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honestly can't keep track of all the brilliant, invaluable writers the Washington Post has let go this morning, but I cannot recall in my lifetime a once-great publication so purposefully shooting itself in the face

The illegal arrest of journalist Don Lemon marks a new level of press suppression in the United States.

This textbook authoritarian style of governance will fabricate charges to silence the voices of dissent.

#JournalismIsNotACrime #ReleaseDonLemon

Federal agents arrest Don Lemon over Minnesota church protest The former CNN anchor has said he was not demonstrating, but reporting as a journalist, during the interruption of a service inside a St. Paul church earlier this month.

JUST IN: The former CNN anchor has said he was not demonstrating, but reporting as a journalist, during the interruption of a service inside a St. Paul church earlier this month.

Journalists Georgia Fort, Don Lemon among 4 arrested over protest during St. Paul church service The arrests are tied to a demonstration at a church that has a pastor who is also an ICE official.

Independent Twin Cities journalist Georgia Fort was arrested early on Jan. 30 in connection with her documenting an anti-ICE demonstration in a St. Paul church during a service on Jan. 18.

The @cajournalists.bsky.social interviewed
@torontostarunit.bsky.social reporter Wendy Gillis
today, on how to take your story from print to podcast!

“I love not being constrained by space for a story that needs it."

CAJ members can download the interview here: tinyurl.com/3mtykfzd

Job news: @thestar.com is bringing back its summer internship program. Alongside the Star's "radio room" reporting program and its one-year journalism internships, it's great training ground. Like all of the programs, these are paid, unionized positions. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Torstar/7440...

‘Every dollar matters’: Mayor Olivia Chow unveils 2026 Toronto budget with an eye on affordability It wasn’t immediately clear Thursday what trade-offs Olivia Chow’s administration has made to balance the budget while limiting new tax revenue.

From @alyshah.bsky.social and me: Mayor Olivia Chow launches election year budget, emphasizing affordability www.thestar.com/news/gta/202...

A graphic reads “We’re standing up for press freedom” and displays a photo of an RCMP officer peering into a tiny house dwelling through a window.

The Narwhal is suing the RCMP to protect press freedom for all Canadians, and our case will be heard in a Vancouver courtroom beginning next week. We’re counting on your support as the case unfolds, so here’s what you need to know. 🧵

America is losing more than 150 newspapers every year, creating news deserts. ☹️

Canada has similar issues with local media but in Western Canada, when 3 local newspapers closed, journalists responded by starting a news media co-op! 📰

Read that story: tinyurl.com/3rd682va

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“If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer.” -- Hannah Arendt

....with that in mind, go visit our FACT CHECK campaign, promoting credible Canadian news sources: tinyurl.com/2d57ytpz

Forged KGB Documents Used to Smear Journalist in Parliament | The Walrus Ex-MP Chris Alexander accused David Pugliese of being a Russian spy. Forensic experts now say the evidence was fabricated

The documents used to smear Canadian journalist
@davidpugliese.bsky.social as a Russian operative were forensically reviewed and deemed "crafted with deliberate intent to deceive"

Former cabinet minister @calxandr.bsky.social needs to explain how & why he acquired them.

More: tinyurl.com/yc5n9tyt

This temporary foreign worker is owed $60,000 in unpaid wages from his time in Canada. He may get nothing Migrant workers who prove wage theft are increasingly unable to recover the money they are owed even when Ontario government is trying to collect it.

This temporary foreign worker is owed $60,000 in unpaid wages from his time in Canada. He may get nothing.

Migrant workers who prove wage theft are increasingly unable to recover the money they are owed even when Ontario government is trying to collect it.

Our Fact Check campaign is now live at factcheckhere.ca! On this website you can...

-Find credible news sources

-Read about the importance of fact-checking

-Share our Fact Check campaign content like this ⬇️

Unifor’s Fact Checked campaign fights misinformation by boosting Canadian journalism TORONTO—Unifor’s Media Action Plan launched its hard-hitting Fact Checked campaign today with social media, TV and newspaper spots to bring attention to the fight against misinformation.“The Canadian…

Unifor’s Media Action Plan launched its hard-hitting Fact Checked campaign today with social media, TV and newspaper spots to bring attention to the fight against misinformation.
#canlab #savelocalnews

This campaign is now live. Check it out! www.factcheckhere.ca

Unifor honours Emancipation Day “Black history is not just for Black people – Black history is Canadian history.”On August 1, Emancipation Day, Unifor recognizes this powerful quote from Jean Augustine, the first Black woman to…

On Aug. 1, Emancipation Day, Unifor recognizes this powerful quote from Jean Augustine that serves as an important reminder that historical change can't take place without collective action, backed by solidarity, unity and mobilization.
#Unifor4RacialJustice #canlab

May 27, 2025 – Unifor The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) holds a public hearing from May 14 to May 27. 2025 in Gatineau, Quebec, on defining Canadian content and supporting the creation ...

“Elbows up, do not give concessions to foreign streamers to appease them. It will not work out for us in the end. The answer is regulation and support!”

--Unifor media director @randykitt.bsky.social presented to the CRTC today on Canadian content.

Watch the full presentation: tinyurl.com/2an6wzee

Twenty volunteers were trained this month and are now officially open for business to offer Canadian journalists confidential colleague-to-colleague help through the Canadian News Industry Peer Support (CNIPS) program, a pilot initiative of the CAJ. caj.ca/canadas-news...

If you work in journalism in the Toronto area, stop by Bad Press XVII this Wednesday!

It's GTA's journalism meetup and this is the special post-election edition at El Mocambo! 🥳

Get your FREE tickets here: tinyurl.com/3pd8msc8

Journalism jobs alert: Applications are open for Toronto Star's year-long paid reporting and photo internships, as well as the "Radio Room" paid part-time program for students. Here is the link for the year-long reporting internships. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Torstar/7440...

The @cajournalists.bsky.social is launching the Canadian News Industry Peer Support (CNIPS) program!

This initiative aims to build a network of trained volunteer news professionals, to help colleagues deal with stress, burnout and other mental health challenges at work.

Apply: tinyurl.com/mpeuftrb

N.S. premier restores legislature scrums amid accusations of assault on press freedom - Halifax | Globalnews.ca Two weeks ago, Houston ended the long-standing tradition of government ministers having informal exchanges with media — known as scrums — outside the legislative chamber.

Following a press boycott and condemnation from the CAJ, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has walked back on his decision to ban media scrums.

globalnews.ca/news/1105275...

EXCLUSIVE: RCMP formally apologize for violating journalist’s rights, commit to changes in wake of explosive oversight report RCMP commissioner issues apology to journalists, accepts CRCC oversight report that found widespread failures to respect press freedom.

Two media workers from Ricochet have received a formal apology from the RCMP for acting unreasonably.

A significant victory for journalism in Canada because RCMP have also pledged policy changes to safeguard the rights of journalists!

#JournalismIsNotACrime

Read: tinyurl.com/ycdxvrnr

Sorry to hear you had issues with accessing articles. If you want to share what happened, we can flag it with the Star. (This is the Bluesky account of the Toronto Star union representing mainly newsroom workers, not the Toronto Star, btw.)

"Social media–fueled junk can quickly fill the void that emerges when reliable local news is difficult to come by."

This is a terrific piece from April Lindgren at @thewalrus.ca -- Local News Is Dying. The Consequences Are Worse Than You Think.

Read: tinyurl.com/238yfmh7

Several major media companies have just filed a lawsuit against Toronto-based AI company Cohere.

The suit claims Cohere has infringed copyright laws by using content to train software, without permission or compensation.

Read more: tinyurl.com/y9zw3z37

🚨MEDIA JOB POSTINGS ALERT🚨

The Canadian Press has posted several opportunities across the country, including reporter, editor and bureau chief!

Take a look: tinyurl.com/33d2kxe5

Canada’s major news organizations band together to sue ChatGPT creator OpenAI The suit alleges theft of published media to train software and seeks billions in damages.

BREAKING: Canada's major news organizations sue ChatGPT maker OpenAI. My story for @torontostar #cdnmedia #tech #ai #chatgpt www.thestar.com/business/can...

Canada’s major news organizations band together to sue ChatGPT creator OpenAI The suit alleges theft of published media to train software and seeks billions in damages.

In a case of human intelligence vs. artificial intelligence, Canada's major news orgs — including Torstar — launch lawsuit against OpenAI over "illegal" use of news articles to train its ChatGPT software. Story via @starbeer.bsky.social @torontostar.bsky.social www.thestar.com/business/can...