This is not your grandfather’s journalism
Is it fair to blame journalism schools for growing media bias, or is it a result of technological and social change?
Is it fair to blame journalism schools for growing media bias, or is it a result of technological and social change?
UnHerd was launched in 2017 as a response to what its founders saw as anti-Leave media bias in the deeply polarizing Brexit vote. Since then it has published a variety of voices from across the political spectrum.
Rich Lowry, the editor-in-chief of National Review, discusses changes in the news media, conservative journalism, and National Review itself during his three decades as a journalist.
As an industry, we have a duty to insulate ourselves from the power we are meant to hold to account. The media derives its credibility from its independence from power, particularly government power. Maintaining public confidence in that independence is of paramount importance.
The Sprawl, an independent online Calgary-based publication launched in 2017 as a one-off experiment in “pop-up journalism” covering Calgary’s 2017 municipal election.
As we move away from local media in the traditional sense, we lose our ability to share our stories to each other. We lose a vital avenue to celebrate together in community.
Readers commented on Trudeau’s reaction to the Bell Media layoffs, the impact of Canada’s low birth rate on the economy, and the reform needed for Canadian media content. They also discussed why supporting Ukraine is more important than ever.
Founded in 2017, Cabin Radio’s staff has grown from one to seven full-time employees. In their first year, they reached three million page views. Last year, they hit 13 million.
The news industry ought to decide itself how to deal with broader market developments. Politicians should aim to extract themselves from that process. It will ultimately be better for both journalism and politics.
If nobody knows that our films and shows are Canadian, it is impossible to build a category brand around them, no matter how good they are.
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