America is losing more than 150 newspapers every year, creating news deserts. ☹️ Canada has similar issues with local media but in Western Canada, when 3 local newspapers closed, journalists responded by starting a news media co-op! 📰 Read that story: tinyurl.com/3rd682va

“If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer.” -- Hannah Arendt ....with that in mind, go visit our FACT CHECK campaign, promoting credible Canadian news sources: tinyurl.com/2d57ytpz

The documents used to smear Canadian journalist @davidpugliese.bsky.social as a Russian operative were forensically reviewed and deemed "crafted with deliberate intent to deceive" Former cabinet minister @calxandr.bsky.social needs to explain how & why he acquired them. More: tinyurl.com/yc5n9tyt

This temporary foreign worker is owed $60,000 in unpaid wages from his time in Canada. He may get nothing. Migrant workers who prove wage theft are increasingly unable to recover the money they are owed even when Ontario government is trying to collect it.

Our Fact Check campaign is now live at factcheckhere.ca! On this website you can... -Find credible news sources -Read about the importance of fact-checking -Share our Fact Check campaign content like this ⬇️

Unifor’s Media Action Plan launched its hard-hitting Fact Checked campaign today with social media, TV and newspaper spots to bring attention to the fight against misinformation. #canlab #savelocalnews

This campaign is now live. Check it out! www.factcheckhere.ca

On Aug. 1, Emancipation Day, Unifor recognizes this powerful quote from Jean Augustine that serves as an important reminder that historical change can't take place without collective action, backed by solidarity, unity and mobilization. #Unifor4RacialJustice #canlab

“Elbows up, do not give concessions to foreign streamers to appease them. It will not work out for us in the end. The answer is regulation and support!” --Unifor media director @randykitt.bsky.social presented to the CRTC today on Canadian content. Watch the full presentation: tinyurl.com/2an6wzee

Twenty volunteers were trained this month and are now officially open for business to offer Canadian journalists confidential colleague-to-colleague help through the Canadian News Industry Peer Support (CNIPS) program, a pilot initiative of the CAJ. caj.ca/canadas-news...

If you work in journalism in the Toronto area, stop by Bad Press XVII this Wednesday! It's GTA's journalism meetup and this is the special post-election edition at El Mocambo! 🥳 Get your FREE tickets here: tinyurl.com/3pd8msc8

Journalism jobs alert: Applications are open for Toronto Star's year-long paid reporting and photo internships, as well as the "Radio Room" paid part-time program for students. Here is the link for the year-long reporting internships. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Torstar/7440...

The @cajournalists.bsky.social is launching the Canadian News Industry Peer Support (CNIPS) program! This initiative aims to build a network of trained volunteer news professionals, to help colleagues deal with stress, burnout and other mental health challenges at work. Apply: tinyurl.com/mpeuftrb

Following a press boycott and condemnation from the CAJ, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has walked back on his decision to ban media scrums. globalnews.ca/news/1105275...

Two media workers from Ricochet have received a formal apology from the RCMP for acting unreasonably. A significant victory for journalism in Canada because RCMP have also pledged policy changes to safeguard the rights of journalists! #JournalismIsNotACrime Read: tinyurl.com/ycdxvrnr

"Social media–fueled junk can quickly fill the void that emerges when reliable local news is difficult to come by." This is a terrific piece from April Lindgren at @thewalrus.ca -- Local News Is Dying. The Consequences Are Worse Than You Think. Read: tinyurl.com/238yfmh7

Several major media companies have just filed a lawsuit against Toronto-based AI company Cohere. The suit claims Cohere has infringed copyright laws by using content to train software, without permission or compensation. Read more: tinyurl.com/y9zw3z37

🚨MEDIA JOB POSTINGS ALERT🚨 The Canadian Press has posted several opportunities across the country, including reporter, editor and bureau chief! Take a look: tinyurl.com/33d2kxe5

BREAKING: Canada's major news organizations sue ChatGPT maker OpenAI. My story for @torontostar #cdnmedia #tech #ai #chatgpt www.thestar.com/business/can...

In a case of human intelligence vs. artificial intelligence, Canada's major news orgs — including Torstar — launch lawsuit against OpenAI over "illegal" use of news articles to train its ChatGPT software. Story via @starbeer.bsky.social @torontostar.bsky.social www.thestar.com/business/can...