some mainstream media commentary has overlapped with themes propagated by far-right platforms
April 27, 2018
By Steven Zhou
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SHORT CUTS – We Support You, Hostile Idiot!
Jagmeet Singh gracefully responded to a racist idiot, which proves he can lead a major political party we guess. Also, racism is totally not a problem anymore, according to the most widely-read columnists in the country.
September 14, 2017
For Future Use: An Obituary For Conrad Black
If he thinks Indigenous people are being cruel to Sir John A. Macdonald, Black should have a chance to see how he'll be remembered.
