CWA Canada, The Media Union
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CWA Canada is the country's only all-media union, with 6,000 members coast to coast. Fighting for quality jobs, journalism & press freedom. http://cwacanada.ca
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Breaking: Post-Gazette Strikers Win Three-Year Strike!
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Breaking: Post-Gazette Strikers Win Three-Year Strike!
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@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
PressProgress: Defend Canadian Journalism
pressprogress.ca
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
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New documentary 🎬 @aljazeera.com’s “Silenced: The War on Journalism” featuring CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg is a gripping look at journalism’s ultimate sacrifice, told through stories of courage, loss and unwavering conviction.
Watch now👇
Watch now👇
Silenced: The War on Journalism
A gripping look at journalism’s ultimate sacrifice, told through stories of courage, loss and unwavering conviction.
www.aljazeera.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New documentary 🎬 @aljazeera.com’s “Silenced: The War on Journalism” featuring CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg is a gripping look at journalism’s ultimate sacrifice, told through stories of courage, loss and unwavering conviction.
Watch now👇
Watch now👇
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Journalists are civilians under international humanitarian law.
Facilities and equipment utilized for reporting and disseminating news are also civilian structures.
They must be respected and protected.
Journalists are #NotATarget.
Facilities and equipment utilized for reporting and disseminating news are also civilian structures.
They must be respected and protected.
Journalists are #NotATarget.
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Journalists are civilians under international humanitarian law.
Facilities and equipment utilized for reporting and disseminating news are also civilian structures.
They must be respected and protected.
Journalists are #NotATarget.
Facilities and equipment utilized for reporting and disseminating news are also civilian structures.
They must be respected and protected.
Journalists are #NotATarget.
This is an important case in defending freedom of the press.
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is an important case in defending freedom of the press.
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Data shows that the algorithm on Elon Musk’s X is systematically pushing right-wing political content to British social media users regardless of their political orientation or who they follow, according to an investigation by Sky News:
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
November 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Data shows that the algorithm on Elon Musk’s X is systematically pushing right-wing political content to British social media users regardless of their political orientation or who they follow, according to an investigation by Sky News:
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
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#Myanmar: The junta has announced the media will be “authorised” to cover the general elections — widely condemned as fraudulent — scheduled for the end of the year. The military has been crushing journalists’ rights since its coup and this is yet another attempt to control news coverage.
Myanmar: junta feigns openness, tightens control of election coverage
The Myanmar military regime has announced that the media – which it continues to relentlessly stifle – will be “authorised” to cover the general elections scheduled to take place between December 2025...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:18 AM
#Myanmar: The junta has announced the media will be “authorised” to cover the general elections — widely condemned as fraudulent — scheduled for the end of the year. The military has been crushing journalists’ rights since its coup and this is yet another attempt to control news coverage.
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#Tunisia: The government has suspended one of Tunisia's leading investigative media platforms, Nawaat, amid broader crackdown on critical voices within civil society organisations. We condemn the decision and call on the authorities to lift the suspension, which aims to stifle free speech.
Tunisia: Government suspends investigative media platform amid crackdown on free speech / IFJ
On 31 October, the Tunisian government ordered the suspension of the investigative media platform Nawaat for one month, citing legal and administrative grounds. The move is part of a broader governmen...
www.ifj.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
#Tunisia: The government has suspended one of Tunisia's leading investigative media platforms, Nawaat, amid broader crackdown on critical voices within civil society organisations. We condemn the decision and call on the authorities to lift the suspension, which aims to stifle free speech.
Great to see the federal government follow through on its promise of more funding to strengthen the CBC. In these days of misinformation and American information overload, we need a national public broadcaster for trusted news and Canadian content. It’s vital for our culture and our democracy.
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Great to see the federal government follow through on its promise of more funding to strengthen the CBC. In these days of misinformation and American information overload, we need a national public broadcaster for trusted news and Canadian content. It’s vital for our culture and our democracy.
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🔴 On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we asked families of killed journalists what #impunity means to them and why it is crucial to prosecute the perpetrators. Fighting impunity is a universal responsibility. #IDEI2025 youtube.com/shorts/vEuU9...
End Impunity 2025: Fighting impunity is a universal responsibility
YouTube video by International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
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November 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🔴 On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we asked families of killed journalists what #impunity means to them and why it is crucial to prosecute the perpetrators. Fighting impunity is a universal responsibility. #IDEI2025 youtube.com/shorts/vEuU9...
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To mark International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists 2025, CPJ calls for radical reform of the systems to investigate journalist killings + hold perpetrators to account after the deadliest 3 years for journalists + media workers since CPJ began keeping records. cpj.org/?p=532691
November 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
To mark International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists 2025, CPJ calls for radical reform of the systems to investigate journalist killings + hold perpetrators to account after the deadliest 3 years for journalists + media workers since CPJ began keeping records. cpj.org/?p=532691
The CBC turns 89 today! Nine decades of Canadian entertainment and trusted journalism. In a sea of information, and misinformation, it’s needed now more than ever.
November 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The CBC turns 89 today! Nine decades of Canadian entertainment and trusted journalism. In a sea of information, and misinformation, it’s needed now more than ever.
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GLOBAL: Fighting impunity is a universal responsibility, says IFJ www.ifj.org/media-centre...
Fighting impunity is a universal responsibility, says IFJ / IFJ
On 2 November, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates across the world will mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDEI). They will al...
www.ifj.org
November 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
GLOBAL: Fighting impunity is a universal responsibility, says IFJ www.ifj.org/media-centre...
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BELARUS: “Don’t believe. Don’t fear. Don’t beg.” A Belarusian trade union leader on repression, prison, and the survival of dignity globallabourcolumn.org/2025/10/23/d...
“Don’t believe. Don’t fear. Don’t beg.” A Belarusian trade union leader on repression, prison, and the survival of dignity
-Aliaksandr Yarashuk I am writing these words one month after my release from Belarusian prison. Only now, with fresh air in my lungs and the sky no longer divided by bars, can I retrace the road t…
globallabourcolumn.org
November 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
BELARUS: “Don’t believe. Don’t fear. Don’t beg.” A Belarusian trade union leader on repression, prison, and the survival of dignity globallabourcolumn.org/2025/10/23/d...
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Les Whittington: With Poilievre, it doesn’t matter about the facts or reality involved. It’s all about the media attention a stunt generates.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
Outrage sells: with Poilievre, it’s got nothing to do with attracting moderates
It doesn’t matter about the facts or reality involved. It’s all about the media attention a stunt generates.
www.hilltimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Les Whittington: With Poilievre, it doesn’t matter about the facts or reality involved. It’s all about the media attention a stunt generates.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Happy Halloween!
Horrendous. Compliant, biased, lapdog reporting is not journalism - and it undermines democracy.
With top news outlets gone, the Pentagon is relying on a new press corps made up of partisan and conspiracy-driven media platforms.
The Pentagon Drafts a New Legion of Propagandists - Truthdig
After most journalists refused to sign the new terms of the Pentagon Press Corps, all that's left are fringe rightwing media outlets.
www.truthdig.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Horrendous. Compliant, biased, lapdog reporting is not journalism - and it undermines democracy.
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#IFJBlog📰: One year after the death of 16 people in the station canopy collapse in #Serbia, journalism in the country faces growing threats. NUNS reports 289 attacks on journalists this year, many involving police. Don't miss Jelena Petkovic's article ⤵️
#IFJBlog - Serbia: A year-long war on journalism / IFJ
What we see in Serbia is the quintessence of state intimidation and coercion, with the aim of media control, holding journalists under duress and self-censorship. It is a war on journalism, free speec...
www.ifj.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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"On Sunday, October 26, about 40 masked and uniformed Second Sons Canada and Frontenac Active Club blackshirts led by MacKenzie assembled in front of CBC headquarters in Ottawa with a banner reading 'CBC hates white people'.
A similar number assembled in front of the CBC building in Regina."
A similar number assembled in front of the CBC building in Regina."
NEW: Whether you measure it by number of supporters, fundraising ability, or by the size of its militant groups, the white nationalist movement in Canada has never been larger or more of a threat.
White Nationalism in Canada: Organized, Emboldened, and Growing
Canada’s white nationalist movement has consolidated into a network that includes three key branches: Diagolon, the propaganda arm; the Dominion Society of Canada, an incorporated political arm; and S...
www.antihate.ca
October 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"On Sunday, October 26, about 40 masked and uniformed Second Sons Canada and Frontenac Active Club blackshirts led by MacKenzie assembled in front of CBC headquarters in Ottawa with a banner reading 'CBC hates white people'.
A similar number assembled in front of the CBC building in Regina."
A similar number assembled in front of the CBC building in Regina."
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Alberta's government invoked the Notwithstanding Clause this week to force teachers back to work and reportedly plans to use it again against trans kids in the coming days.
When governments can override rights with one vote, no one is safe. Sign the petition to defend the Charter.
savethecharter.ca
When governments can override rights with one vote, no one is safe. Sign the petition to defend the Charter.
savethecharter.ca
October 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Alberta's government invoked the Notwithstanding Clause this week to force teachers back to work and reportedly plans to use it again against trans kids in the coming days.
When governments can override rights with one vote, no one is safe. Sign the petition to defend the Charter.
savethecharter.ca
When governments can override rights with one vote, no one is safe. Sign the petition to defend the Charter.
savethecharter.ca
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As I was saying.
Gil now planning for a general strike in Alberta to fight the government’s use of notwithstanding clause.
I’d expect the Canadian labor movement to push back hard at governmens that override fundamental Charter protected freedom of association.
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Gil now planning for a general strike in Alberta to fight the government’s use of notwithstanding clause.
I’d expect the Canadian labor movement to push back hard at governmens that override fundamental Charter protected freedom of association.
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
October 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
As I was saying.
Gil now planning for a general strike in Alberta to fight the government’s use of notwithstanding clause.
I’d expect the Canadian labor movement to push back hard at governmens that override fundamental Charter protected freedom of association.
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Gil now planning for a general strike in Alberta to fight the government’s use of notwithstanding clause.
I’d expect the Canadian labor movement to push back hard at governmens that override fundamental Charter protected freedom of association.
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
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In a nearly illiterate editorial, WaPo defends Trump's ballroom project, without revealing the fact that the paper's owner, Jeff Bezos, is a principal funder of the project. Shameful conduct all around. bsky.app/profile/bgru...
Here’s a free link to a house editorial that illustrates the collapse of the new Washpost Opinion page.
It’s important to read it, because it is so poorly written and reasoned, and it shows how quickly an editorial institution can fall completely apart under spineless leadership.
wapo.st/3J2IdIh
It’s important to read it, because it is so poorly written and reasoned, and it shows how quickly an editorial institution can fall completely apart under spineless leadership.
wapo.st/3J2IdIh
Opinion | In defense of the White House ballroom
Donald Trump vs. the NIMBYs
wapo.st
October 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
In a nearly illiterate editorial, WaPo defends Trump's ballroom project, without revealing the fact that the paper's owner, Jeff Bezos, is a principal funder of the project. Shameful conduct all around. bsky.app/profile/bgru...
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The AI industry wants us to believe AI superintelligence is the real threat from generative AI.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
Generative AI is a societal disaster
Governments are deluding themselves into believing investment justifies allowing AI to upend society
disconnect.blog
October 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The AI industry wants us to believe AI superintelligence is the real threat from generative AI.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
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🍁 #Budget2025 will decide the future of Canadian media.
Will it strengthen @CBCRadioCanada & local news — or let more of our stories crumble under Big Tech?
Read our new Policy Explainer ⬇️
🔗 friends.ca/policy-expla...
#CanadianMedia #CBC
Will it strengthen @CBCRadioCanada & local news — or let more of our stories crumble under Big Tech?
Read our new Policy Explainer ⬇️
🔗 friends.ca/policy-expla...
#CanadianMedia #CBC
✍️ Policy Explainer #1: What’s at Stake for Canadian Media in Budget 2025 - Friends of Canadian Media
Every federal budget tells a story about what and who matters most. As Parliament gets ready for Budget 2025, it’s clear that the future of Canadian media is at a turning point. Will this budget stren...
friends.ca
October 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🍁 #Budget2025 will decide the future of Canadian media.
Will it strengthen @CBCRadioCanada & local news — or let more of our stories crumble under Big Tech?
Read our new Policy Explainer ⬇️
🔗 friends.ca/policy-expla...
#CanadianMedia #CBC
Will it strengthen @CBCRadioCanada & local news — or let more of our stories crumble under Big Tech?
Read our new Policy Explainer ⬇️
🔗 friends.ca/policy-expla...
#CanadianMedia #CBC
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#UK: A survey by @nujofficial.bsky.social revealed that freelance journalists don’t agree with their work being used to train chatbots, and if they do, they want control and fair compensation. #AI is rapidly reshaping media and journalists are stepping up for their rights ✊🏽
Freelance journalists want control over AI using their work, survey reveals
Freelance journalists do not agree with their work being used to train AI, and most would like to be compensated, survey finds.
pressgazette.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#UK: A survey by @nujofficial.bsky.social revealed that freelance journalists don’t agree with their work being used to train chatbots, and if they do, they want control and fair compensation. #AI is rapidly reshaping media and journalists are stepping up for their rights ✊🏽