#308 The Media War Over The Hong Kong Protests

January 5, 2020

CANADALAND

Is Canadian media propagating the Communist Party lines?

Jesse Brown

Host & Publisher

Tiffany Lam

Producer

Kevin Sexton

Producer

Jordan Cornish

Producer

For more than half a year, protesters in Hong Kong have clashed with police. Legacy media organizations in Canada have covered the protests, but a big part of the conversation is taking place somewhere else. Producer Tiffany Lam reports on a disruption at Hong Kong protest zine exhibit in Toronto and wonders how much Canadian media adopts Chinese Communist Party lines.

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Additional music:

“Unanswered Questions” by Kevin Macleod, “Western Shores” by Philipp Weigl, and “Drop of Water in the Ocean” by Broke for Free, adapted.

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