TV Journalists Should Be Banned From Wearing Poppies On-Air
Poppies are political symbols, but journalists are permitted or forced to wear them on-air despite supposedly needing to appear unbiased.
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Media Attacked The Wet’suwet’en But Ignore White Fisher Violence
The disparity in coverage is evidence of how the media demonizes Indigenous people while letting those that attack them off the hook.
Terry Glavin Was Wrong About Bolivia. Will He Apologize?
What’s most egregious about Glavin’s Bolivia writing isn’t that he’s wrong, as usual, but that he seems to care little about the consequences
The Objectivity Trap
This summer marked a reckoning on race in journalism that demands a fundamental reordering of conventional wisdom.
Julian Assange’s Prosecution Is Trump’s Greatest Threat To The Press
A successful prosecution of Assange would set a precedent that no one who makes unauthorized disclosures of U.S. state information is safe.
A Guide to Bullshit, Power-Serving Journalism Phrases
These phrases function as PR for police, victim-blame sexual assault survivors, support Canadian foreign policy, and minimize racism.
Chrystia Freeland Must Account For Her Nazi Collaborator Grandfather
It’s not only fair to criticize Freeland for how she’s handled her grandfather’s past, but of the utmost necessity.
Columnists Demonized China’s COVID-19 Response. They Were Wrong.
Canadian columnists have done us all a misservice by attempting to direct our anger outward instead of at the ruling class.
The Media Keeps Blaming Overdoses On The CERB. They’re Wrong.
It’s easier to blame the CERB than address the countless issues plaguing those on the margins of society.