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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 11h

We're going public today with a powerful new tool for researching, following and reporting on local governments across Canada.

It’s dragging cities and towns into the 21st century by making 550 municipalities’ public meetings easy to search, all in one place, for the first time.

Canada’s National Observer unveils a powerful tool for fighting disinformation

Civic Searchlight brings together municipal meeting transcripts from across Canada into a searchable database for the first time. It has already been used to fight disinformation, report on impact, di...

www.nationalobserver.com

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CWA Canada, The Media Union @cwacanada1.bsky.social · 10h

Scary to see freedom of speech under attack in a democracy like Britain.

Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 11h

A man has been arrested in London for holding a magazine which had on its cover a protest sign that read "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action." 1/2:
www.thenational.scot/news/2552722...

Pro-Palestine protester arrested for holding up magazine at train station

A man has been arrested for holding up a magazine cover amid pro-Palestine protests in London.

www.thenational.scot

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CWA Canada, The Media Union @cwacanada1.bsky.social · 10h

Scary to see freedom of speech under attack in a democracy like Britain.

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 11h

Israel is responsible for 85 of 124 journalist killings across the globe in 2024 — nearly 70% — the highest number by a single country in one year since CPJ began documenting this data more than three decades ago.

Read CPJ’s #2024KilledReport: cpj.org?p=451429
More coverage: cpj.org/issue/israel...

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Truthdig @truthdig.com · 10h

The Project 2025 dream of pulling the plug on PBS and NPR has been realized.

We Need Public Media More Than Ever - Truthdig

As federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting runs dry, we must fight to preserve public media.

www.truthdig.com

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 1d

I've asked Canada Revenue Agency about this issue before, they won't comment on the activities of individual charities due to the "confidentiality provisions of the Income Tax Act"

They note the public can report charities suspected of non-compliant activities here:

www.canada.ca/en/revenue-a...

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The Poynter Institute @poynterinstitute.bsky.social · 2d

Bari Weiss – whose background is in opinion journalism and commentary – was named editor-in-chief of CBS News today. The move is being met with apprehension among CBS News’ journalists.

Read the commentary: www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

Today is MSNBC’s first day apart from NBC. Here is its new code of principles. - Poynter

The new network’s 10 core principles emphasize fairness, accuracy, transparency and firm limits on AI

www.poynter.org

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ACLU @aclu.org · 2d

Militarized federal agents patrolling the streets doesn't make anyone safer.

People should never have to fear being brutalized by their government for protesting.

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

www.oregonlive.com

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CWA Canada, The Media Union @cwacanada1.bsky.social · 3d

Biased headlines like this make it hard to take the Economist seriously.

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 4d

Jailed Chinese journalist and CPJ awardee Dong Yuyu’s espionage conviction is “purely political,” his son told CPJ.

“The international community needs to remind the Chinese government that releasing my father does more good to China than keeping him imprisoned," Dong Yifu said.

Son of jailed Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu says espionage conviction ‘purely political’ - Committee to Protect Journalists

Punishment of hard labor, censorship, and threats of demotion over more than three decades did not stop Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu from doing his work. It was lunch with a diplomat that finally…

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 3d

CPJ awardee, Tunisian lawyer + commentator Sonia Dahmani has been sentenced in 3 cases under Decree 54 & faces 2 more, with potential sentences exceeding 20 years.

Her sister tells CPJ about Sonia’s harsh reality in prison and what the case reveals about Tunisia’s justice system⤵️

‘They want to break her’: A Q&A with jailed Tunisian commentator Sonia Dahmani’s sister - Committee to Protect Journalists

Tunisian lawyer and commentator Sonia Dahmani, known for her bold defense of human rights and civil liberties, has become a symbol of the country’s escalating crackdown on dissent. Arrested in May…

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CWA Canada, The Media Union @cwacanada1.bsky.social · 3d

CWA Canada has signed onto a submission with the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) and other groups opposing recent changes proposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that would severely limit Canadian journalists’ ability to live and work in the U.S.

CAJ submission to the consultation on the revision to the I-Visa Program for Representatives of Foreign Media - Canadian Association of Journalists

Submitted via regulations.gov on September 29, 2025Office of Regulatory Affairs and PolicyU.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementDepartment of Homeland Security500 12th Street SWWashington, DC 20536R...

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 6d

Today marks seven years since the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a brutal act of transnational repression that laid bare the dangers journalists face worldwide. The failure to hold those responsible to account has entrenched a climate of impunity and abuses.

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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 7d

5 provinces increased their minimum wages today. So let's celebrate this mainstay tool of labour market regulation with a few fun facts. B.C. retains its crown, holding the highest prov min wage (Nunavut & Yukon higher). Alberta now takes sole possession of last spot. #canlab /2

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Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · 7d

Minimum wage policy appears to impact three times as many workers as typically assumed, rendering it much more powerful than considerations of minimum-wage earners alone would suggest.

Spillover Effects: Making Minimum Wage Increases a Popular Policy Choice | Perspectives Journal

Minimum wage policy appears to impact three times as many workers as typically assumed, rendering it much more powerful than considerations of minimum-wage earners alone would suggest.

perspectivesjournal.ca

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CWA Canada, The Media Union @cwacanada1.bsky.social · 8d

4/4 - At 3 p.m. ET, tune into APTN or other broadcasters for the National Commemorative Gathering: Remembering the Children – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This 90-minute event highlights survivors as well as Indigenous artists. It will be broadcast live from Parliament Hill.

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CWA Canada, The Media Union @cwacanada1.bsky.social · 8d

3/4 - We encourage all members to wear orange today, and to attend events to listen, learn, and reconcile.

CWA Canada, The Media Union @cwacanada1.bsky.social · 8d

2/4 - Our union is proud to represent Indigenous media workers at APTN, the CBC, and other organizations. By standing in solidarity, we strengthen our workplaces and help create opportunities for Indigenous media workers to thrive.

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CWA Canada, The Media Union @cwacanada1.bsky.social · 8d

1/4 - Today, we mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to recognize the injustice, trauma, and multi-generational effects of the Canadian Indian residential school system.

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CWA Canada, The Media Union @cwacanada1.bsky.social · 9d

The federal government must take action to stop federal subsidies funding big pay for Postmedia execs - and millions of dollars to a U.S. hedge fund.

Open Letter on Postmedia’s Abuse of Canadian Taxpayers’ Money

Postmedia Network Inc. [“PNI”] is Canada’s largest newspaper chain. The company receives millions of dollars in government funding through the Canada Periodical Fund, the Canadian Journalism …

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 9d

“I can’t think of anything more chilling to First Amendment activity, or more designed to prevent coverage of high-profile, newsworthy events, than to criminally charge reporters for being present on the scene.”

On trial for journalism in Kentucky.

Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of local reporters face criminal charges.

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CWA Canada, The Media Union @cwacanada1.bsky.social · 10d

#WorldNewsDay. Choose Truth. Choose Facts. Choose Journalism. It’s more important now than ever.

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

Prosecutors must drop charges against two Cincinnati journalists arrested while covering a protest. The first jury trial begins Monday.

A coalition of rights groups and journalism professors explained why this case is so dangerous.

Drop charges against Cincinnati journalists before upcoming trial

Journalists must not be put on trial for covering protests

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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 14d

New from @policyalternatives.ca: The CD Howe Institute put out a paper on pharmacare last week, arguing against universal public coverage. But pharmacare is more effective and cheaper than the private system. By Joel Lexchin #cdnpoli
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Busting neoliberal myths about pharmacare in Canada - CCPA

Pharmacare is in the news again. The CD Howe Institute—an important neoliberal think tank—has just released a report based on a conference it hosted on the subject. Unsurprisingly, the report advocate...

www.policyalternatives.ca

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 14d

Research conducted by @transjournalists.org “identified 43 outlets including the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and The Daily Beast running with the disproven stories of a ‘trans shooter’ and ‘trans bullets.’”

At least 43 outlets shared anti-trans misinfo after Charlie Kirk shooting: TJA | Xtra Magazine

A report from the Trans Journalists Association found that 43 outlets published misinformation about “transgender ideology” after Charlie Kirk’s killing

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