Canadian journalist Amber Bracken was "handcuffed, held in a cell for 3 nights and had her camera gear and photographs seized -- all for doing her job." So @thenarwhal.ca is suing the RCMP. Please donate to the legal fund before next week's trial: tinyurl.com/mr3nbr2r Journalism is not a crime. ✊

America's Corporation for Public Broadcasting dissolved yesterday after 58 years as the primary funder of PBS, NPR and many local TV/radio stations. The Trump administration said their $1.1 billion in funding was cut because CPB produce "woke propaganda." #SaveLocalNews More: tinyurl.com/574ncnb6

In 2026, MAP will be expanding our online presence, while continuing the fight to #SaveLocalNews and protect journalists. You can find us here... 🖥️ Website: mediaactionplan.ca 🐥 Twitter: @MAP_canada 📱 Instagram: media_action_plan 📖 Facebook: Media Action Plan 📹 TikTok: media_action_plan

The first print edition of @freshetnews.bsky.social is hitting newsstands in BC tomorrow! 📰 Congratulations to everyone involved in the Save Our Local News campaign. You've created a blueprint for saving local news organizations in Canada! 🍁 #SaveLocalNews

The U.S. government must hold Israel accountable for the Oct. 13 2023 double tap strike in Lebanon that killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and wounded six others, including U.S. citizen Dylan Collins of AFP. Washington must send a clear message: Israel can not target journalists with impunity.

Unionized journalists in North America are leading the push against generative AI, which damages newsrooms. We're fighting for... -AI assistance, not work creation. -No layoffs, no salary reductions. -Label AI content appropriately. Sign the petition: tinyurl.com/4n8x3f6h

The Canadian Association of Journalists (@cajournalists.bsky.social) released their 2025 Newsroom Diversity Survey Report 🍁 -5,662 journalists in 325 newsrooms took part -75% of journalists in Canada are white -69% of media outlets have no minorities in leadership Full report: tinyurl.com/mr3m4wjk

Jimmy Lai just spent his 78th birthday behind bars, and we’re grateful to @raskin.house.gov for continuing to advocate for his freedom. China must stop treating journalism as a threat and drop all charges against Lai. #FreeJimmyLai

New on the MAP website -- A Global Journalism Study: How Canadians Compare. ✍️ 37% of Canadian journalists are worried about losing their job in the next six months. 61% said they are concerned with their mental and emotional well-being. #SaveLocalNews Read more: tinyurl.com/y5uy5ajt

The reporting of @carrietait.bsky.social on the Alberta healthcare procurement scandal, led the province to cancel talks with those companies. Carrie endured targeted harassment while breaking this story. We are lucky to have such great journalists in Canada! 🙏 Full story: tinyurl.com/4avjxx5h

We join the call for Russian government to disclose the status of wrongfully imprisoned journalist Nika Novak from @rferl.org.web.brid.gy. She has been missing for 8 days while in Russian custody and legal counsel has not been able to contact her. #WhereIsNika #JournalismIsNotACrime

Israel killed photo-journalist Mahmoud Wadi today, despite claims of a ceasefire. This is a blatant war crime. Israel continues to murder journalists with impunity because they are not held accountable by the international community. #JournalismIsNotACrime #EndImpunity

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

Today is the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women. ♀️ A woman is killed globally every 10 minutes by their intimate partner or family. There is #NoExcuse for violence towards women. Read the @ifjglobal.bsky.social Gender Council statement: tinyurl.com/5ym9bamj

New on the MAP website -- The first newspaper co-op in Western Canada! 📰 After Glacier Media terminated 3 local newspapers in February, these journalists came together to form freshetnews.ca Read more: tinyurl.com/3rd682va

“The government is attempting to lay a foundation for dissenting political beliefs as grounds for terrorism. And people like Ya’akub — non-white [or] non-Christian — have been made its primary examples. Both journalists; like Mario Guevara… and civilians.”

The Dalton Camp Award is given out annually by @friendscndm.bsky.social for the best essay on the link between media and democracy! There is a $10,000 prize for the winner and the deadline to submit your essay is January 5th, 2026.✍️ Learn more: tinyurl.com/56zfe8xe

“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

November 2nd was the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. "Today is the most dangerous time to be a journalist in @pressfreedom.bsky.social history," CEO Jodie Ginsberg said. 124 journalists were killed in 2024, with Israeli military responsible for almost 70%.

We support the budget proposal put forward by @friendscndm.bsky.social. There are three key recommendations: 1. Protect and strengthen CBC / Radio-Canada 2. Repatriate Canadian digital ad dollars 3. Earmark 25% of federal advertising for Canadian media 🍁 Read more: tinyurl.com/u5cwsju3

Investigations by @pressfreedom.bsky.social found that Israeli military killed 20 journalists between 2001 and 2023. Israel never put any of those soldiers on trial for intentional or unintentional killing of a journalist. #EndImpunity #JournalismIsNotACrime More: tinyurl.com/599xnp8r

🔔 FPF's @caitlinvogus.bsky.social will join a panel of experts to break down how the FCC and FTC target journalists and the First Amendment, and how to fight back. 🗓️ Oct. 29, 12:10 p.m. ET RSVP for @cdt.org's #FutureOfSpeech 2025, “Working the Refs” panel: standtogether.swoogo.com/foso25/9611460

Our Fact Check campaign was on full display at the 31st annual Unifor Media Council last weekend! Head over to factcheckhere.ca to find a list of credible news sources from professionally trained journalists. ✍️

The Media Action Plan executive committee attended the 31st annual Unifor Media Council in Victoria this weekend! We had caucuses, seminars and guest speakers to discuss the future of our media industry. 📰 MAP's mantra to #SaveLocalNews was a major theme of the weekend! ✊

Yes that is the question isn't it. The other question is who is actually behind the forgery.

We join @pressfreedom.bsky.social in calling for removal of restrictions on media within the Pentagon. These restrictions include limiting media movement, revoking credentials and requiring reporters to affirm their understanding in writing. This letter was sent to the Department of War ⬇️

Your daily reminder that... CREDIBLE NEWS GETS FACT CHECKED! Learn more and find a full list of credible news sources at factcheckhere.ca

Israel is responsible for 85 of 124 journalist killings across the globe in 2024 — nearly 70% — the highest number by a single country in one year since CPJ began documenting this data more than three decades ago. Read CPJ’s #2024KilledReport: cpj.org?p=451429 More coverage: cpj.org/issue/israel...

You'd think Chris Alexander would want to get out ahead of this and explain how he was duped or why he felt compelled to do some duping. Muttering "nationalsecurity" up your sleeve and sideling away is not the sort of thing one might expect from a man concerned with defending his own reputation.

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

That's me! It truly was a great discussion about AI in the newsroom.

Media Action Plan was in Ottawa this weekend for the @pressforwardcanada.bsky.social Future of Independent Media Summit! ✊ On Friday, we had an insightful meeting with Senator Andrew Cardozo and on Saturday we engaged in panel discussions on AI, community collaboration & much more! #SaveLocalNews

There is a very disturbing pattern happening in America -- ICE agents assaulting journalists and media workers. This is a direct attack on the free press and another step in America's descent into fascism. #JournalismIsNotACrime

On this Truth and Reconciliation Day we call upon on media colleagues to tell the stories of our Indigenous brothers and sisters -- tell them accurately, tell them consistently and tell them loudly! 🧡 Unifor has Truth & Reconciliation Day events from coast-to-coast: tinyurl.com/yh9bep4m

Yesterday was World News Day, so we're going to share a couple terrific op-ed pieces on the state of journalism around the world: Regenerating the Base Layer of Democracy - Local News: tinyurl.com/66ky9zb9 Journalism Under Siege: tinyurl.com/yjm9jn5j #WND2025 #SaveLocalNews

This Sunday is #WorldNewsDay -- a global campaign to draw attention to the role journalists play in providing trustworthy news and information! The theme of this year's campaign is... -Choose Truth -Choose Facts -Choose JOURNALISM #WND2025 #ChooseJournalism

The next federal budget is coming just over a month from now and @friendscndm.bsky.social are urging Canadians to call on the government for increased support to the media industry! You can send a pre-written letter to Finance Minister Champagne here: tinyurl.com/33dvcvat

Two weeks ago, Israeli airstrikes killed 31 media workers in Yemen. @pressfreedom.bsky.social say it's the deadliest single attack on media workers in Middle East history. Israel has killed journalists in Palestine, Iran & Yemen this year alone. #EndImpunity #JournalismIsNotACrime

Jimmy Kimmel returned from suspension last night and spoke out in support of a free press! "They want to pick and choose what the news is. It's so important to have a free press and it's nuts we aren't paying more attention to it." ✊

A group of Canada's biggest media outlets are sending the message that we need to stop disinformation because... CREDIBLE NEWS GETS FACT-CHECKED! 📢 Check out the campaign website: www.factcheckhere.ca

Last week MAP & @unifor.org launched one of our biggest media campaigns ever! 🥳 The Fact Check campaign is designed to combat misinformation and promote credible news sources. 📷 Learn more at www.factcheckhere.ca

Freedom of the press is under attack in America. The decision by ABC to suspend Jimmy Kimmel, confirms the authoritarian influence President Trump has over the media. MAP stands in solidarity with our media colleagues in the United States! ✊ More: tinyurl.com/3hej5x9f

"We have spearheaded an industry wide initiative to combat misinformation & disinformation." -Unifor media director @randykitt.bsky.social spoke to the CRTC about our Fact Check campaign (factcheckhere.ca) & the state of Canadian radio. 📻 Read his full remarks: tinyurl.com/459fjh2a

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 ⬇️

Tomorrow is a BIG day for Media Action Plan... We're launching our Fact Checked campaign at Toronto Metropolitan University. 🥳 This campaign is designed to combat misinformation and support Canadian journalism. #SaveLocalNews Read more: tinyurl.com/2tscy9sk

Canada has lost a titan of the media industry with the passing of Beverly Thomson. A journalist with the perfect mix of empathy and professionalism. She showed incredible courage during her battle with cancer. Our thoughts are with her family. More: tinyurl.com/48kde6ce

A database from Freedom of Press journalist @stephaniesugars.bsky.social shows Donald Trump has sent over 3,500 social media posts targeting the press, since 2015. We stand in solidarity with these media workers. Attempts to silence them are a threat to democracy. More: tinyurl.com/3xvkn3cs

"This report is a call to action for everyone to understand how the ripple effect of Canadian media & advertising dollars drives our country." 'Canadian Media Means Business' have released a comprehensive report on the economics of media & advertising in Canada. Read: tinyurl.com/5n82ckhk

The Walrus (thewalrus.ca) continues to provide top-quality, independent journalism for Canadians. 👍 You can get a subscription, donate or sign up for their free newsletter here: thewalrus.ac-page.com/socialmedia