We’ve long heard about how the news business is failing - layoff after layoff, media execs have claimed that they have had no choice but to make cutbacks.
In Bell’s latest round of 4800 layoffs, CEO Mirko Babic defended his decision to a parliamentary committee, claiming the company was struggling in a tough economic environment - and that news was part of what was bringing them down.
But is that the full story?  Because before Google and Facebook ate up advertising dollars, the Canadian media companies of the 90s made a bad bet. And it failed to pay off.  And now… the news industry is taking the fall. 
Further reading: 
Corporate ownership of media has failed Canadians, Marc Edge, Canadian Dimension, 2024Bell Media Has Cut 1 In 4 Positions Since 2020 as Parent Company Keeps Dividend Rolling, The Deep Dive, 2024 Media convergence, acquisitions and sales in Canada, CBC, 2010Convergence after the collapse: The ‘catastrophic’ case of Canada, Marc Edge, Media, Culture and Society, 2011Financialization and the “Crisis of the Media”: The Rise and Fall of (Some) Media Conglomerates in Canada, Dwayne Winseck, Canadian Journal of Communication, 2010
 Host: Jesse Brown & Cherise Seucharan Credits: Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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Slash and Burn: How Cheap Debt Killed the News

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Open Line on VOCM-AM in Newfoundland has been called an institution. A religion. A must-listen show. 
And we at Canadaland had never heard of it - until recently. But it attracts an audience bigger than any show in its time slot, and has consistently for years. 
So in the age of podcasts and social media, in a time of layoffs and media cuts, how has this AM radio talk show managed to thrive? 
Host: Jesse Brown  Credits: Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief) Featured guests: Paddy Daly, Greg Smith, Ryan Cleary, Justin Brake
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Further reading:How Joey Smallwood convinced Newfoundlanders to join Confederation, CBC NewsNewfoundland radio star Ron Pumphrey had a profound connection with listeners, Joan Sullivan, Globe and MailMount Cashel Orphanage Abuse Scandal, Heritage Newfoundland and LabradorOpen Line with Paddy Daly, VOCMCOMMONS: Work, Episode #6: Emptying an Ocean and Episode #7: Merchants of the Rock, CanadalandThe Newfoundlander, Justin Brake, Canadaland
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Voice Of The Common Man

Campus protests have migrated to Canada and McGill is asking the cops for help. Why calling in the cops is the wrong approach, despite what’s being said (and chanted) at these protests.
Justin Trudeau seems to be popping up on podcasts everywhere these days. What to make of Trudeau’s podcast populism (and why it won’t work in 2024.)
Host: Jesse Brown Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proolx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief) Guest: Justin Ling   Further reading: Opinion: Police crackdowns won’t bring order to campuses - The Globe and Mail Judge rejects injunction request for removal of McGill encampment protest | CBC NewsTimeline: UCLA's night of violence before police moved in Catching Up With Columbia’s Student Radio Station After a Historic Broadcast - Mother Jones Why I'm Resigning From The Intercept - Ken Klippenstein (Substack)Police Seek Criminal Charges Against Journalist Covering Gaza Protest – The Rover  You’re about to hear Justin Trudeau on a lot more podcasts - Toronto Star Justin Trudeau’s Last Stand | The WalrusThe Justin Trudeau Interview - Bug-eyed and Shameless (Substack)   

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(Short Cuts) No Cop Crackdowns on Campus

Canadian media coverage of the war in the Middle East has, unsurprisingly, focused on the impact on diaspora communities here in Canada. We have heard about Jewish Canadians, Palestinian Canadians, and we have heard in general terms about the many Muslim communities across Canada and how this is affecting them. But there's one diaspora community that is increasingly at the center of this conflict, who we have heard very little about. And that is the Iranian community.
Today on the show, three members of the Iranian-Canadian community, Amir Attaran, Samira Mohyeddin, and Kahve Shahrooz, join Jesse to talk about their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences about what is going on in their community.
Editor’s note: In the introduction to this episode, Jesse says, “Canada is home to the second largest Iranian diaspora community in the world. There are 400,000.” 
According to Tehran, Canada is home to 400,000 Iranian-Canadians but Statistics Canada puts the number at closer to 200,000. In either case, Canada is still home to one of the largest Iranian diaspora communities in the world.

 Host: Jesse Brown  Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief) Featured guests: Amir Attaran, Samira Mohyeddin, Kahve Shahrooz
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Further reading:Canada has become a safe haven for officials from Iran’s monstrous regime — The Globe & MailThe Jews of my generation thought they would be exempt from history. They were wrong — The Globe & Mail
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In the Shadow of the Shadow War

Alors que l’année 2024 sera la plus chaude jamais enregistrée, on voit le public, épuisé par l'éco anxiété et une certaine fatigue informationnelle, se détourner des médias. Emilie Nicolas reçoit Étienne Leblanc, journaliste environnement et climat à Radio-Canada, pour échanger sur l’évolution de la couverture médiatique des changements climatiques depuis une vingtaine d’années et sur les solutions possibles afin de mieux communiquer sur le sujet. 
Even if 2024 is projected to be the warmest year ever recorded, audiences are tuning out the news, exhausted by eco-anxiety and media fatigue. Emilie Nicolas talks with Étienne Leblanc, environment and climate reporter at the CBC, about the past twenty years of climate change coverage and how to find solutions to better communicate on the topic. 
Animation : Emilie Nicolas Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), André Proulx (Coordonnateur à la production), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)  Coanimation : Étienne Leblanc
Pour en savoir plus : 
Mille questions, une planète — Radio-CanadaClimate, Migration and the Far Right — NPRJour de la Terre: les jeunes sont-ils encore écolos? — La Presse
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(Détours) Solutions climatiques, solutions journalistiques

As the hit Netflix documentary What Jennifer Did draws criticism for manipulating source materials, we talk to Karen K. Ho about the differences between True Crime and journalism. 
Umar Zameer is acquitted of murdering a Toronto police officer, but the way his case was handled by the media and politicians raises questions about the impact of public narratives in high-profile legal cases.
Plus, Goldsbie sits court-side, and why Connie Walker deserves an apology.
Want your audio story on CANADALAND? Submissions for the Local Correspondent Audio Contest are now open! To learn more, visit canadaland.com/audiocontest and follow @CanadaLabs on Instagram

 Host: Jonathan Goldsbie Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief) Guest: Karen K. Ho   Further reading: Jennifer Pan's Revenge - Toronto Life (2015)‘What Jennifer Did’ producer denies using AI-generated photo - Toronto StarThat Other School Shooting - The New York Times Magazine (2013)Let’s Talk About How My Job at Bell Gave Me Mental Health Issues and No Benefits - Canadaland (2016)The 100 Most Influential People of 2024: Connie Walker - TimeHow Connie Walker Won - CANADALAND (2023)Civic leaders stoked hatred of Umar Zameer after Toronto police officer's death: lawyer - CBC NewsEx-mayor John Tory reflects on comments slamming Umar Zameer bail decision - Toronto Star   Sponsors: Calm, Douglas, Squarespace 
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Slash and Burn: How Cheap Debt Killed the News

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