Tomorrow morning, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US is set to scrap Net Neutrality. Specifically, they plan to eliminate Title II protections that […]
Category: Media
Canada Still Dropping in the Press Freedom Index
The change of government didn’t stop the steep decline of press freedom in Canada according to Reporters Without Borders. Canada now ranks 22nd in the […]
The Ethics of Real News: Journalism and the Rules that Govern It
Until the recent election of the Orange racist misogynist, the public seems to have had mixed feelings about the press. On the one hand, people […]
Facebook Announced it will Treat April Fools Posts as Fake News
Content providers who publish April Fools posts were understandably shocked to learn that Facebook will now be treating their generally sarcastic annual jokes the same way […]
How a Supposed Snowstorm Editorial Exposed Maclean’s Real Problem: Journalistic Amateurism
Last week’s Montreal snowstorm was quite the disaster. People stranded in cars on Highway 13 for hours, busses just not showing up, sidewalks still not […]
Only Donald Trump Could Make Me Defend the Mainstream Media
Dammit. The following sentence is one I never wanted to type and never thought I would, either: Kudos to CNN, The New York Times and […]
Two Journalists Killed During Live Broadcast in Dominican Republic
On Tuesday, gunmen burst into the FM 103.5 studio in San Pedro de Marcos during a live news broadcast. They shot and killed the station’s […]
2016 Year-in-Review: News
When you look back on 2016, you may think of all the greats we lost like David Bowie, Leonard Cohen and, most recently, Carrie Fisher […]
Where to Watch the 2016 US Election Results in Montreal and Online
So this is it. Call it the series finale for American Democracy. Call it The Thrilla with Far Too Much Vanilla. It’s the 2016 US […]
Edward Snowden Tweets About the SPVM Spying on a Journalist
Last month, Montreal’s international reputation took a hit thanks to Denis Coderre’s pit bull ban. This was amplified by celebrities speaking out against it. Now, […]