Randy Kitt
@randykitt.bsky.social
Canadian media advocate, Director of Media at Unifor & avid media consumer (TV, news, film, radio, music, podcasts & books)
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September 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Unifor condemns the chilling actions of the anonymous figures who targeted and harassed Carrie Tait, a
@theglobeandmail.com journalist who has been investigating political interference at the Alberta Health Agency. www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
#canlab
@theglobeandmail.com journalist who has been investigating political interference at the Alberta Health Agency. www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
#canlab
Unifor condemns cowardly attacks on Globe and Mail journalist
Unifor condemns the chilling actions of the anonymous figures who targeted and harassed Carrie Tait, a Globe and Mail journalist who has been investigating political interference at the Alberta Health...
unifor.org
August 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Unifor condemns the chilling actions of the anonymous figures who targeted and harassed Carrie Tait, a
@theglobeandmail.com journalist who has been investigating political interference at the Alberta Health Agency. www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
#canlab
@theglobeandmail.com journalist who has been investigating political interference at the Alberta Health Agency. www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
#canlab
The @crtceng.bsky.social needs to increase funding for news and create, "Extra supports for news...& ensure that there are maximum incentives for carriage and maximum discoverability on all BDUs, including mandatory carriage and priority placement." #savelocalnews #canlab www.cpac.ca/crtc-hearing...
July 3, 2025 – Unifor
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) holds a public hearing from June 18 to July 4 in Gatineau, Quebec, on working towards a sustainable Canadian broadcasting system.
www.cpac.ca
July 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The @crtceng.bsky.social needs to increase funding for news and create, "Extra supports for news...& ensure that there are maximum incentives for carriage and maximum discoverability on all BDUs, including mandatory carriage and priority placement." #savelocalnews #canlab www.cpac.ca/crtc-hearing...
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"The Canadian media landscape is in crisis – largely due to regulatory inaction – and we now have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
-- Unifor media director @randykitt.bsky.social was in front of the CRTC, stressing the importance of regulating foreign streamers.✊
Read more: tinyurl.com/yjtdjs9k
-- Unifor media director @randykitt.bsky.social was in front of the CRTC, stressing the importance of regulating foreign streamers.✊
Read more: tinyurl.com/yjtdjs9k
July 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
"The Canadian media landscape is in crisis – largely due to regulatory inaction – and we now have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
-- Unifor media director @randykitt.bsky.social was in front of the CRTC, stressing the importance of regulating foreign streamers.✊
Read more: tinyurl.com/yjtdjs9k
-- Unifor media director @randykitt.bsky.social was in front of the CRTC, stressing the importance of regulating foreign streamers.✊
Read more: tinyurl.com/yjtdjs9k
It’s not too late to save Canadian media from big tech #savelocalnews iicintermedia.org/vol-53-issue...
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It’s not too late to save Canadian media from big tech | Intermedia - The journal of the International Institute of Communications
MARLA BOLTMAN argues that changes to domestic tax arrangements can redirect advertising dollars away from big tech companies and back towards domestic media outlets
iicintermedia.org
June 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It’s not too late to save Canadian media from big tech #savelocalnews iicintermedia.org/vol-53-issue...
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@friendscndm.bsky.social
As a society we have to grasp what happens abroad and how that relates to what happens at home, says @markmackinnon.bsky.social in relation to authoritarian governments #journalism @cajournalists.bsky.social
May 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
As a society we have to grasp what happens abroad and how that relates to what happens at home, says @markmackinnon.bsky.social in relation to authoritarian governments #journalism @cajournalists.bsky.social
At @caj conference 2025 in Calgary where the #journalism peer to peer support program is officially launched #journalist caj.ca/peersupport/
May 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
At @caj conference 2025 in Calgary where the #journalism peer to peer support program is officially launched #journalist caj.ca/peersupport/
Unifor floats local news as ‘service of exceptional importance’ “We’ll just lose more jobs..., we’ll have more news deserts, & our democracy will slip away,” Kitt said about the consequences of not bolstering regulatory mechanisms for local news funding #savelocalnews
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Unifor floats local news as ‘service of exceptional importance’ - Cartt.ca
By Ahmad Hathout The director of media for Canada’s largest private sector union said Tuesday the CRTC could view local news as a service of “exceptional importance,” making it qualify for mandatory d...
cartt.ca
May 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Unifor floats local news as ‘service of exceptional importance’ “We’ll just lose more jobs..., we’ll have more news deserts, & our democracy will slip away,” Kitt said about the consequences of not bolstering regulatory mechanisms for local news funding #savelocalnews
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Unifor media director and MAP representative @randykitt.bsky.social is speaking now at the CRTC hearing on defining Canadian content. #SaveLocalNews
Tune in here: tinyurl.com/43ytknfc
Tune in here: tinyurl.com/43ytknfc
May 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Unifor media director and MAP representative @randykitt.bsky.social is speaking now at the CRTC hearing on defining Canadian content. #SaveLocalNews
Tune in here: tinyurl.com/43ytknfc
Tune in here: tinyurl.com/43ytknfc
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“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
--Unifor media director @randykitt.bsky.social presented to the CRTC today on Canadian content.
Watch the full presentation: tinyurl.com/2an6wzee
May 27, 2025 – Unifor
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) holds a public hearing from May 14 to May 27. 2025 in Gatineau, Quebec, on defining Canadian content and supporting the creation ...
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May 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“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
--Unifor media director @randykitt.bsky.social presented to the CRTC today on Canadian content.
Watch the full presentation: tinyurl.com/2an6wzee
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Vancouver Coastal Health a été choisi comme lauréat 2024 du prix Code du silence au niveau municipal pour ses comportements exceptionnels en matière de secret gouvernemental pour sa violation systématique des lois sur l'accès à l'information pendant la pandémie de COVID-19. caj.ca/fr/nouvelles
May 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Vancouver Coastal Health a été choisi comme lauréat 2024 du prix Code du silence au niveau municipal pour ses comportements exceptionnels en matière de secret gouvernemental pour sa violation systématique des lois sur l'accès à l'information pendant la pandémie de COVID-19. caj.ca/fr/nouvelles
'Elbows Up' for Canada’s media sector. Unifor Media Council responds to the threats on our cultural and political sovereignty. Canada will continue to have a world class film & TV industry. #cdnpoli #canlab #savelocalnews www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
'Elbows Up' for Canada’s media sector
Canadians facing an unprecedented threat to our cultural and political sovereignty. U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent threat to impose a 100% tariff on foreign-made movies is just the latest provoc...
www.unifor.org
May 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
'Elbows Up' for Canada’s media sector. Unifor Media Council responds to the threats on our cultural and political sovereignty. Canada will continue to have a world class film & TV industry. #cdnpoli #canlab #savelocalnews www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
#worldpressfreedom2025 @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social Kevin Newman tells us that misinformation is the next battleground & we need to start doing something about it. So Get Fact and stop misinformation www.getfact.ca
GET FACT
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May 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
#worldpressfreedom2025 @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social Kevin Newman tells us that misinformation is the next battleground & we need to start doing something about it. So Get Fact and stop misinformation www.getfact.ca
PPs Cons have been, "limiting media access, manipulating reporter questions & shunning outlets that criticize the party or their candidates."
www.mediaactionplan.ca/post/poiliev...
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Poilievre’s Media Accessibility – Not as Advertised
The Conservative Party of Canada and their leader Pierre Poilievre promised “one of the most accessible and transparent [election] campaigns in recent memory.” So far, they've failed in that objectiv...
www.mediaactionplan.ca
April 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
PPs Cons have been, "limiting media access, manipulating reporter questions & shunning outlets that criticize the party or their candidates."
www.mediaactionplan.ca/post/poiliev...
www.mediaactionplan.ca/post/poiliev...
This just in -- Canadians Care about Canadian Content <3 #savelocalnews #BuyCanadian
@mediapolicy.bsky.social mediapolicy.ca/2025/04/16/c...
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Catching Up on MediaPolicy – Overwhelming public support for “culture and identity” – TikTok influencers make their election mark
Canadian TikTok influencer Mario Zelaya April 16, 2025 It’s no shocker that cultural issues, even CBC funding, haven’t emerged on any list of key ballot box issues in the upcoming federal election.…
mediapolicy.ca
April 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This just in -- Canadians Care about Canadian Content <3 #savelocalnews #BuyCanadian
@mediapolicy.bsky.social mediapolicy.ca/2025/04/16/c...
@mediapolicy.bsky.social mediapolicy.ca/2025/04/16/c...
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This election comes at a critical moment. We must elect a government that will build a strong economy for all workers.
Learn more about the #UniforVotes call to raise incomes and reduce costs:
Learn more about the #UniforVotes call to raise incomes and reduce costs:
Affordability
Price inflation has fallen significantly when compared to past years, but Canada is still in the midst of an affordability crisis. Some federal programs like $10-a-Day child care are making a big…
www.uniforvotes.ca
April 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This election comes at a critical moment. We must elect a government that will build a strong economy for all workers.
Learn more about the #UniforVotes call to raise incomes and reduce costs:
Learn more about the #UniforVotes call to raise incomes and reduce costs:
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"We have faced some very tough message control from the conservative party. We have not been allowed to ask any questions.
It's difficult to get the same level of accountability from the Poilievre campaign as it has been from past conservative campaigns."
-CBC journalist Evan Dyer
#SaveLocalNews
It's difficult to get the same level of accountability from the Poilievre campaign as it has been from past conservative campaigns."
-CBC journalist Evan Dyer
#SaveLocalNews
April 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"We have faced some very tough message control from the conservative party. We have not been allowed to ask any questions.
It's difficult to get the same level of accountability from the Poilievre campaign as it has been from past conservative campaigns."
-CBC journalist Evan Dyer
#SaveLocalNews
It's difficult to get the same level of accountability from the Poilievre campaign as it has been from past conservative campaigns."
-CBC journalist Evan Dyer
#SaveLocalNews
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From coast-to-coast, Canadians are voicing why they're proud of this country. 🍁
CHEK Media (who are part employee-owned) made their own version of the 'I Am Canadian' campaign and it's going viral!
Chek it out: youtu.be/hoiUdjHrJOE?...
CHEK Media (who are part employee-owned) made their own version of the 'I Am Canadian' campaign and it's going viral!
Chek it out: youtu.be/hoiUdjHrJOE?...
We Are Canadian
YouTube video by CHEK Media
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March 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
From coast-to-coast, Canadians are voicing why they're proud of this country. 🍁
CHEK Media (who are part employee-owned) made their own version of the 'I Am Canadian' campaign and it's going viral!
Chek it out: youtu.be/hoiUdjHrJOE?...
CHEK Media (who are part employee-owned) made their own version of the 'I Am Canadian' campaign and it's going viral!
Chek it out: youtu.be/hoiUdjHrJOE?...
Facts, content & objective reporting are commodities that are expensive. If you're getting it free on a website that's owned by someone sitting in the Oval Office right now, you may be being misinformed. Go to a trusted news source, pay for news, that’s my advice. www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
Donald Trump’s attack on press freedom can be felt in Canada and around the world: IFJ webinar
In an International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) webinar this week, Unifor shed light on how United States President Donald Trump’s attacks on press freedom in the U.S. has ushered in a similar rip...
www.unifor.org
March 6, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Facts, content & objective reporting are commodities that are expensive. If you're getting it free on a website that's owned by someone sitting in the Oval Office right now, you may be being misinformed. Go to a trusted news source, pay for news, that’s my advice. www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
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THE @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social HASN’T BEEN PROPERLY FU**ED IN YEARS.
It shouldn’t be offensive to fund public broadcasting.
Every action counts—discover your role now: 👇
fundthecbc.ca?utm_source=s...
#fundthecbc
It shouldn’t be offensive to fund public broadcasting.
Every action counts—discover your role now: 👇
fundthecbc.ca?utm_source=s...
#fundthecbc
March 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
THE @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social HASN’T BEEN PROPERLY FU**ED IN YEARS.
It shouldn’t be offensive to fund public broadcasting.
Every action counts—discover your role now: 👇
fundthecbc.ca?utm_source=s...
#fundthecbc
It shouldn’t be offensive to fund public broadcasting.
Every action counts—discover your role now: 👇
fundthecbc.ca?utm_source=s...
#fundthecbc
Randy Kitt director of media for UNIFOR said: “Our journalists are harassed, abused, denied access to politicians. Conservative politicians are trying to change the narrative from facts to fiction.” www.ifj.org/media-centre...
North America: IFJ and affiliates launch global solidarity call for media workers / IFJ
The International Federation of Journalists and its affiliates in the USA (The NewsGuild, National Writers Union) and in Canada (UNIFOR) launched today a global solidarity call in support of media wor...
www.ifj.org
March 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Randy Kitt director of media for UNIFOR said: “Our journalists are harassed, abused, denied access to politicians. Conservative politicians are trying to change the narrative from facts to fiction.” www.ifj.org/media-centre...