Category: media

Former Apple Daily Journalist Starts New Media Platform to Fill The Void In Hong Kong Journalism

Even if you are not interested in politics, you might have heard of the dire situations Hongkongers struggle with due to the National Security Law—or how the Beijing and Hong Kong governments violate the fundamental rights of their people. Hong Kong has experienced a tremendous loss of many talents in a few short years, from…


Government Media Bailout Didn’t Work: Department of Canadian Heritage

Despite the federal government providing a $595 million bailout to the media industry four years ago, news corporations have seen a continuous decline, according to the Department of Canadian Heritage. The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications heard testimony from associate assistant deputy heritage minister Thomas Ripley on April 25 as part of the discussion…


LIVE NOW: Fake Narratives and Government-Funded Media Exposed in Debate on Twitter Labels

Twitter has begun placing labels on the pages of several news outlets, indicating whether they receive government funding. Outlets include NPR, BBC, and several others. And as the outlets have attempted to challenge the labels, details on the amount of state funding they receive has sparked debate online over whether this impacts the credibility of…


Fake Narratives and Government-Funded Media Exposed in Debate on Twitter Labels

Twitter has begun placing labels on the pages of several news outlets, indicating whether they receive government funding. Outlets include NPR, BBC, and several others. And as the outlets have attempted to challenge the labels, details on the amount of state funding they receive has sparked debate online over whether this impacts the credibility of…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Fake Narratives and Government-Funded Media Exposed in Debate on Twitter Labels

Twitter has begun placing labels on the pages of several news outlets, indicating whether they receive government funding. Outlets include NPR, BBC, and several others. And as the outlets have attempted to challenge the labels, details on the amount of state funding they receive has sparked debate online over whether this impacts the credibility of…


LIVE 4/19, at 10:30 AM ET: Fake Narratives and Government-Funded Media Exposed in Debate on Twitter Labels

Twitter has begun placing labels on the pages of several news outlets, indicating whether they receive government funding. Outlets include NPR, BBC, and several others. And as the outlets have attempted to challenge the labels, details on the amount of state funding they receive has sparked debate online over whether this impacts the credibility of…


CBC Announces Pause on Twitter Activity Following ‘Government-Funded Media’ Label

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) announced it will temporarily cease its Twitter activities, following its labelling by the platform as “government-funded media.” “Our journalism is impartial and independent. To suggest otherwise is untrue,” CBC said on Twitter on April 17. “That is why we are pausing our activities on Twitter.” Twitter applied the labrel to the CBC…


Major Media Fall for Fake Wuhan Raccoon Dog Story

Commentary Recent reports from major media organizations claim that new evidence points to raccoon dogs at the Wuhan Seafood Market as the origin of COVID-19. The story was first reported by The Atlantic, which claimed that the raccoon dog discovery was “The Strongest Evidence Yet That an Animal Started the Pandemic.” The New York Times…


Senator Says Bills C-11 and C-18 ‘Penalize Success’

Bills C-11 and C-18, which would give the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) more power over Canadians’ online communication, “penalize innovation success by propping up individuals that are less successful,” says Conservative Sen. Leo Housakos. “Governments, bureaucrats, and the Canadian Radio-television and CRTC should not be the ones deciding on what pops up on our…


LIVE 3 PM ET: Epoch Times Host Jan Jekielek Discusses How to Fight Fake News at CPAC

Epoch Times host Jan Jekielek joins a panel discussion at 3:00 p.m. ET at CPAC on March 3 on how to fight fake news. Panel members will share their stories to help the audience understand the realities in the media industry, what people in the industry can do about fake news, and things the audience…