One of the first public talks I gave had me up immediately after Stephen Lewis’ words had taken flight and taken all of our hearts and minds soaring out of that hall and around the world. Needless to say it was a wee bit daunting. 1/3
The Winnipeg Free Press Media Literacy & Learning platform is LIVE and there is much more to come! Check out the work so far here:
www.winnipegfreepress.com/education
Don't want to run a sale for Black Friday but feel like you should do *something* for the holiday season?
I talked to over 30 creative entrepreneurs about what they're doing and pulled together the best ideas that don't require a discount
www.revenuerulebreaker.com/dont-want-to...
We've taken The Sprawl's election candidate tracker and made zines for all 14 wards in Calgary! Let us know if you're interested in passing 'em around. #yyccc
ICYMI: Ellen Gabriel and I published a new piece on resisting Canada's "elbows up" colonialism, for @canadiandimension.bsky.social: canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
The impacts of the residential school system didn’t end with one generation, they are still felt today. Join our FREE lunch and learn series during Truth and Reconciliation Week to learn about the lasting impacts of colonialism. Register at trw-svr.nctr.ca/lunch-and-le...
La journaliste indépendante basée à Montréal, Rachel Gilmore, a été ciblée par des militants d’extrême droite qui l’accusent de s’être réjouie de l’assassinat de l’influenceur ultraconservateur Charlie Kirk. On en discute avec elle après la pause #TLMEP
www.ledevoir.com/actualites/s...
🚨New journalism funding launched!
The Inspirit Foundation's Journalism Futures Fund offers small-to-medium independent outlets 3-year grants of $50K–$200K/year, plus capacity-building support.
Deadline: Sept. 29
Virtual info sessions: Sept. 10
Learn more: inspiritfoundation.org/journalism-f...
✅ Con un discurso que recuerda el valor de la verificación de datos para la democracia y el ejercicio pleno de los
derechos humanos, Angie Drobnic Holan, inauguró el #GlobalFact12.
My business of freelancing course is back at @pandemicuniversity.bsky.social starting July 15.
It’s a 6-week course on pitching, protecting your work, and building a sustainable freelance career—now updated with fresh insight from my time editing at Edify.
pandemicuniversity.com/business-of-...
Google and Meta search both report that Cape Breton Island has its own time zone 12 minutes ahead of mainland Nova Scotia time because they are both drawing that information from a Beaverton article I wrote in 2024
I left my job at ProPublica about a month ago.
Here's why: I've teamed up with @mantzarlis.com to launch indicator.media, a new publication dedicated to exposing digital deception and to equipping professionals and the public with knowledge and skills to investigate it.
Sign up for free below!
Une première campagne de sensibilisation contre la désinformation pour le Conseil de presse du Québec : taspriscaou.ca
Pour se rappeler qu’il faut s’assurer que nos sources d’information soient dignes de confiance.
Pas le public cible? Aidez-nous en partageant ce contenu… tout à fait fiable!
DisinfoWatch has partnered with @digitalpublicsquare.org to publish this guide to help Canadians detect and protect themselves against foreign information and influence operations during the federal election and beyond: disinfowatch.org/handbook-for...
New from me: Meta decided to stop working with U.S. fact-checkers at the same time as it’s revamping a program to pay bonuses to creators with high engagement numbers, potentially pouring accelerant on the kind of false posts the company once policed: www.propublica.org/article/face...
Indigenous Media Association of Canada formed by five veteran media professionals
U.S. Senate votes to block Trump’s Canadian tariffs in rebuke to his trade agenda by
Kathryn Blaze Baum www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
NEW: SENATE votes to END Trump's emergency tariffs on Canada, 51-48.
Four Republicans joined Democrats:
MCCONNELL
RAND PAUL
MURKOWSKI
COLLINS
The vote was not subject to a filibuster.
House leaders are expected to block a vote.
Resolution does NOT have a veto-proof majority
BUT resistance grows
We need to talk about @rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Our democracy is not going to make it without strong journalists. Let me begin by stating the obvious: these thoughts are mine alone. They do not speak for my employers. They are personal and, at this moment, angry. #cdnmedia
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On International Fact-Checking Day – and President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” when he plans to roll out “reciprocal” tariffs – @politifact.bsky.social editor-in-chief Katie Sanders explains how and why fact-checkers dig into policy arguments in search of truth.
www.poynter.org/fact-checkin...
Media freedom experts said that what’s happening to Voice Of America is a symptom of a broader attack on press freedom in the United States and will likely have sweeping consequences for media freedom and access to information around the world.
www.poynter.org/commentary/a...
MEO also operates a bilingual Digital Threat Tipline where anyone can report misleading info, fake news, manipulated stories, misleading images or videos, or other suspicious content.
📥 EN: www.cdmrn.ca/digital-thre...
📥 FR: www.cdmrn.ca/menace-numer...
www.cdmrn.ca/digital-thre...
Canada’s safeguards are far weaker than they used to be. And during election time, having a robust and reliable information system is essential.
From now until the election, MEO is leading a non-partisan, data-based election monitoring effort, at CDMRN.ca 🔗
After the 2016 U.S. election, the Media Ecosystem Observatory (@meo-cdmrn.bsky.social) found Canada was resilient to disinfo in 2019. But the landscape has changed.
A 🧵 on how Canada’s information ecosystem became more vulnerable to information manipulation.
youtu.be/zMgHfWGXzQc?...
Last year I had the chance to testify at the Foreign Interference Commission. Here is a new video outlining our work and Justice Hogue's core finding that the root cause of the foreign interference threat is the overall vulnerability of our information ecosystem. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2HL...
We have a new report out! "Climate Obstruction: The State & Spread of Climate Disinformation in Canada," led by our deputy director @sonjasolomun.bsky.social, examines prevalent #climatedelay narratives — i.e. msging that acknowledges #climatechange but delays action & policy: bit.ly/climate-disi...
Listen, Broligarchy is not some cute synonym for oligarchy. It's genuinely different & WAY more dangerous.
I'm a sociologist who's been studying the ultra-rich globally for 17 yrs, entering their world as an offshore wealth mgr. Published 2 books abt them.
🧵Broligarchs are distinct in 3 ways:
BlueSky thread defining broligarchy and what makes it different from oligarchies of the past, written in the days right after the November election. 2/9 bsky.app/profile/ebha...
Here's everything I've done so far on broligarchy, all in one place, starting with my Inauguration Day interview on @thedailyshow.com with Jon Stewart, through multiple BlueSky threads on the subject, some other interviews & a couple articles in @theatlantic.com. 1/9
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvCm...
