Rosa Saba
@rosasaba.bsky.social
Journalist at The Canadian Press covering grocery, markets, labour and more.
Running low on thoughts and opinions but if I come up with any they're mine, not my employer's.
Rosa.saba@thecanadianpress.com
Running low on thoughts and opinions but if I come up with any they're mine, not my employer's.
Rosa.saba@thecanadianpress.com
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Public opinion plays an important role in public sector labour disputes, but support can be difficult to maintain.
Check out the latest on the #CanadaPostStrike by @rosasaba.bsky.social with commentary from me and Adam King.
www.cp24.com/news/2024/12...
#canlab #cdnpoli
Check out the latest on the #CanadaPostStrike by @rosasaba.bsky.social with commentary from me and Adam King.
www.cp24.com/news/2024/12...
#canlab #cdnpoli
Public support key but harder to keep as Canada Post strike drags on, experts say
Public support is key to the success of a strike, experts say, but as the Canada Post strike drags on, that support is likely getting harder to maintain.
www.cp24.com
December 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Public opinion plays an important role in public sector labour disputes, but support can be difficult to maintain.
Check out the latest on the #CanadaPostStrike by @rosasaba.bsky.social with commentary from me and Adam King.
www.cp24.com/news/2024/12...
#canlab #cdnpoli
Check out the latest on the #CanadaPostStrike by @rosasaba.bsky.social with commentary from me and Adam King.
www.cp24.com/news/2024/12...
#canlab #cdnpoli
I think we as an industry need to issue a moratorium on the phrase "calling out" in headlines and ledes until we can agree on what it actually means
December 3, 2024 at 6:45 PM
I think we as an industry need to issue a moratorium on the phrase "calling out" in headlines and ledes until we can agree on what it actually means
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glad tegan and sara are organizing against anti-trans laws. more people need to understand transphobia is spreading in canada too. read their open letter: teganandsarafoundation.org/open-letter
March 31, 2024 at 3:54 PM
glad tegan and sara are organizing against anti-trans laws. more people need to understand transphobia is spreading in canada too. read their open letter: teganandsarafoundation.org/open-letter
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"Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate al-Shifa Hospital, threatening to blow up the largest medical complex in the Gaza Strip if they do not."
WHO cancels al-Shifa mission as Israel threatens to blow up Gaza hospital
Fighting envelopes al-Shifa Hospital as Israeli army raid continues with dozens killed and hundreds detained.
www.aljazeera.com
March 21, 2024 at 5:38 PM
"Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate al-Shifa Hospital, threatening to blow up the largest medical complex in the Gaza Strip if they do not."
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New doubts are emerging about the New York Times’s coverage of sexual violence in the October 7 attack. The paper must explain why it broke its own rules by hiring a clearly biased writer who endorsed racist and violent rhetoric toward Palestinians.
Extraordinary charges of bias emerge against NYTimes reporter Anat Schwartz
New doubts are emerging about the New York Times’s coverage of sexual violence in the October 7 attack. The paper must explain why it broke its own rules by hiring a clearly biased writer who endorsed...
mondoweiss.net
February 25, 2024 at 3:40 PM
New doubts are emerging about the New York Times’s coverage of sexual violence in the October 7 attack. The paper must explain why it broke its own rules by hiring a clearly biased writer who endorsed racist and violent rhetoric toward Palestinians.
At what point does media (movies, TV, for example) start getting labeled as AI-free, the way some food products are labeled GMO-free? Asking this as I watch a rather realistic AI-generated video posted on X by OpenAI
February 15, 2024 at 11:29 PM
At what point does media (movies, TV, for example) start getting labeled as AI-free, the way some food products are labeled GMO-free? Asking this as I watch a rather realistic AI-generated video posted on X by OpenAI
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"... once her mugshot and information is in the police system, she becomes effectively criminalized – a double insult, given that Brandi is an Indigenous woman who was arrested just for doing her job, by police who also disproportionately criminalize us."
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: The arrest of Indigenous journalist Brandi Morin chills press freedom in Canada yet again
In recent years, police in Canada have set a dangerous precedent around muzzling journalists for sharing the lived experience of Indigenous Peoples
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 1, 2024 at 6:37 PM
"... once her mugshot and information is in the police system, she becomes effectively criminalized – a double insult, given that Brandi is an Indigenous woman who was arrested just for doing her job, by police who also disproportionately criminalize us."
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Tonight, I attended the Journalists for Journalists vigil at TMU. It was a powerful event. The organizers were fully aware that attendees could face repercussions for attending, which was the most damning thing I've ever heard said of our industry. Still, a big turnout paid tribute to the fallen.
February 2, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Tonight, I attended the Journalists for Journalists vigil at TMU. It was a powerful event. The organizers were fully aware that attendees could face repercussions for attending, which was the most damning thing I've ever heard said of our industry. Still, a big turnout paid tribute to the fallen.
Today and every day, I'm grieving for the journalists killed in the Israel-Hamas war. For them and for their families, for their colleagues and for the stories they were killed telling. #JournalistsForJournalists
February 2, 2024 at 3:03 AM
Today and every day, I'm grieving for the journalists killed in the Israel-Hamas war. For them and for their families, for their colleagues and for the stories they were killed telling. #JournalistsForJournalists
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(There was a moment of silence, lasting one second for each journalist killed. It went on for nearly a minute and a half.)
February 2, 2024 at 2:47 AM
(There was a moment of silence, lasting one second for each journalist killed. It went on for nearly a minute and a half.)
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I did not anticipate how dystopian it would feel to attend a memorial for journalists killed in Gaza/Lebanon/Israel and to be conscious that doing so could be seen as subversive.
February 2, 2024 at 2:43 AM
I did not anticipate how dystopian it would feel to attend a memorial for journalists killed in Gaza/Lebanon/Israel and to be conscious that doing so could be seen as subversive.
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north american journos are the same folks who put the ukrainian flag in their bio in 2022 but rn they do not give a shit about palestinian journalists being killed. CPJ and some other groups highlight it but cdnmedia is especially silent. make it make sense.
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Al Jazeera journalist Samer Abudaqa killed in Israel attack on Gaza
Gaza rescuers retrieve Abudaqa’s body after Israeli forces blocked them from immediately reaching him in Khan Younis.
www.aljazeera.com
December 15, 2023 at 6:58 PM
north american journos are the same folks who put the ukrainian flag in their bio in 2022 but rn they do not give a shit about palestinian journalists being killed. CPJ and some other groups highlight it but cdnmedia is especially silent. make it make sense.
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
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B.C. journo crowd, please help Shalu Mehta after the loss of her partner to the toxic drug supply. www.gofundme.com/f/jake-reid-...
Jake Reid Giles, organized by Anna McKenzie
With a heavy heart, I am reaching out for community support for my dear friend, Shalu Mehta, after the … Anna McKenzie needs your support for Jake Reid Giles
www.gofundme.com
December 9, 2023 at 4:25 AM
B.C. journo crowd, please help Shalu Mehta after the loss of her partner to the toxic drug supply. www.gofundme.com/f/jake-reid-...
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Refaat Alareer, who wrote this poem, was killed today in an Israeli airstrike.
December 7, 2023 at 11:34 PM
Refaat Alareer, who wrote this poem, was killed today in an Israeli airstrike.
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Journalists’ rights group counts 94 media workers killed this year, most of them in Gaza. www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
December 8, 2023 at 3:05 PM
Journalists’ rights group counts 94 media workers killed this year, most of them in Gaza. www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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Israeli tank fire killed journalist at Lebanon border, Reuters investigation finds. www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
December 8, 2023 at 3:04 PM
Israeli tank fire killed journalist at Lebanon border, Reuters investigation finds. www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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All intensive care patients at al-Shifa Hospital have died, according to the facility’s director: ‘We are left with nothing, no power, no food, no water. With every passing minute, we are losing a life. Overnight we lost 22 persons.’
‘All ICU patients’ dead in al-Shifa amid Israel raid: Hospital director
Al-Shifa director says at least 22 people died overnight at the complex, and 55 in three days.
www.aljazeera.com
November 17, 2023 at 1:49 PM
All intensive care patients at al-Shifa Hospital have died, according to the facility’s director: ‘We are left with nothing, no power, no food, no water. With every passing minute, we are losing a life. Overnight we lost 22 persons.’
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Edmonton’s policy requiring journalists to ask the city for permission to report on Edmonton Transit Service property is “unconstitutional” and should be revoked, a Canadian legal group says.
City could face legal action. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
City could face legal action. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Legal group demands Edmonton revoke 'unconstitutional' media policy banning journalism on transit wi...
Group asks Edmonton to rescind policy banning reporters from transit
edmontonjournal.com
November 16, 2023 at 3:46 PM
Edmonton’s policy requiring journalists to ask the city for permission to report on Edmonton Transit Service property is “unconstitutional” and should be revoked, a Canadian legal group says.
City could face legal action. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
City could face legal action. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
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Los Angeles Times editorial board:
Editorial: Cease-fire now. The killing in Gaza must stop
Israel's quest to root out Hamas has inflicted an unacceptable level of loss on Palestinian civilians. Humanitarian pauses are no longer enough.
www.latimes.com
November 16, 2023 at 11:15 PM
Los Angeles Times editorial board:
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My heart is broken over the death of Vivian Silver, Someone who always managed to bridge the empathy gap between Israel and Gaza and see all humans as deserving of life. May her memory be for a blessing.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 13, 2023 at 11:59 PM
My heart is broken over the death of Vivian Silver, Someone who always managed to bridge the empathy gap between Israel and Gaza and see all humans as deserving of life. May her memory be for a blessing.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ilhan Omar plans to introduce a bill to block a $320 million package of U.S. weapons for Israel
EXCLUSIVE: Ilhan Omar To Introduce First Bill Blocking U.S. Weapons For Israel Since Gaza War Began
The Minnesota Democrat is taking aim at a $320 million package of bombs that the Biden administration wants to provide to Israel's military.
t.co
November 13, 2023 at 10:03 PM
Ilhan Omar plans to introduce a bill to block a $320 million package of U.S. weapons for Israel
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Two weeks ago, Jewish Currents interviewed three doctors in Gaza to show the world the direness of their situation. The story was just updated to reflect one of the doctors was killed by an airstrike in his own home, making this quote even more gutting. jewishcurrents.org/we-have-lost...
November 14, 2023 at 12:24 AM
Two weeks ago, Jewish Currents interviewed three doctors in Gaza to show the world the direness of their situation. The story was just updated to reflect one of the doctors was killed by an airstrike in his own home, making this quote even more gutting. jewishcurrents.org/we-have-lost...
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Important story from the Globe and Mail's Secret Canada Team this morning: Canada's archives are nearly impossible to access, a huge barrier to studying our history. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
November 10, 2023 at 3:08 PM
Important story from the Globe and Mail's Secret Canada Team this morning: Canada's archives are nearly impossible to access, a huge barrier to studying our history. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...