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- Jailed for Journalism: Amber & Michael Speak Out
Monday, December 6th 2021
Amber Bracken and Michael Toledano are freelance journalists who were arrested by RCMP officers on the morning of Nov. 19, 2021 while they were covering the demonstrations of Wet'suwet'en people and hereditary chiefs against the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
The standoff on unceded territory was the top news story of 2020, until the pandemic hit. But since then, coverage has waned and in-depth looks have largely been left to freelancers and smaller independent news outlets that have fewer resources to fight charges in court.
If the state police lock up members of the press for doing their jobs, can we really call Canada's media a free press?
Amber Bracken and Michael Toledano join Jesse to dig into it.
Further reading:RCMP arrest journalists, matriarchs and land defenders following Gidimt'en eviction of Coastal GasLink, The Narwhal
Video footage shows RCMP Wet'suwet'en raid, Michael Toledano for CBC News
RCMP tracked photojournalist Amber Bracken in active investigations database, The Narwhal
Amber Bracken honoured by Canadian Association of Journalists for Wet'suwet'en coverage, (June 2020) The Narwhal
Canada's Supreme Court recognizes Wet'suwet'en law. So how is Coastal GasLink moving ahead?, National Observer
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- (Short Cuts) News You Can't Use
Thursday, December 2nd 2021
The latest COVID variant offers mixed messaging about the severity of the virus. And an obituary to memorialize an alleged murderer does not sit right with Jesse and at least one of our listeners. Veteran journalist and freelance obituary writer Fred Langan co-hosts.
Links:- Daniel Schlafman's death notice can be found here
- Radio-Canada's piece re: their deaths (French)
- Global News' report re: their deaths
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- The Rise of 6ixBuzz and the Death of Debby Parkway
Monday, November 29th 2021
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Did an Instagram account kill a vulnerable teenager? 6ixBuzz has unparalleled clout in Toronto with young audiences and it used that influence to make "Debby Gang" or "Debby Parkway" (real name Alexis Matos) a certain brand of local celebrity — the kind that is repeatedly filmed when spotted on the street, and is then is the subject of mockery and scorn.
When Alexis Matos died of an apparent fentanyl overdose, hundreds immediately blamed 6ixBuzz and called for its cancellation. But is what 6ixBuzz does any different than how traditional media exposes and exploits people?
Further Reading:
- The Secret Life of 6ixBuzz, in Toronto Life by Nichole Jankowski
- Bullying, exploitation accusations follow death of homeless teen 'internet star', in the Toronto Sun
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- (Short Cuts) Stop Arresting Journalists
Thursday, November 25th 2021
The struggle against Coastal Gaslink was bigger news this week because journalists got arrested. And even CBC can't seem to avoid the wrath of covering WE Charity. Canadaland contributing editor Danielle Paradis co-hosts.
Links:
- A rare Editor's Note from the CBC on covering WE Charity
- Since the time of recording, the CBC posted on Facebook saying Michael Toledano had been commissioned by CBC's The Passionate Eye to film a documentary at the time of his arrest.
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- Deep Rot in the RCMP
Monday, November 22nd 2021
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Failure to protect hundreds of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Violent arrests at Wet'suwet'en and Fairy Creek. And now, Portapique. In recent years, controversy has hounded Canada's storied national police force. Reporter Jane Gerster has made it her mission to understand why these problems are happening, and she says that the Mounties - which originated as a paramilitary force to defend Canada's interests in the West - must grapple with the nature of the institution if they can ever hope to be reformed.
Further reading:
Jane Gerster's latest piece in the Walrus, “The Dark Side of the RCMP,”
Jane Gerster's story in Vice about Kystle Knott
CBC's Mounties on Duty: A History of the RCMP
The RCMP is Broken by Stephen MaherAdditional music by Audio Network
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