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Below the Fold: Trust abhors a vacuum
Using the internet to become informed about politics today may less resemble cruising an information highway than it does careening down Mario Kart’s Rainbow Road.…
The Monitor, Sept/Oct 2019
Election 2019: Thinking Bigger, Demanding Better Download 6.52 MB The pollster Nik Nanos claimed in June that climate change would be “one of the defining…
The Monitor, July/August 2019
Conservatism, populism and crisis Download 6.97 MB Canada is addicted to oil. Like all addictions, ours is debilitating. It has erased the line between state…
The Monitor, May/June 2019
The Surveillance Economy Download 4.51 MB Google (Alphabet), Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon. They are among the world’s most valuable and most trusted companies, but increasingly…
Where is labour’s voice in coverage of pipeline controversies?
The news media play a strong role in shaping how many Canadians understand issues like climate change—and the tensions between the fossil fuel industry and…
Labour’s voices largely absent from news coverage of pipeline controversies: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER—A new study finds that BC’s news media frequently reinforce the assumption that there is an inevitable trade-off between environmental…
Jobs vs the Environment?
Mainstream and alternative media coverage of pipeline controversies Download 3.49 MB44 pages Much of the argument advanced in support of expanding Canada’s fossil fuel production centres…
Image: Whose voices are missing from pipeline debates?
“Fossil fuel proponents often claim their support for the industry is connected to the needs and interests of energy workers—and our news media repeat and…
Below the Fold: The ghost investor
It’s hardly surprising, given the size and market power of today’s internet giants, that questions about their impacts on public life and governance are rising…
Work Life : Today’s coders, tomorrow’s precariat?
Despite being better educated than previous generations, there are fewer decent jobs for younger workers, even after they have paid their dues working entry-level jobs…
Decolonizing the Media
Challenges and Obstacles on the Road to Reconciliation Download 995.9 KB20 pages In light of Media Democracy day on November 19th, the Saskatchewan Office of…
The Monitor, July/August 2016
Media, Internet, Algorithm Download 6.9 MB When Marc Edge and Robert Hackett approached the CCPA about guest editing an issue of the Monitor on the…
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