@mediaactionplan.bsky.social
An alliance of Unifor locals representing journalists and media workers in TV, newspapers, online news, and film. #SaveLocalNews
Today is the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women. ♀️
A woman is killed globally every 10 minutes by their intimate partner or family. There is #NoExcuse for violence towards women.
Read the @ifjglobal.bsky.social Gender Council statement: tinyurl.com/5ym9bamj
New on the MAP website -- The first newspaper co-op in Western Canada! 📰
After Glacier Media terminated 3 local newspapers in February, these journalists came together to form freshetnews.ca
Read more: tinyurl.com/3rd682va
“The government is attempting to lay a foundation for dissenting political beliefs as grounds for terrorism. And people like Ya’akub — non-white [or] non-Christian — have been made its primary examples. Both journalists; like Mario Guevara… and civilians.”
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The Dalton Camp Award is given out annually by @friendscndm.bsky.social for the best essay on the link between media and democracy!
There is a $10,000 prize for the winner and the deadline to submit your essay is January 5th, 2026.✍️
Learn more: tinyurl.com/56zfe8xe
“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
November 2nd was the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.
"Today is the most dangerous time to be a journalist in
@pressfreedom.bsky.social history," CEO Jodie Ginsberg said.
124 journalists were killed in 2024, with Israeli military responsible for almost 70%.
We support the budget proposal put forward by @friendscndm.bsky.social. There are three key recommendations:
1. Protect and strengthen CBC / Radio-Canada
2. Repatriate Canadian digital ad dollars
3. Earmark 25% of federal advertising for Canadian media 🍁
Read more: tinyurl.com/u5cwsju3
Investigations by @pressfreedom.bsky.social found that Israeli military killed 20 journalists between 2001 and 2023.
Israel never put any of those soldiers on trial for intentional or unintentional killing of a journalist.
#EndImpunity #JournalismIsNotACrime
More: tinyurl.com/599xnp8r
🔔 FPF's @caitlinvogus.bsky.social will join a panel of experts to break down how the FCC and FTC target journalists and the First Amendment, and how to fight back.
🗓️ Oct. 29, 12:10 p.m. ET
RSVP for @cdt.org's #FutureOfSpeech 2025, “Working the Refs” panel: standtogether.swoogo.com/foso25/9611460
Our Fact Check campaign was on full display at the 31st annual Unifor Media Council last weekend!
Head over to factcheckhere.ca to find a list of credible news sources from professionally trained journalists. ✍️
The Media Action Plan executive committee attended the 31st annual Unifor Media Council in Victoria this weekend!
We had caucuses, seminars and guest speakers to discuss the future of our media industry. 📰
MAP's mantra to #SaveLocalNews was a major theme of the weekend! ✊
Yes that is the question isn't it. The other question is who is actually behind the forgery.
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We join @pressfreedom.bsky.social in calling for removal of restrictions on media within the Pentagon.
These restrictions include limiting media movement, revoking credentials and requiring reporters to affirm their understanding in writing.
This letter was sent to the Department of War ⬇️
Your daily reminder that...
CREDIBLE NEWS GETS FACT CHECKED!
Learn more and find a full list of credible news sources at factcheckhere.ca
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...
You'd think Chris Alexander would want to get out ahead of this and explain how he was duped or why he felt compelled to do some duping. Muttering "nationalsecurity" up your sleeve and sideling away is not the sort of thing one might expect from a man concerned with defending his own reputation.
08.10.2025 13:36 — 👍 9 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 1
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
That's me! It truly was a great discussion about AI in the newsroom.
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Media Action Plan was in Ottawa this weekend for the @pressforwardcanada.bsky.social Future of Independent Media Summit! ✊
On Friday, we had an insightful meeting with Senator Andrew Cardozo and on Saturday we engaged in panel discussions on AI, community collaboration & much more!
#SaveLocalNews
There is a very disturbing pattern happening in America -- ICE agents assaulting journalists and media workers.
This is a direct attack on the free press and another step in America's descent into fascism.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
On this Truth and Reconciliation Day we call upon on media colleagues to tell the stories of our Indigenous brothers and sisters -- tell them accurately, tell them consistently and tell them loudly! 🧡
Unifor has Truth & Reconciliation Day events from coast-to-coast: tinyurl.com/yh9bep4m
Yesterday was World News Day, so we're going to share a couple terrific op-ed pieces on the state of journalism around the world:
Regenerating the Base Layer of Democracy - Local News: tinyurl.com/66ky9zb9
Journalism Under Siege: tinyurl.com/yjm9jn5j
#WND2025 #SaveLocalNews
This Sunday is #WorldNewsDay -- a global campaign to draw attention to the role journalists play in providing trustworthy news and information!
The theme of this year's campaign is...
-Choose Truth
-Choose Facts
-Choose JOURNALISM
#WND2025 #ChooseJournalism
The next federal budget is coming just over a month from now and @friendscndm.bsky.social are urging Canadians to call on the government for increased support to the media industry!
You can send a pre-written letter to Finance Minister Champagne here: tinyurl.com/33dvcvat
Two weeks ago, Israeli airstrikes killed 31 media workers in Yemen.
@pressfreedom.bsky.social say it's the deadliest single attack on media workers in Middle East history.
Israel has killed journalists in Palestine, Iran & Yemen this year alone.
#EndImpunity #JournalismIsNotACrime
Jimmy Kimmel returned from suspension last night and spoke out in support of a free press!
"They want to pick and choose what the news is. It's so important to have a free press and it's nuts we aren't paying more attention to it." ✊
A group of Canada's biggest media outlets are sending the message that we need to stop disinformation because...
CREDIBLE NEWS GETS FACT-CHECKED! 📢
Check out the campaign website: www.factcheckhere.ca
Last week MAP & @unifor.org launched one of our biggest media campaigns ever! 🥳
The Fact Check campaign is designed to combat misinformation and promote credible news sources. 📷
Learn more at www.factcheckhere.ca
Freedom of the press is under attack in America. The decision by ABC to suspend Jimmy Kimmel, confirms the authoritarian influence President Trump has over the media.
MAP stands in solidarity with our media colleagues in the United States! ✊
More: tinyurl.com/3hej5x9f
