(Short Cuts) God Save the Tweets

Why Twitter should be run more like a newsroom and a look at the Twitter Files. And the latest in CTV’s Lisa LaFlamme story and who was left out of the narrative. Jan Wong co-hosts. 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator)

Guest: Jan Wong

Further reading: 

• The Great Internet Grievance War the Right Has Wanted Is Here. It Ain’t Going Well. -  Slate
• Our Reporting at Twitter - Free Press
• The Twitter Files thread Hunter Biden Laptop
• 2 schools lose fight to keep names secret following censored tours at Canadian Museum for Human Rights - CBC
• After independent review in wake of Lisa LaFlamme’s ouster, CTV’s Michael Melling is out of news operations - Toronto Star
• Bell Media employees: ‘Let’s Talk’ about CTV’s toxic, abusive workplace - Canadaland

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