Alberta Advantage Podcast

The 1999-2000 Herald Strike, 20 Years Later


Listen Later

Twenty years ago, workers at the Calgary Herald went on what would become an eight-month strike, citing editorial overreach, a torqued political slant, and unfair treatment in the newsroom. Herald striker Terry Inigo-Jones joins Team Advantage to discuss his experience taking on the Herald and its then-owner, Conrad Black. This story has it all, folks— Canadian media concentration, scabs who you'll now recognize as right-wing hacks, a literal press baron, police intimidation and brutality, private security goons, and much much more.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Alberta Advantage PodcastBy Team Advantage

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

17 ratings


More shows like Alberta Advantage Podcast

View all
CANADALAND by CANADALAND

CANADALAND

214 Listeners

Jacobin Radio by Jacobin

Jacobin Radio

1,460 Listeners

The Dig by Daniel Denvir

The Dig

1,594 Listeners

Chapo Trap House by Chapo Trap House

Chapo Trap House

8,861 Listeners

Sandy and Nora talk politics by Sandy Hudson & Nora Loreto

Sandy and Nora talk politics

88 Listeners

Rev Left Radio by Revolutionary Left Radio

Rev Left Radio

3,324 Listeners

Citations Needed by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson

Citations Needed

3,915 Listeners

Red Menace by Red Menace

Red Menace

1,126 Listeners

The Progress Report by Progress Alberta

The Progress Report

0 Listeners

TRUE ANON TRUTH FEED by TrueAnon

TRUE ANON TRUTH FEED

3,355 Listeners

West of Centre by CBC

West of Centre

18 Listeners

Tech Won't Save Us by Paris Marx

Tech Won't Save Us

578 Listeners

The Strategists by Stephen Carter, Corey Hogan, Zain Velji

The Strategists

21 Listeners

What's Left of Philosophy by Lillian Cicerchia, Owen Glyn-Williams, Gil Morejón, and William Paris

What's Left of Philosophy

284 Listeners

American Prestige by Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

American Prestige

1,069 Listeners