A staffer reflects on the deep cuts to Montreal's only English daily newspaper
March 9, 2023
By Matthew Hays
Short Cuts
#857 How The Westons Won
Following the melting of the No Name price freeze, Loblaw had a bit of its own public meltdown. Meanwhile, the country’s largest newspaper chain continues its own perpetual self-dissolution, leaving damp puddles where once stood proud big-city dailies.
February 9, 2023
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#779 The Last Hoser
The canucksploitation is egregious in Mike Myer's new Netflix show the Pentaverate. And the chairman of Post Media absolutely had to write an opinion piece in the National Post defending Patrick Brown. Jesse's back in the saddle and Mel Woods co-hosts.
May 12, 2022
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#697 Church Burnings & Cultural War Bullshit
The resignation of BC Civil Liberties Union's executive director sparks controversy on both mainstream and social media. And National Post might be successfully carving out its place in the Canadian podcast space.
July 22, 2021
How Postmedia Has Pushed Islamophobic Attitudes Across Ontario
"Canadians fear the arrival of Islamic radicals bringing anti-West values," read one column in The London Free Press
June 9, 2021
By Danielle Paradis
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#299 Hard News, Loose Slots
Torstar gets into the gambling business. Americans get caught up on the WE scandal. And documents suggest Canada’s two major newspaper chains discussed shutting down each others’ papers before they swapped them.
March 4, 2021
Over 100 Canadian Newspapers Take Their Ball And Go Home
It’s unlikely we’ll go back to how things were, and newspapers need to finally accept that.
February 6, 2021
By Danielle Paradis
Vancouver Papers Sold News Coverage To UBC, Documents Reveal
Postmedia didn't disclose that the articles were paid for.
November 30, 2020
By Shannon Kari
Short Cuts
#273 – Anti-Rebel, Prorogue
Prime Minister Trudeau just needs a quick reset. And Postmedia stands in solidarity with Rebel News. Former CAJ President and Ryerson journalism professor Karyn Pugliese co-hosts.
August 20, 2020
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#257 Speaking Moistly
For weeks, we’ve all been trying to flatten the curve. But how do we measure our success if the numbers informing that curve aren’t reliable? And how do the big newspaper chains justify taking government wage subsidies at the same time as laying off staff?