Quebec Media Shuts Racialized People Out Of Discussions Of Racism
"Where does this idea of systemic racism in Quebec come from? Are we living under apartheid?" asked a white pundit on an all-white panel.
October 19, 2017
By Ruby Irene Pratka
COMMONS
Ashton, Angus & Singh – Oh My!
Three Commons hosts, three NDP leadership hopefuls, one sweltering studio.
On this episode, just days before the first vote closes in the race, we speak with Niki Ashton, Jagmeet Singh and Charlie Angus about Canada-Indigenous relations, the environment, the economy and the future of the party.
September 26, 2017
What Journalists Should Keep In Mind Covering Anti-Fascist Protests
A camera being smashed shouldn’t immediately draw battle lines.
September 13, 2017
By Nora Loreto
Quebec News Aggregator Shuttered Following Court Injunction
La DOSE is being sued for copyright infringement by a trio of newspapers, in a case that could set a legal precedent for how much of an article can be...
August 24, 2017
By Robert Hiltz
Short Cuts
SHORT CUTS – Shopping Khadr To Fox News
The Conservative Party takes their latest wedge issue to the US media, a Quebec town won't let Muslims bury their dead and Trudeau lays out some hot summer jams. BuzzFeed's Elamin Abdelmahmoud co-hosts.
July 19, 2017
CANADALAND
#178 The Ugly Anglo
Is Quebec’s media – like its culture – distinct from the rest of Canada’s? Does national media do a decent job of covering Quebec issues and news?
The Globe and Mail’s Montreal bureau chief, Les Perreaux and Laval University’s Centre for Media Studies’ director, Colette Brin, set the record straight on prejudices and assumptions many ‘ugly anglos,’ like Jesse, have about the province’s media culture.
April 10, 2017
Short Cuts
#112 Quebec Is Butthurt Again
A screed against Quebec's 'pathologically alienated and low-trust society' in Macleans has drawn howls of protest from Quebeckers - but is it wrong?
March 23, 2017
Short Cuts
#106 How To Exploit A Massacre
Rebel Media's at it again, this time seizing on the initial narrative about the Quebec massacre's alleged 'second shooter' like a dog humping its favourite plush toy and refusing to let go.
February 9, 2017
How to make a lazy narrative fit your desired hot take
When Muslims and their allies believe that a white supremacist is responsible for a tragedy, it's because they want hate crimes taken seriously. When...
February 3, 2017
By Abdullah Shihipar
Alexandre Bissonnette and the evil of normalcy
The media treats white, male terrorists as the exception. Perhaps it should be the rule.