Jian Ghomeshi is back and the nation breathes a collective "Ewww...really?" Also, you know things are bad at Postmedia when even the founder of the company is awaiting his pink slip. Plus, CBC finally gets the story of Canada right by just saying " sorry " over and over. Freelance journalist David Berry joins us. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 13, 2017•40 min
Is Quebec’s media - like its culture - distinct from the rest of Canada’s? Does national media do a decent job of covering Quebec issues and news? The Globe and Mail’s Montreal bureau chief, Les Perreaux and Laval University’s Centre for Media Studies' director, Colette Brin , set the record straight on prejudices and assumptions many ‘ugly anglos,’ like Jesse, have about the province’s media culture. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...
Apr 10, 2017•40 min
CBC’s miniseries “The Story of Us,” is only two episodes in, but manages to upset literally everyone (except Joseph Boyden). Justin Trudeau endorses CBC’s Canada 150 fiasco--and his favourite microbrew, Labatt150. Everyone forgets the Junos were on Sunday and Russell Peters makes a statutory rape joke. The Globe and Mail issues Leah McLaren a gag order, following the coded memo sent out to staff. Following McGill’s brand-sensitive lead, Ryerson University issues an apology for a short documentar...
Apr 06, 2017•34 min
Something special to announce today, new show on Thursday. Link discussed: https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/the-canadaland-guide-to-canada/9781501150630-item.html?ref=item_page%3avariation Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 03, 2017•8 min
We're seeing a simultaneous backlash against both the media and the Jewish community . And there's a place where the two intersect. Is there an over-concentration of Jews in the media? Well, yeah, probably. So? We speak with Yoni Goldstein of the Canadian Jewish News , and Sam Bick and David Zinman of the Treyf podcast about Jewish media in Canada, and what its future looks like. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast....
Mar 27, 2017•43 min
A screed against Quebec's 'pathologically alienated and low-trust society' in Macleans has ignited howls of protest from Quebeckers, including from Premier Philippe Couillard and federal cabinet minister Mélanie Joly. But is it wrong? And journalism awards season is upon us. Should we pay attention, or is this a 'Central Canadian Toronto Media Party Fucking Circle Jerk?' The National Post's Jen Gerson joins us. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...
Mar 23, 2017•39 min
Last month, the National Post broke a crazy story involving former staffers from Canada's deepest-pocketed media upstart, up-and-coming members of Toronto's music and modelling scenes, and an international drug cartel. Adrian Humphreys, crime reporter for the Post, joins us to dig deep into this caper. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 20, 2017•42 min
Is Rebel Media's embrace of free speech leading to rampant anti-semitism and virulent racism? Also, Atlantic Canadian journalists are coming under fire, and the refugee influx will likely ramp up in the next few months. Macleans Alberta correspondent Jason Markusoff joins us. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 16, 2017•44 min
While the majority of Conservative candidates for the federal leadership gig are pushing against Motion 103, and denying climate change, Michael Chong is trying to change the dialogue. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 13, 2017•40 min
George Soros, the Koch Brothers, and the Reverse Vampires™ are out to overwhelm you with a barrage of news. Is there a way to discern kernels of truth in this "chaos machine?" Russians are apparently implicating Canada's Foreign Affairs Minster Chrystia Freeland in regards to familial ties to the Nazi regime. Finally, which pill is Maxime Bernier gonna take? The Toronto Star's Alex Boutilier joins Jesse. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...
Mar 09, 2017•39 min
The newspaper industry in Atlantic Canada is far less than healthy. The largest-circulation paper, the Halifax Chronicle Herald, is more than 400 days into a crippling strike which sees most of its senior reporters and editors on the picket line while its replacement workers are plugging out disturbingly sub-par journalism. Elsewhere in the area, the rest of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador have almost almost all of their daily and weekly newspapers cinched up b...
Mar 06, 2017•39 min
Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch released a video this week that was somewhere between political platform and performance play. Also, Kevin O'Leary continues to draw a paycheque from CNBC while running for the same role. Finally, accusations of plagiarism are now dogging Joseph Boyden. National Observer Associate Editor Sandy Garossino joins Jesse from Vancouver. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. S...
Mar 02, 2017•39 min
In the months after Robyn Doolittle 's groundbreaking series of exposés about the scandal-ridden Toronto mayor Rob Ford, she left the Toronto Star for a new investigative role at the Globe & Mail. Then, mostly, silence. Her lack of bylines belied her hard work behind the scenes as she dug into what would become the story of the year : a 20-month investigation into police departments across Canada and their chronic underreporting of sexual assaults being filed. Within days of the story's publ...
Feb 27, 2017•37 min
Refugees continue to stream across the Canada-U.S. border, presumably for photo-ops with smiling Canadian Mounties. Also, Milo Yiannopoulos finally finds the nail on which conservative Americans can hang him. Finally, Rebel.Media supporters channel their inner Hunger Games' geekdom at an anti-Islam rally in Toronto. Washington Post contributor and cartoonist J.J. McCullough joins us from Vancouver. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...
Feb 23, 2017•41 min
Late last month the Public Policy Forum released its long-anticipated report on the state of Canadian newspapers. Somewhat unexpectedly, this was a bold and far-reaching document, exploring the changing face of media in this country. The principal author of the paper, former Globe & Mail Editor-In-Chief Ed Greenspon , joins Jesse to dig deep into its findings. Read the entire report (no, seriously, read it) here . Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener fo...
Feb 20, 2017•55 min
PMJT flew all the way to Washington, DC, for a handshake . Not sure if anything else of consequence happened while he was there. Really, the handshake was the key. Also, CBC reports on a Syrian refugee charged with multiple counts of sexual assault, then wonders about reporting on Syrian refugees charged with multiple counts of sexual assault. And, embracing our post-racial 21st century, Rebel Media features a regular host in blackface, claiming that only white people are bothered by it, and min...
Feb 16, 2017•33 min
In 2008, political pundit Don Martin penned a negative screed against former NBC wartime correspondent and at the time Alberta provincial electoral candidate Arthur Kent, aka the Scud Stud. Convinced that Martin had violated basic journalistic ethics, Kent took him and the CanWest news chain (later Postmedia) to court for defamation of character. Eight years later, an Alberta court ruled in Kent's favour. What issues drove Kent to undertake such an extensive - and likely expensive - lawsuit? And...
Feb 13, 2017•38 min
Rebel Media's at it again, this time seizing on the initial narrative about the Quebec massacre's alleged 'second shooter' like a dog humping its favourite plush toy and refusing to let go. Also, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's oft-repeated pledge to take in more refugees in light of President Trump's temporary ban on travelers from seven predominantly-Muslim countries? Great media spin, but the government's policies haven't changed. Freelance writer Omar Mouallem joins us. Support CANADALAND: h...
Feb 09, 2017•28 min
On this episode, guest host Ashey Csanady and Vicky Mochama look at CBC's recently launched comedy portal and wonders if it's relevant and, you know, funny . Also, a preliminary look into Shattered Mirror , the recently-released examination of the state of Canadian media from the Public Policy Forum. Vicky Mochama is the national columnist for Metro News. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
Feb 06, 2017•36 min
How did Canadian media cover the mosque shooting in Quebec? With some glaring errors. Here are some handy tips the next time all hell breaks loose. Also, how can the Liberal government critique the U.S. government's draconian and likely unconstitutional new immigration policies without, you know, calling them out on it? And why are the alt-right up in arms about a proposed bill to examine systemic racism and Islamophobia? Buzzfeed News Curator Elamin Abdelmahmoud guests with Ashley Csanady while...
Feb 02, 2017•30 min
Yellowknife crime reporter John McFadden has been getting into problems with the local police for a while now. But that won't stop him from doing his job. Watch the surveillance video of John getting roughed up by the sheriff at the courthouse. Read Canadaland's coverage of John's trial for obstructing police. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 30, 2017•40 min
What can Harper-era journalism teach us about covering Trump? CBC Marketplace sold a white power t-shirt . The Rebel really loves manhunts. O'Leary says all his old television appearances were reality TV, including the stuff he did for CBC News. Rachel Browne's Twitter: @rp_browne Justin Ling's Tweets about journalism access. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 26, 2017•39 min
In the wake of Colten Boushie's death, Jesse discusses racial tensions in Saskatoon with panelists Betty Ann Adam (Saskatoon StarPhoenix), Rob Innes (Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan), and Mylan Tootoosis (PhD candidate, University of Saskatchewan). Recorded live at Winterruption in Cosmo Seniors Centre on January 20th, 2017. Betty Ann Adam's Twitter: @SPBAAdam Rob Innes's Twitter: @innes_rob Mylan Tootoosis's Twitter: @MylanMurdo Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join Se...
Jan 22, 2017•35 min
Kevin O'Leary enters the Conservative leadership campaign. Christy Clark gets written up in the NYTimes for accepting $50,000 from the BC Liberals. Justin Trudeau enjoys identifying with immigrants on occasion. Dalhousie student activists pull the old bait-and-switch on JT and turn a selfie snap into a pointed policy question about Indigenous Rights. Sandy Garossino's Twitter: @Garossino Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted o...
Jan 19, 2017•33 min
When reporters are more relevant as unwilling political props than as chroniclers of facts, what happens to the job of journalism? And does the US/Canada border protect us from this hall of mirrors? The New Republic's Jeet Heer on how to tell the truth in the age of Trump. Jeet Heer's Twitter: @HeerJeet Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 16, 2017•29 min
Buzzfeed released a dossier of compromising information about Trump, so he called Buzzfeed a "failing pile of garbage," and CNN "fake news." John Furlong has been reinstated as a UBC keynote speaker. Jon Kay's mother is an MRA supporter, so naturally he failed to disclose this in a sympathetic piece about MRAs in The Walrus. Manisha Krishnan's Twitter @ManishaKrishnan Ken Bensinger, Miriam Elder, and Mark Schoofs' Buzzfeed piece , "These Reports Allege Trump Has Deep Ties To Russia" (Jan 10th 20...
Jan 11, 2017•31 min
Misha Glouberman has been hosting Trampoline Hall, a barroom lecture series created by author Sheila Heti, for 15 years. He and Jesse are almost, but not quite, friends. Misha's Twitter: @mishaglouberman Trampoline Hall's Twitter: @trampolinehall The Trampoline Hall website: http://www.trampolinehall.net/ Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 09, 2017•32 min
Joseph Boyden is a celebrated, award-winning indigenous novelist - who might not actually be native. Indigenous media broke the story while mainstream media was on Christmas vacation. Ryan McMahon's Twitter: @RMComedy and his Indigenous podcast network, @indianandcowboy Ryan's VICE piece , "What Colour Is Your Beadwork, Joseph Boyden?" (Dec 30th, 2016) Robert Jago's Tweets for @IndigenousXca Jorge Barrera's APTN piece , "Author Joseph Boyden’s shape-shifting Indigenous identity" (Dec 23rd, 2016)...
Jan 05, 2017•42 min
While Jesse is on vacation, here’s a compilation of The Imposter’s best bits to date. Listen to pt. 1 here . Tanya Tagaq is an Inuk throat singer. Her new album, Retribution , came out October 21st on Six Shooter Records. @Tagaq Lauren Strapagiel is the social news editor for Buzzfeed News Canada. She’s written for the National Post, Montreal Gazette, and the Edmonton Journal. @LaurenStrapa Allan King’s 1967 documentary Warrendale is recognized as a groundbreaking documentary about a Toronto gro...
Dec 28, 2016•42 min
Jesse is on break, here's what The Imposter has been up to: Lido Pimienta is a singer, songwriter, and visual artist from Baranquilla, Colombia. Her highly-anticipated follow up album, La Papessa has been artfully remixed, and can be listened to here . @LidoPimienta Geoff Siskind is a documentary filmmaker and Storage Wars Canada showrunner. @GeoffSiskind Rap Master Maurice will revenge rap Jonathan Goldstein or any of your other enemies for $17. If you want a friendly rap, it’ll cost you more. ...
Dec 23, 2016•44 min
