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(Short Cuts) The Invisible Enemies of Alberta
Episode 699
A draft of the anti-Alberta inquiry was leaked and didn't find what it thought it would. And Facebook is partnering up with The Globe and Mail and Je…
4 years, 5 months ago
Journalism Schools Are Revolting
Episode 698
Ryerson University (aka X University) has a Journalism department in turmoil over student grievances. As similar reckonings sweep Canada's other J-Sc…
4 years, 5 months ago
(Short Cuts) Church Burnings & Cultural War Bullshit
Episode 697
The resignation of BC Civil Liberties Union's executive director sparks controversy on both mainstream and social media. And National Post might be s…
4 years, 5 months ago
Are Taxis Finished?
Episode 696
Travel Writer and Journalist, Marcello Di Cintio talks to Jesse about his one year journey around Canada, in search of the secret stories etched in t…
4 years, 5 months ago
(Short Cuts) Election Meme Pregame
Episode 695
The election hasn't even been called yet but our major parties' social media strategies already deserve some attention. And as more Canadians get vac…
4 years, 5 months ago
War On Porn
Episode 694
Pornhub is a massive Canadian website that few talked about until the New York Times called it out for profiting from the exploitation of children an…
4 years, 6 months ago
(Short Cuts) Hudson's Bay Identity Theft
Episode 693
Twitter conversations seem more interesting than the media's coverage on Canada's first Indigenous Governor-General. The Bay tries to empower BIPOC w…
4 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 376 - What Is Black Press, And Did Victoria Police Re-Write Its News Story?
News stories are frequently updated, clarified or corrected online, after they've been published. But when there's no disclosure that a story has bee…
4 years, 6 months ago
Short Cuts #316 - Happy Independence (From Moral Responsibility) Day!
The media is fixated on whether to celebrate Canada Day as the Lower Kootenay First Nation announces the discovery of another 182 unmarked graves in …
4 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 375 - That Time China Bought A Vancouver Newspaper
As reports of Chinese government influence in Canadian media gain traction, South China Morning Post reporter Ian Young reveals an incredible tale fr…
4 years, 6 months ago