Matt DiMera
@mdimera.bsky.social
Founder of theresolve.ca | journalist | theatre aficionado | they/he | Boards: Press Forward, Constellation Media | formerly EIC at rabble and Managing Editor at Xtra
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Why you won’t see IndigiNews among those sharing in the $100M Google news fund
As the CJC hands out millions to ‘Canadian’ media under the federal Online News Act, our Indigenous newsroom is left behind
indiginews.com/first-person...
As the CJC hands out millions to ‘Canadian’ media under the federal Online News Act, our Indigenous newsroom is left behind
indiginews.com/first-person...
Why you won’t see IndigiNews among those sharing in the $100M Google news fund
As the CJC hands out millions to ‘Canadian’ media under the federal Online News Act, our Indigenous newsroom is left behind
indiginews.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Why you won’t see IndigiNews among those sharing in the $100M Google news fund
As the CJC hands out millions to ‘Canadian’ media under the federal Online News Act, our Indigenous newsroom is left behind
indiginews.com/first-person...
As the CJC hands out millions to ‘Canadian’ media under the federal Online News Act, our Indigenous newsroom is left behind
indiginews.com/first-person...
The march for Erixon Kabera was careful. Measured. Restrained.
Because in Canada, Black rage is punished — even when it’s grief.
Because in Canada, Black rage is punished — even when it’s grief.
A vigil in the rain, a system unchanged: remembering Erixon Kabera – The Resolve
As the community remembers Kabera, they confront a system that responds to Black grief with silence.
theresolve.ca
May 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The march for Erixon Kabera was careful. Measured. Restrained.
Because in Canada, Black rage is punished — even when it’s grief.
Because in Canada, Black rage is punished — even when it’s grief.
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It's a bittersweet birthday for Peterborough Currents as we grapple with a significant budget shortfall.
This isn't a fundraising message. Just an honest account of our business struggles — and how we're adapting to survive.
Please read 🙏
peterboroughcurrents.ca/announcement...
This isn't a fundraising message. Just an honest account of our business struggles — and how we're adapting to survive.
Please read 🙏
peterboroughcurrents.ca/announcement...
A bittersweet birthday for Peterborough Currents
Our funding has dried up. Here's how we're adapting.
peterboroughcurrents.ca
May 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It's a bittersweet birthday for Peterborough Currents as we grapple with a significant budget shortfall.
This isn't a fundraising message. Just an honest account of our business struggles — and how we're adapting to survive.
Please read 🙏
peterboroughcurrents.ca/announcement...
This isn't a fundraising message. Just an honest account of our business struggles — and how we're adapting to survive.
Please read 🙏
peterboroughcurrents.ca/announcement...
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For the local Rwandan community Erixon Kabera was part of, the journey of grief is only starting as they mourn the sudden loss of a father of three.
Hamilton seems to move on as community grieves shooting death of Erixon Kabera – The Resolve
Kabera’s family returns to Rwanda for burial.
theresolve.ca
February 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
For the local Rwandan community Erixon Kabera was part of, the journey of grief is only starting as they mourn the sudden loss of a father of three.
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For uninsured residents of Toronto, going to the hospital can be a gamble. It’s hard to find out what they’ll charge in advance, and that price could differ by hospital. That’s just one reason some midwives are advocating for universal health care. thelocal.to/midwives-uni...
When a Hospital Visit Costs $11,000 | The Local
Amid changes that make accessing health care for uninsured residents more difficult than ever, midwives have led the charge for universal care.
thelocal.to
February 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
For uninsured residents of Toronto, going to the hospital can be a gamble. It’s hard to find out what they’ll charge in advance, and that price could differ by hospital. That’s just one reason some midwives are advocating for universal health care. thelocal.to/midwives-uni...
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“Some Canadian politicians and influencers, inspired by an American-born movement, are trying to roll back 2SLGBTQ+ rights in Canada — one book at a time.” www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
A shadow war on libraries
Some Canadian politicians and influencers, inspired by an American-born movement, are trying to roll back 2SLGBTQ+ rights in Canada — one book at a time.
www.cbc.ca
February 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
“Some Canadian politicians and influencers, inspired by an American-born movement, are trying to roll back 2SLGBTQ+ rights in Canada — one book at a time.” www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
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🚨THREAD🚨
Over at The Rover, we're building a partnership with @laconverse.bsky.social. Our first co-production: a gritty, boots-on-the-ground look at how our city's homeless folks survived the coldest night this year. We'll also be doing federal election coverage together therover.ca/homelessness...
Over at The Rover, we're building a partnership with @laconverse.bsky.social. Our first co-production: a gritty, boots-on-the-ground look at how our city's homeless folks survived the coldest night this year. We'll also be doing federal election coverage together therover.ca/homelessness...
Homelessness: surviving a freezing night in downtown Montreal – The Rover
Last Tuesday evening, a frigid night in Montreal, La Converse’s young journalists were in the field with The Rover’s Christopher Curtis to talk to people experiencing homelessness about the nightly st...
therover.ca
January 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🚨THREAD🚨
Over at The Rover, we're building a partnership with @laconverse.bsky.social. Our first co-production: a gritty, boots-on-the-ground look at how our city's homeless folks survived the coldest night this year. We'll also be doing federal election coverage together therover.ca/homelessness...
Over at The Rover, we're building a partnership with @laconverse.bsky.social. Our first co-production: a gritty, boots-on-the-ground look at how our city's homeless folks survived the coldest night this year. We'll also be doing federal election coverage together therover.ca/homelessness...
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Facebook is censoring 404 Media stories about Facebook's censorship
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January 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Facebook is censoring 404 Media stories about Facebook's censorship
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A behind the scenes story about how Postmedia, Bell and other legacy giants bullied independently-owned outlets out of millions in grant money from Google’s $100 million journalism fund.
An excellent piece by @isaacapeltz.bsky.social j-source.ca/the-cutthroa...
An excellent piece by @isaacapeltz.bsky.social j-source.ca/the-cutthroa...
The cutthroat politics behind Google’s $100-million deal - J-Source
Lobbying, public attacks and the desperate fight for media survival
j-source.ca
December 20, 2024 at 8:06 PM
A behind the scenes story about how Postmedia, Bell and other legacy giants bullied independently-owned outlets out of millions in grant money from Google’s $100 million journalism fund.
An excellent piece by @isaacapeltz.bsky.social j-source.ca/the-cutthroa...
An excellent piece by @isaacapeltz.bsky.social j-source.ca/the-cutthroa...
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What drives me nuts about the trans youth "debate" is how much of it consists of people who don't know anything demanding compromises that already exist.
Hormones and surgeries for minors receive ABSURD amounts of regulation and scrutiny! Either engage with the facts on this issue or shut up.
Hormones and surgeries for minors receive ABSURD amounts of regulation and scrutiny! Either engage with the facts on this issue or shut up.
December 7, 2024 at 3:59 PM
What drives me nuts about the trans youth "debate" is how much of it consists of people who don't know anything demanding compromises that already exist.
Hormones and surgeries for minors receive ABSURD amounts of regulation and scrutiny! Either engage with the facts on this issue or shut up.
Hormones and surgeries for minors receive ABSURD amounts of regulation and scrutiny! Either engage with the facts on this issue or shut up.
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"Many of the newspapers and platforms that remain are run at the behest of people with a minimal understanding of and interest in the success of our day to day lives," @gabemschneider.bsky.social writes.
www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...
www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...
The publisher is always right
"In 2025, unless we come together as a journalism field and course-correct away from information consolidation controlled by the ultra-wealthy, it will get worse."
www.niemanlab.org
December 5, 2024 at 9:11 PM
"Many of the newspapers and platforms that remain are run at the behest of people with a minimal understanding of and interest in the success of our day to day lives," @gabemschneider.bsky.social writes.
www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...
www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...
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imagine being a university leader, clearing $500k a year, and pushing for the prosecution of a teenage reporter.
absolute cowards.
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absolute cowards.
www.cjr.org/getting-the-...
Should a Student Reporter Face Prosecution for Embedding with Protesters?
Dilan Gohill won an award for his work at the Stanford Daily, but his coverage of campus protests has set university officials against him.
www.cjr.org
December 5, 2024 at 7:19 AM
imagine being a university leader, clearing $500k a year, and pushing for the prosecution of a teenage reporter.
absolute cowards.
www.cjr.org/getting-the-...
absolute cowards.
www.cjr.org/getting-the-...
Exciting news from @arshy.bsky.social ! Can’t wait to see more independent journalism challenging the Canadian status quo.
I’m excited to announce that today is the launch of The Hatchet, a podcast and newsletter focused on power and money in Canada. Listen to our first episode, subscribe and support! open.substack.com/pub/hatchetm...
Canada's Criminal Bank
Listen now (47 mins) | Support us at hatchetmedia.substack.com
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November 28, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Exciting news from @arshy.bsky.social ! Can’t wait to see more independent journalism challenging the Canadian status quo.
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I’m excited to announce that today is the launch of The Hatchet, a podcast and newsletter focused on power and money in Canada. Listen to our first episode, subscribe and support! open.substack.com/pub/hatchetm...
Canada's Criminal Bank
Listen now (47 mins) | Support us at hatchetmedia.substack.com
open.substack.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:16 PM
I’m excited to announce that today is the launch of The Hatchet, a podcast and newsletter focused on power and money in Canada. Listen to our first episode, subscribe and support! open.substack.com/pub/hatchetm...
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people who have never experienced open racism — or open bigotry of any sort — do not appreciate the way it can be psychologically destabilizing. and on the main, it actually isn’t healthy to be so resilient and thick-skinned that you don’t react to slurs and dehumanization
November 21, 2024 at 5:17 PM
people who have never experienced open racism — or open bigotry of any sort — do not appreciate the way it can be psychologically destabilizing. and on the main, it actually isn’t healthy to be so resilient and thick-skinned that you don’t react to slurs and dehumanization
The Wicked film adaptation was worth the 20-year wait. No notes. 11/10
The extra point is for making a movie musical without James Corden.
The extra point is for making a movie musical without James Corden.
November 22, 2024 at 2:40 PM
The Wicked film adaptation was worth the 20-year wait. No notes. 11/10
The extra point is for making a movie musical without James Corden.
The extra point is for making a movie musical without James Corden.
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would be great if reporters did not simply regurgitate transphobic phrases like "biological men" that right-wing republicans pass along to them
November 19, 2024 at 4:57 PM
would be great if reporters did not simply regurgitate transphobic phrases like "biological men" that right-wing republicans pass along to them
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“In yet another infringement on workers’ right to strike, the Trudeau government ended work stoppages at ports in British Columbia and Quebec last week by imposing binding arbitration on the unions involved.” www.readthemaple.com/the-federal-...
The Federal Government Has Crushed Another Pair Of Strikes
What is a Charter-protected right to strike worth if it still allows governments to act this way?
www.readthemaple.com
November 19, 2024 at 3:26 PM
“In yet another infringement on workers’ right to strike, the Trudeau government ended work stoppages at ports in British Columbia and Quebec last week by imposing binding arbitration on the unions involved.” www.readthemaple.com/the-federal-...
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Should 16-year-olds get the vote?
For Substack this week, I talk to an organizer who's trying to extend the franchise to youth in Toronto -- and beyond.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/should-16-...
For Substack this week, I talk to an organizer who's trying to extend the franchise to youth in Toronto -- and beyond.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/should-16-...
Should 16-year-olds get the vote?
A motion in Toronto could open to door to extending voting rights in the city – and beyond. An Interview with Vote16's Aleksi Toiviainen.
www.davidmoscrop.com
November 19, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Should 16-year-olds get the vote?
For Substack this week, I talk to an organizer who's trying to extend the franchise to youth in Toronto -- and beyond.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/should-16-...
For Substack this week, I talk to an organizer who's trying to extend the franchise to youth in Toronto -- and beyond.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/should-16-...
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NEW: I wrote about Alberta’s assault on trans rights for @canadiandimension.bsky.social
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
UCP members push to adopt more dangerous anti-trans policies
What’s so dangerous about the anti-trans policy resolutions the party endorsed isn’t that they will become legislation any time soon, but their effect of bolstering Smith’s claim that she’s pursuing a...
canadiandimension.com
November 18, 2024 at 4:36 PM
NEW: I wrote about Alberta’s assault on trans rights for @canadiandimension.bsky.social
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
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X: Blocked people can read your tweets
Bluesky: We will send an agent back in time to stop the blocked person's parents from ever meeting
Bluesky: We will send an agent back in time to stop the blocked person's parents from ever meeting
November 18, 2024 at 8:12 AM
X: Blocked people can read your tweets
Bluesky: We will send an agent back in time to stop the blocked person's parents from ever meeting
Bluesky: We will send an agent back in time to stop the blocked person's parents from ever meeting
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the big bad wolf, writing for the Atlantic: building brick houses might be popular with insular academics afraid of intellectual debate, but in practice they are a stifling barrier to free speech
November 16, 2024 at 1:19 PM
the big bad wolf, writing for the Atlantic: building brick houses might be popular with insular academics afraid of intellectual debate, but in practice they are a stifling barrier to free speech
A brief intro: I’m a journalist and advocate for independent media.
I’m also the editor and publisher of The Resolve, a news site focused on Black, Indigenous and racialized communities in Canada.
I’m also the editor and publisher of The Resolve, a news site focused on Black, Indigenous and racialized communities in Canada.
November 16, 2024 at 3:43 AM
A brief intro: I’m a journalist and advocate for independent media.
I’m also the editor and publisher of The Resolve, a news site focused on Black, Indigenous and racialized communities in Canada.
I’m also the editor and publisher of The Resolve, a news site focused on Black, Indigenous and racialized communities in Canada.