Gabriela Perdomo
@gabrielaper.bsky.social
I'm a journalism professor and editor, a lover of all things journalism, and a child of the south who moved to the north. Here to learn, sometimes to share what little I know.
Prof @MRU Journalism / Editor-in-chief @Jsource / Host @periodemica podcast
Prof @MRU Journalism / Editor-in-chief @Jsource / Host @periodemica podcast
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Remarkable: Trump's planned migrant prison camps are hitting deep resistance in red areas. In Virginia's partly rural Hanover (+26 Trump) opposition is intense. GOP leaders in other states are opposed.
Voters are rejecting mass deportations big time. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Voters are rejecting mass deportations big time. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Trump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country
The next phase of ICE’s big ramp-up: a nationwide network of vast detention facilities. But guess what? Even parts of Red America are saying no.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Remarkable: Trump's planned migrant prison camps are hitting deep resistance in red areas. In Virginia's partly rural Hanover (+26 Trump) opposition is intense. GOP leaders in other states are opposed.
Voters are rejecting mass deportations big time. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Voters are rejecting mass deportations big time. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
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A bleak day in the news biz. Support local journalism, folks. @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social and @livewirecalgary.bsky.social are out here working hard for Calgarians. It's easy to take local journalism for granted but I urge you: please don't.
February 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A bleak day in the news biz. Support local journalism, folks. @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social and @livewirecalgary.bsky.social are out here working hard for Calgarians. It's easy to take local journalism for granted but I urge you: please don't.
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“Journalists are civilians under international humanitarian law, and targeting them is a war crime — but Honest Reporting Canada routinely celebrates these strikes.”
@jsource.bsky.social
j-source.ca/honestreport...
@jsource.bsky.social
j-source.ca/honestreport...
HonestReporting Canada’s targeted harassment machine - J-Source
A self-professed media watchdog has been weaponizing antisemitism and trying to poison journalistic standards on covering Palestine. Media workers on the perils of the relentless intimidation and disi...
j-source.ca
February 4, 2026 at 3:19 AM
“Journalists are civilians under international humanitarian law, and targeting them is a war crime — but Honest Reporting Canada routinely celebrates these strikes.”
@jsource.bsky.social
j-source.ca/honestreport...
@jsource.bsky.social
j-source.ca/honestreport...
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Jeff Bezos said this when he bought the WaPo in 2013:
“I don’t think you can keep shrinking the business. You can be profitable and shrinking. And that’s a survival strategy, but it ultimately leads to irrelevance, at best. And, at worst, it leads to extinction.”
“I don’t think you can keep shrinking the business. You can be profitable and shrinking. And that’s a survival strategy, but it ultimately leads to irrelevance, at best. And, at worst, it leads to extinction.”
How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post
The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline.
www.newyorker.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Jeff Bezos said this when he bought the WaPo in 2013:
“I don’t think you can keep shrinking the business. You can be profitable and shrinking. And that’s a survival strategy, but it ultimately leads to irrelevance, at best. And, at worst, it leads to extinction.”
“I don’t think you can keep shrinking the business. You can be profitable and shrinking. And that’s a survival strategy, but it ultimately leads to irrelevance, at best. And, at worst, it leads to extinction.”
One of the most important stories published by @jsource.bsky.social. A comprehensive account of how so-called HonestReporting and its charitable organization have directed their power and money towards intimidating journalists in Canada. Brilliant reporting and writing by @sparksriley.bsky.social
A self-professed media watchdog has been weaponizing antisemitism and trying to poison journalistic standards on covering Palestine.
Media workers spoke with @sparksriley.bsky.social about the perils of the relentless intimidation and disinformation manufactured by a ‘digital army for Israel:’
Media workers spoke with @sparksriley.bsky.social about the perils of the relentless intimidation and disinformation manufactured by a ‘digital army for Israel:’
HonestReporting Canada’s targeted harassment machine - J-Source
A self-professed media watchdog has been weaponizing antisemitism and trying to poison journalistic standards on covering Palestine. Media workers on the perils of the relentless intimidation and disi...
j-source.ca
February 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
One of the most important stories published by @jsource.bsky.social. A comprehensive account of how so-called HonestReporting and its charitable organization have directed their power and money towards intimidating journalists in Canada. Brilliant reporting and writing by @sparksriley.bsky.social
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After applauding the killing of Renee Good, the Toronto Sun’s former parliamentary bureau chief Bryan Passifiume has re-emerged from a month-long exile
Now appears to be filing stories every two hours throughout his workdays for the Sun:
Now appears to be filing stories every two hours throughout his workdays for the Sun:
February 4, 2026 at 3:00 AM
After applauding the killing of Renee Good, the Toronto Sun’s former parliamentary bureau chief Bryan Passifiume has re-emerged from a month-long exile
Now appears to be filing stories every two hours throughout his workdays for the Sun:
Now appears to be filing stories every two hours throughout his workdays for the Sun:
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Postmedia has suspended Bryan Passifiume, a Toronto Sun bureau chief, for a tweet after the killing of a Minneapolis woman by ICE, reports @lukelebrun.ca @pressprogress.ca
“In this case, the far left ended up catching a few well-deserved bullets for their miscalculation,” he had tweeted.
“In this case, the far left ended up catching a few well-deserved bullets for their miscalculation,” he had tweeted.
Postmedia Suspends Toronto Sun Parliamentary Bureau Chief After Tweet Applauding ICE Killing Minneapolis Woman
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
pressprogress.ca
January 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Postmedia has suspended Bryan Passifiume, a Toronto Sun bureau chief, for a tweet after the killing of a Minneapolis woman by ICE, reports @lukelebrun.ca @pressprogress.ca
“In this case, the far left ended up catching a few well-deserved bullets for their miscalculation,” he had tweeted.
“In this case, the far left ended up catching a few well-deserved bullets for their miscalculation,” he had tweeted.
The @thenarwhal.ca doing its thing -- great journalism.
Latest from me about how a consortium of companies led by Shell offered at least one community member money as long as they agreed not to raise concerns with "members of the media, the [BC Energy Regulator] or the District of Kitimat."
LNG Canada offered thousands of dollars to a Kitimat, B.C., resident to temporarily “relocate” due to flaring and noise from the company's gas liquefaction and export facility. The resident would also have to agree not to bring future legal claims about property damage.
thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-k...
thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-k...
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The @thenarwhal.ca doing its thing -- great journalism.
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Charter rights ‘not optional’ say MRU faculty and students protesting UCP legislation forcing striking Alberta teachers back to work
Dozens of students and faculty protested at Calgary’s Mount Royal University on Tuesday afternoon in opposition to the governing United Conservative Party’s decision…
Dozens of students and faculty protested at Calgary’s Mount Royal University on Tuesday afternoon in opposition to the governing United Conservative Party’s decision…
Charter rights ‘not optional’ say MRU faculty and students protesting UCP legislation forcing striking Alberta teachers back to work
Dozens of students and faculty protested at Calgary’s Mount Royal University on Tuesday afternoon in opposition to the governing United Conservative Party’s decision to force an end to the recent province-wide teachers’ strike. Chanting “charter rights are human rights,” protesters were upset with Premier Danielle Smith's government’s use of the notwithstanding clause in the Canadian Charter of Rights to shield it from a court challenge.
calgaryjournal.ca
November 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Charter rights ‘not optional’ say MRU faculty and students protesting UCP legislation forcing striking Alberta teachers back to work
Dozens of students and faculty protested at Calgary’s Mount Royal University on Tuesday afternoon in opposition to the governing United Conservative Party’s decision…
Dozens of students and faculty protested at Calgary’s Mount Royal University on Tuesday afternoon in opposition to the governing United Conservative Party’s decision…
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All donations will be matched up to $100,000. Double your impact.
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Once a fringe podcast collective, Diagolon has grown into one of Canada’s most active white nationalist networks. Identified as a violent extremist threat. A new report from @antihate.ca breaks down its growth, ideology, and ties to global hate movements.
Read more:
Read more:
Diagolon: Canada’s Homegrown White Nationalist Network
Over approximately four years, Diagolon has grown from a small collective of live streamers and their audiences to a large interconnected network holding in-person meetups and a cross-country tour. Th...
www.antihate.ca
June 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Once a fringe podcast collective, Diagolon has grown into one of Canada’s most active white nationalist networks. Identified as a violent extremist threat. A new report from @antihate.ca breaks down its growth, ideology, and ties to global hate movements.
Read more:
Read more:
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Protests are big news now. I'm calling for better reporting on them. presswatchers.org/2025/06/how-...
‘How many people were arrested?’ is a lousy way to cover protests | Press Watch
Protests are big news now. That calls for better reporting on them.
presswatchers.org
June 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Protests are big news now. I'm calling for better reporting on them. presswatchers.org/2025/06/how-...
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With 868 measles cases so far this year, Alberta has now exceeded its previous high mark set in 1986.
2025 now has the most cases since 1979.
So I've had to expand this chart to include years prior to the modern-vaccine-program era:
2025 now has the most cases since 1979.
So I've had to expand this chart to include years prior to the modern-vaccine-program era:
June 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
With 868 measles cases so far this year, Alberta has now exceeded its previous high mark set in 1986.
2025 now has the most cases since 1979.
So I've had to expand this chart to include years prior to the modern-vaccine-program era:
2025 now has the most cases since 1979.
So I've had to expand this chart to include years prior to the modern-vaccine-program era:
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Journalists carry a good deal of confidential information, including reporting materials and information about sources. It’s therefore important to prepare devices in advance before traveling.
Our security team put together a checklist to help.
Our security team put together a checklist to help.
Preparing devices for travel through a US border
US border searches of electronic devices put journalists’ work at risk. But there’s a lot you can do to be prepared
freedom.press
June 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Journalists carry a good deal of confidential information, including reporting materials and information about sources. It’s therefore important to prepare devices in advance before traveling.
Our security team put together a checklist to help.
Our security team put together a checklist to help.
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June 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This is A US SENATOR. An elected official!
The man on the ground is US Senator Alex Padilla, who was forcibly removed from a press conference held by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem after he asked Noem a question.
June 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This is A US SENATOR. An elected official!
Gaza is on the brink of an imposed famine. Sign the petition calling on PM Mark Carney to implement a full, two-way arms embargo on Israel to end the violence: leadnow.ca/campaigns/ca...
Implement a full, two-way arms embargo without delay. - Leadnow
leadnow.ca
May 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Gaza is on the brink of an imposed famine. Sign the petition calling on PM Mark Carney to implement a full, two-way arms embargo on Israel to end the violence: leadnow.ca/campaigns/ca...
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Danielle Smith swept into power with her long-time political ally Rob Anderson as her chief of staff. He co-wrote the Free Alberta Strategy — a plan to pull Alberta from confederation. In her public remarks of late, Smith has been quoting directly from that document.
What’s at the heart of Alberta premier Danielle Smith’s separation rhetoric? Oil.
Her position, @drewanderson.bsky.social writes, has been driven since the outset by the Free Alberta Strategy. It's a plan to back oil and gas — even if it means breaking up Canada.
thenarwhal.ca/free-alberta...
Her position, @drewanderson.bsky.social writes, has been driven since the outset by the Free Alberta Strategy. It's a plan to back oil and gas — even if it means breaking up Canada.
thenarwhal.ca/free-alberta...
Alberta separatism plan is really about oil | The Narwhal
The Free Alberta Strategy has driven Danielle Smith’s government from the outset, a plan to back oil and gas even if it means breaking up Canada
thenarwhal.ca
May 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Danielle Smith swept into power with her long-time political ally Rob Anderson as her chief of staff. He co-wrote the Free Alberta Strategy — a plan to pull Alberta from confederation. In her public remarks of late, Smith has been quoting directly from that document.
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A new documentary from @zeteo.com “Who Killed Shireen?” reveals that Israeli soldiers are using the face of slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh for target practice.
Abu Akleh’s brother, Anton, calls it "absolutely barbaric."
Abu Akleh’s brother, Anton, calls it "absolutely barbaric."
May 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
A new documentary from @zeteo.com “Who Killed Shireen?” reveals that Israeli soldiers are using the face of slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh for target practice.
Abu Akleh’s brother, Anton, calls it "absolutely barbaric."
Abu Akleh’s brother, Anton, calls it "absolutely barbaric."
Forced starvation. Streamed live.
“Palestinians are being starved in Gaza by the Israelis, and according to one study, not a single Sunday show in this country has mentioned it,” says @mehdirhasan.bsky.social.
May 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Forced starvation. Streamed live.
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Cancer drug Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each.
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
www.propublica.org
May 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Cancer drug Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each.
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
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Listen up, CBS and other news media considering bowing to Trump: "In the real world...instead of rewarding those who capitulated early, the Trump administration pressured them even more."
What Happened When Trump Altered the Deal With Law Firms and Universities
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Listen up, CBS and other news media considering bowing to Trump: "In the real world...instead of rewarding those who capitulated early, the Trump administration pressured them even more."
Not a time to be silent. Consider signing this petition, call your MPs, raise your voices. Canada needs to stand up to the Israeli government's egregious acts of ferocious violence. actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
Implement a full, two-way arms embargo without delay.
Join me in calling on Prime Minister Carney to implement a full, two-way arms embargo on Israel without delay.
actionnetwork.org
May 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Not a time to be silent. Consider signing this petition, call your MPs, raise your voices. Canada needs to stand up to the Israeli government's egregious acts of ferocious violence. actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
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Still a full hour before the earliest of polls close in Canada and there are thousands of people in this page at this moment. Interest in results is very, very high newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/fe...
Get live results from the Canadian federal election
Who will form the next government in Canada? Follow live election results on April 28, with breakdowns from your riding and races across the country.
newsinteractives.cbc.ca
April 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Still a full hour before the earliest of polls close in Canada and there are thousands of people in this page at this moment. Interest in results is very, very high newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/fe...