Mediamorphis
@mediamorphis.bsky.social
Professor, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Coms, internet & media industries, regulation & history. Director of the Global Media & Internet Concentration Project. https://www.gmicp.org
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Mediamorphis
@mediamorphis.bsky.social
· Dec 12
Canada's network media economy: Growth, concentration and upheaval, 1984-2023
A report produced by the Canadian research team of the Global Media and Internet Research Project
Welcome to this year's report, which has been completely overhauled from previous versions and now co...
gmicp.org
The 2024 edition of "Canada's Network Media Economy: Growth, Concentration & Upheaval, 1984-2023" was released today. It's part of the 38 country, SSHRC-supported Global Media & Internet Concentration Project. gmicp.org/canadas-netw... 1/
This is a really interesting article by Fenwick Mckelvey that dares to imagine a public option for AI, CanGPT. It'd build on the legacy & public media remit of the CBC & train on public knowledge & archives, including audio, visual & text archives of the CBC. Great stuff 1/
Could a national, public ‘CanGPT’ be Canada’s answer to ChatGPT?
Could a national, public ‘CanGPT’ be Canada’s answer to ChatGPT?
Canada’s long history with public service media offers a useful model for thinking about how AI could serve the public.
theconversation.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:10 AM
This is a really interesting article by Fenwick Mckelvey that dares to imagine a public option for AI, CanGPT. It'd build on the legacy & public media remit of the CBC & train on public knowledge & archives, including audio, visual & text archives of the CBC. Great stuff 1/
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NEW: My Udemy course 'Propaganda & Disinformation for Beginners' has helped students in 26 countries worldwide strengthen their armour against disinformation since it launched 2 years ago. Techniques Cambridge Analytica used to secretly profile millions have become a vastly profitable industry.. /1
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
NEW: My Udemy course 'Propaganda & Disinformation for Beginners' has helped students in 26 countries worldwide strengthen their armour against disinformation since it launched 2 years ago. Techniques Cambridge Analytica used to secretly profile millions have become a vastly profitable industry.. /1
Clever politics, if it works out.
Mark Carney managed to trade a pipeline that will never get built for meaningful progress on industrial carbon pricing and electricity interties — both of which will get more wind and solar built.
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
The method to Mark Carney’s madness
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Clever politics, if it works out.
Media fail.
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Media fail.
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People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Hi, we're paid by national news media to push buttons and be faux contrarian. 👇👇🤪
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Hi, we're paid by national news media to push buttons and be faux contrarian. 👇👇🤪
“This is X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are — a Russian nesting doll of bullshit." @cwarzel.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 AM
“This is X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are — a Russian nesting doll of bullshit." @cwarzel.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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In case anyone asks, "There is a substantial body of work, including expert reports from the National Academies, dating back decades analyzing data and providing guidance on the important question of childhood vaccine safety." www.nationalacademies.org/news/stateme...
National Academies - Statement on CDC’s Updated Vaccine Guidance
National Academies respond to CDC’s updated vaccine guidance, offering scientific context and clarity on vaccine safety.
www.nationalacademies.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
In case anyone asks, "There is a substantial body of work, including expert reports from the National Academies, dating back decades analyzing data and providing guidance on the important question of childhood vaccine safety." www.nationalacademies.org/news/stateme...
PIAC has done terrific work advancing the public's interests in communication & broadcasting @ the CRTC for ~50 years (& energy, banking & transportation). The CRTC must do its part to ensure that its commitment to having public voices like PIAC in the room lives on, in this case & others like it.
In principle, the CRTC pays costs for groups that make public-interest cases in its hearings, so that business and industry isn't the only perspective it hears.
In practice, the CRTC can take so long to make those payments that the advocacy groups are dying out. thelogic.co/news/crtc-ad...
In practice, the CRTC can take so long to make those payments that the advocacy groups are dying out. thelogic.co/news/crtc-ad...
CRTC says it’s trying to slash the red tape strangling public-interest groups - The Logic
Non-profits say the commission takes nine months to approve payment for participation in hearings, causing "existential" financial risk
thelogic.co
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
PIAC has done terrific work advancing the public's interests in communication & broadcasting @ the CRTC for ~50 years (& energy, banking & transportation). The CRTC must do its part to ensure that its commitment to having public voices like PIAC in the room lives on, in this case & others like it.
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for the visual learners
November 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
for the visual learners
This is the way to do it. Nice expression of support for Ukraine 🇺🇦 from the Baltic states.
These countries have intelligence agencies too.
November 23, 2025 at 3:56 AM
This is the way to do it. Nice expression of support for Ukraine 🇺🇦 from the Baltic states.
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Was thrilled to help consult for this fantastic John Oliver segment on the tragic plight of U.S. public media and why, if we hope to be a democracy, we still need public media for so many things that commercial media will never provide. Deserves a wide viewership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...
Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Was thrilled to help consult for this fantastic John Oliver segment on the tragic plight of U.S. public media and why, if we hope to be a democracy, we still need public media for so many things that commercial media will never provide. Deserves a wide viewership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...
The depth of Trump's depravity knows no bounds. He is a menace and a threat to democracy and stark raving mad.
"“Clearly, Trump has learned something from his good friend MBS: If you don’t like what your political opponents say, execute them,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “Unfortunately for Mr. Trump, that’s not what we do in America.”
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-s...
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-s...
'Maybe It's Time to Pick a Fucking Side,' Says Murphy After Trump Calls for Execution of Lawmakers | Common Dreams
"Clearly, Trump has learned something from his good friend MBS: If you don't like what your political opponents say, execute them," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "Unfortunately for Mr. Trump, that's not w...
www.commondreams.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The depth of Trump's depravity knows no bounds. He is a menace and a threat to democracy and stark raving mad.
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It has been amazing to see his trajectory after "United Health" went viral last December and he has released eight (8!) albums in the last two years.
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
It has been amazing to see his trajectory after "United Health" went viral last December and he has released eight (8!) albums in the last two years.
The US big tech lobby is gunning for Canada's Online Streaming Act and Online News Act. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Canada’s digital sovereignty is crumbling under aggressive U.S. lobbying
After years of insisting Big Tech has to support domestic content, Ottawa is in retreat
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The US big tech lobby is gunning for Canada's Online Streaming Act and Online News Act. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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The Global Media & Internet Concentration Project's (GMICP) new data dashboard offers users an interactive view of revenues, market structures & concentration trends for two dozen telecoms, internet and media industries in 25 countries. gmicp.org/dashboard/ 1/
November 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Global Media & Internet Concentration Project's (GMICP) new data dashboard offers users an interactive view of revenues, market structures & concentration trends for two dozen telecoms, internet and media industries in 25 countries. gmicp.org/dashboard/ 1/
What an abomination the Republicans have become. 👇👇👇
Yesterday, President Trump tried to justify the murder of Jamal Khashoggi by saying "things happen."
Today, Senate Republicans blocked a resolution that condemned his murder.
The Republican party's refusal to stand up for a free & fair press endangers journalists worldwide.
Today, Senate Republicans blocked a resolution that condemned his murder.
The Republican party's refusal to stand up for a free & fair press endangers journalists worldwide.
November 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
What an abomination the Republicans have become. 👇👇👇
The Global Media & Internet Concentration Project's (GMICP) new data dashboard offers users an interactive view of revenues, market structures & concentration trends for two dozen telecoms, internet and media industries in 25 countries. gmicp.org/dashboard/ 1/
November 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Global Media & Internet Concentration Project's (GMICP) new data dashboard offers users an interactive view of revenues, market structures & concentration trends for two dozen telecoms, internet and media industries in 25 countries. gmicp.org/dashboard/ 1/
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This week Open AI walked back a call for the govt to backstop financing for its trillion dollar investments in data centers. This was only the tip of the iceberg; a slow bailout for AI firms is already underway. Read more from @ambakak.bsky.social and I in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
Opinion | You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business
Washington is treating the industry as if it’s too big to fail, even as the market sends lukewarm signals.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This week Open AI walked back a call for the govt to backstop financing for its trillion dollar investments in data centers. This was only the tip of the iceberg; a slow bailout for AI firms is already underway. Read more from @ambakak.bsky.social and I in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
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SCOTUS: “the First Amendment prohibits government officials from relying on the threat of invoking legal sanctions and other means of coercion to achieve the suppression of disfavored speech”
TRUMP: My FCC Chair will make ABC reporters stop asking me about Epstein
TRUMP: My FCC Chair will make ABC reporters stop asking me about Epstein
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
SCOTUS: “the First Amendment prohibits government officials from relying on the threat of invoking legal sanctions and other means of coercion to achieve the suppression of disfavored speech”
TRUMP: My FCC Chair will make ABC reporters stop asking me about Epstein
TRUMP: My FCC Chair will make ABC reporters stop asking me about Epstein
Here goes Trump again threatening to have FCC boss Brendan Carr yank ABC broadcast station licenses. This and his berating of reports is just so buffoonish and at odds with democratic values.
Trump really is a scared and cornered new york city sewer rat on epstein
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Here goes Trump again threatening to have FCC boss Brendan Carr yank ABC broadcast station licenses. This and his berating of reports is just so buffoonish and at odds with democratic values.
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Interested in platform governance, a defining issue of our time?
Dec 1-2, PlatGovNet is hosting its 2025 online conference. 60+ presentations, conversations with civil society, Reddit, Bluesky. It is free to attend.
Program platgov.net/assets/site/...
Registration ucph-ku.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Dec 1-2, PlatGovNet is hosting its 2025 online conference. 60+ presentations, conversations with civil society, Reddit, Bluesky. It is free to attend.
Program platgov.net/assets/site/...
Registration ucph-ku.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
platgov.net
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Interested in platform governance, a defining issue of our time?
Dec 1-2, PlatGovNet is hosting its 2025 online conference. 60+ presentations, conversations with civil society, Reddit, Bluesky. It is free to attend.
Program platgov.net/assets/site/...
Registration ucph-ku.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Dec 1-2, PlatGovNet is hosting its 2025 online conference. 60+ presentations, conversations with civil society, Reddit, Bluesky. It is free to attend.
Program platgov.net/assets/site/...
Registration ucph-ku.zoom.us/meeting/regi...