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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · Feb 3

J-Source will no longer be posting at ~the other place~

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Iman Kassam @imankassam.bsky.social · Aug 14

My latest piece for @jsource.bsky.social, Beyond the Famine Frame, pulls back the curtain on how editorial decisions, political pressure, and industry gatekeeping have eroded trust — and why the famine narrative isn't the shift in coverage some think it is.

J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · Aug 14

The war on Gaza has exposed a breaking point between young people in Canada and traditional media, writes @imankassam.bsky.social

Beyond the famine frame:

Beyond the famine frame - J-Source

The war on Gaza has exposed a breaking point between young people in Canada and traditional media

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · Aug 14

The war on Gaza has exposed a breaking point between young people in Canada and traditional media, writes @imankassam.bsky.social

Beyond the famine frame:

Beyond the famine frame - J-Source

The war on Gaza has exposed a breaking point between young people in Canada and traditional media

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Brishti Basu @brishti.bsky.social · May 27

#NEW: This month, 100+ publications got their share of $100 million from Google.

Most that applied for funds have been approved. But Indigenous-led online publication, @indiginews.bsky.social was denied.

A breakdown of the details, in my first for @jsource.bsky.social

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First batch of Google’s $100 million is paid. Here’s who won big and who didn’t - J-Source

A look at how Online News Act funds are being distributed

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · May 27

First batch of Google’s $100 million is paid.

@brishti.bsky.social reports on who won big and who didn’t:

First batch of Google’s $100 million is paid. Here’s who won big and who didn’t - J-Source

A look at how Online News Act funds are being distributed

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Gabriela Perdomo @gabrielaper.bsky.social · Feb 25

Citing data from the Canada Press Freedom Project, a @jsource.bsky.social initiative, the Fédération Professionnelle des Journalistes du Québec is demanding that HRC drop its intimidating tactics against journalists

www.fpjq.org/fr/nouvelles...

La FPJQ demande à Honest Reporting Canada de mettre fin à ses tactiques d’intimidation des journalistes

MONTRÉAL, 12 février 2025 - La Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) invite Honest Reporting Canada à mettre fin à ses pratiques qui visent à intimider les journalistes. Image ...

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · Feb 24

Burnaby Now, New Westminster Record, Tri-City News to close

Challenging economic conditions cited as reason for closure.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · Feb 12

"More journalists were killed in 2024 than in any other year since the Committee to Protect Journalists began collecting data more than three decades ago. At least 124 journalists and media workers were killed last year, nearly two-thirds of them Palestinians killed by Israel."

2024 is deadliest year for journalists in CPJ history; almost 70% killed by Israel - Committee to Protect Journalists

Introduction More journalists were killed in 2024 than in any other year since the Committee to Protect Journalists began collecting data more than three decades ago. At least 124 journalists and medi...

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · Feb 10

Reminder: Applications for The Local Journalism Fellowship are due in one week. Come work with us this summer! thelocal.to/local-jounal...

The Local Journalism Fellowship 2025 | The Local

Now in its fifth year, the program provides training and mentorship to aspiring and emerging journalists from communities underrepresented in Canadian media. Applications are now open.

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Brishti Basu @brishti.bsky.social · Feb 10

Some personal news, as they say:

Introducing Debrief Communications! A collective of journalists making our skills available for hire in the communications market.

Website: debriefcomms.ca
Full announcement ⬇️

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · Feb 10

Submissions are open for @registerednurses.bsky.social’s annual Media Awards, recognizing journalists for their outstanding reporting on nursing and health-care issues.

Apply by Feb. 28:

RNAO Media Awards

Hosted by RNAO, the annual Media Awards honours journalists for their outstanding reporting on nursing and health-care issues.

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Steph Wechsler @stephwechsler.bsky.social · Feb 3

The reality is, most of our audience is on the other website. But given its ownership and the fascism and such, we cannot continue to utilize it in good conscience.

I’d be grateful if you’d support @jsource.bsky.social by following us where we’ll be from now on:

J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · Feb 3

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · Feb 3

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · Feb 7

“The independence their support grants us demands ethical responsibility — and underscores our decision that exiting X is the right thing to do.”

@thetyee.ca on leaving Twitter:

No Thanks, Musk. We’ll Direct Our Readers Elsewhere | The Tyee

The Tyee is no longer posting on X. Here’s why.

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · Feb 7

The Canada Press Freedom Project collected testimony on student media’s biggest threats, from censorship to legal intimidation to lack of funding.

Healing the journalism pipeline: Tips and tricks for understanding the legal state of post-secondary journalism in Canada:

Healing the journalism pipeline: Tips and tricks for understanding the legal state of post-secondary journalism in Canada - Canada Press Freedom Project

It’s no secret that the journalism industry in Canada is in a state of crisis. From widespread distrust in media to the financial volatility brought on by digital journalism, most attention has been p...

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · Feb 7

"It is crucial to situate climate disinformation & delay narratives within the broader context of climate obstruction, because ultimately, climate obstruction is a systemic issue & its solutions should be too."

New @mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social report on climate disinformation:

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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · Feb 5

Come work with me! We're looking for a newsletter writer who can help our reporting sing and our commentary, um, also sing?

This job involves developing the voice of the publication and working across beats, and has a ton of space to grow.

New opportunities at Canada's National Observer

Communications Lead

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Karen Walton @karenwalton.bsky.social · Feb 4

ICYMI - @rsf.org - Reporters Without Borders and @ifex.org are on Bluesky icymi #pressfreedom also recommend @citizenlab.ca and @jsource.bsky.social

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · Feb 4

CPFP is continuing to speak with media workers who have been targeted by HonestReporting Canada.

Want to talk? Get in touch here:

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · Feb 4

Journalists have described the aftermath of being targeted by HRC (reviewofjournalism.ca/the-power-to...) and its chilling effects: (breachmedia.ca/cbc-whitewas...).

The Power to Narrate - The Review of Journalism

The coverage of Israel–Palestine in Canadian newsrooms continues to downplay the state of Israel’s aggression and the killing of Palestinian civilians in occupied Palestinian territories.

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · Feb 4

Journalists have received hundreds of messages after being named in these campaigns, including one student journalist who received 1,500 emails in a single day.

J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · Feb 4

Journalists targeted by these campaigns tell CPFP that HRC is weaponizing antisemitism to shut down reporting critical of Israel, and in the process provoking torrents of online harassment.

J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · Feb 4

The organization says it aims to “control the narrative” by monitoring media and mobilizing complaints about reporting it sees as anti-Israel.

J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · Feb 4

This number only includes posts which name individual media workers or newsrooms and which also include a means to contact them.

J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · Feb 4

Media workers and newsrooms reporting on Israel and Palestine are being flooded with messages after being named in HonestReporting Canada pressure campaigns. Since Oct. 2023, HRC has relentlessly targeted the media, posting about twice a day — nearly 700 alerts total.

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · Feb 4

From the Canada Press Freedom Project:

HonestReporting Canada has targeted at least 384 individual media workers with almost 700 publications since October 2023.

CPFP is tracking these incidents as “chilling statements” in our database of press freedom infringements:

HonestReporting Canada Chilling Statements Archives - Canada Press Freedom Project

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