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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

A couple of Canadian journalists (myself included) have started a fundraiser for Trenth Ernst & Tumbler Ridgelines. Since the shooting, he's stopped writing. We're hoping to get him some short-term support for these hard times. Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-tr...

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Donate to Support Trent Ernst, local Tumbler Ridge, B.C. reporter, organized by Fatima Syed

We are a group of Canadian journalists who are looking to offer s… Fatima Syed needs your support for Support Trent Ernst, local Tumbler Ridge, B.C. reporter

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 16/02/2026

I think it’s very useful for members of the media to see ourselves through the lens of the people impacted by the terrible things they live though crcvc.ca/wp-content/u...

A handbook called If the Media Calls: A Guide for Crime Victims and Survivors

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Steph Wechsler @stephwechsler.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Vulnerable communities are being targeted by right-wing, bad faith personalities in the wake of a national tragedy. Media can ensure they’re following best practices & avoid stoking an increasingly emboldened hate movement. @transjournalists.org guide + more resources for covering Tumbler Ridge:

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Resources for covering Tumbler Ridge - J-Source

Vulnerable communities are being targeted by right-wing, bad faith personalities and accounts online in the wake of a national tragedy. Newsrooms can make sure they’re following best practices and avo...

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Demonization of communities now unwittingly aligned with an appalling event of mass violence should galvanize newsrooms aspiring to report accurately and in keeping with evidence-based approaches to focus on the facts and not cede reality to bad faith actors. Resources for covering Tumbler Ridge:

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Resources for covering Tumbler Ridge - J-Source

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Mel Woods @melwoods.me · 11/02/2026

Hey Canadian media ... "born as a biological male" is not the move when you're reporting on what happened in Tumbler Ridge. Here's is the @transjournalists.org Style Guide if you are covering this story today styleguide.transjournalists.org

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Trans Journalists Association Stylebook and Coverage Guide

The Transgender Journalists Association’s Stylebook and Coverage Guide is a tool reporters, editors, and other journalists can use to improve news coverage of trans people and the stories that affect ...

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Bell Media layoffs include 11 journalists, among them five newly unionized CTV National News members from Unifor Local 79-M in Toronto, as well as journalists in North Bay, Ont., Halifax, and Calgary:

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Canadian journalism hit again as Bell Media lays off 20 Unifor members nationwide

/CNW/ - Unifor is deeply concerned by Bell Media's announcement of layoffs impacting 20 Unifor members, who delivered quality, fact-based journalism to...

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Inori Roy @royinori.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

"Failure to mount a serious response to this harassment, and the deference some newsrooms show to the pressure, represents a serious threat to the public perception and practice of journalism at a critical moment." A comprehensive look at the tyranny of Honest Reporting: j-source.ca/honestreport...

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HonestReporting Canada’s targeted harassment machine - J-Source

A self-professed media watchdog has been weaponizing antisemitism and trying to poison journalistic standards on covering Palestine. Media workers on the perils of the relentless intimidation and disi...

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

A self-professed media watchdog has been weaponizing antisemitism and trying to poison journalistic standards on covering Palestine. Media workers spoke with @sparksriley.bsky.social about the perils of the relentless intimidation and disinformation manufactured by a ‘digital army for Israel:’

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HonestReporting Canada’s targeted harassment machine - J-Source

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Former CBC human resources employee sues over workplace so toxic staff were given a 'crying room' The lawsuit also alleges CBC kept a secret 'do not hire' list that disproportionately blacklisted marginalized, disabled and Indigenous people:

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Former CBC human resources employee sues over workplace so toxic staff were given a 'crying room'

Lawsuit also alleges CBC kept a secret 'do not hire' list that disproportionately blacklisted marginalized, disabled and Indigenous people.

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

CBC News is adding 33 local journalists and creating 11 new bureaus, increasing its Canadian footprint from 66 to 77 locations. Many of the new positions are based in Central and Western Canada:

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CBC News further expands local journalism, bureaus | CBC News

This year, CBC News will add 33 local journalists and create 11 new bureaus, increasing its Canadian footprint from 66 to 77 locations.

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Postmedia has suspended Bryan Passifiume, a Toronto Sun bureau chief, for a tweet after the killing of a Minneapolis woman by ICE, reports @lukelebrun.ca @pressprogress.ca “In this case, the far left ended up catching a few well-deserved bullets for their miscalculation,” he had tweeted.

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Postmedia Suspends Toronto Sun Parliamentary Bureau Chief After Tweet Applauding ICE Killing Minneapolis Woman

Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

The RCMP’s defence has included a number of false claims. They allege Bracken wasn’t working as a journalist when arrested; they also claim Bracken was “aiding or abetting” protesters. Neither of these claims are true or supported by any evidence.

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RCMP arrest and detain photojournalist and documentary filmmaker during pipeline protest on Wet’suwet’en territory - Canadian Press Freedom Project

RCMP officers arrested and detained photojournalist Amber Bracken and documentary filmmaker Michael Toledano during a land rights protest on Wet’suwet’en territory.

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

The Narwhal says their lawsuit, filed in 2023, seeks “meaningful consequences for police when they interfere with the constitutional rights of journalists covering events in injunction zones.”

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The Narwhal’s press freedom case against the RCMP, explained

Stay informed about The Narwhal and Amber Bracken’s lawsuit against the RCMP as we fight for press freedom in B.C. Supreme Court

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Jail video shows Bracken touching an officer’s shoulder with a finger; the officer claimed he had been hurt, and police asked prosecutors to charge Bracken with assault and detain her, likely for months, until trial. Prosecutors declined.

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RCMP tried to get photojournalist Amber Bracken charged and detained without bail, documents show

Bracken was arrested in 2021 after Mounties removed protesters blocking access to a Coastal GasLink construction site in B.C.

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

The RCMP knew who Bracken was and knew she was covering the protests: Narwhal editors had spoken with police, and Bracken was carrying a press pass and assignment letter. Police records also show that they had been tracking Bracken:

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RCMP tracked photojournalist Amber Bracken in active investigations database

In court over Coastal GasLink injunction, RCMP officer reveals police were collecting details about journalists Amber Bracken and Michael Toledano

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Iman Kassam @imankassam.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

My latest piece for @jsource.bsky.social, Beyond the Famine Frame, pulls back the curtain on how editorial decisions, political pressure, and industry gatekeeping have eroded trust — and why the famine narrative isn't the shift in coverage some think it is.

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Brishti Basu @brishti.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

#NEW: This month, 100+ publications got their share of $100 million from Google. Most that applied for funds have been approved. But Indigenous-led online publication, @indiginews.bsky.social was denied. A breakdown of the details, in my first for @jsource.bsky.social j-source.ca/first-batch-...

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First batch of Google’s $100 million is paid. Here’s who won big and who didn’t - J-Source

A look at how Online News Act funds are being distributed

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 12/02/2025

"More journalists were killed in 2024 than in any other year since the Committee to Protect Journalists began collecting data more than three decades ago. At least 124 journalists and media workers were killed last year, nearly two-thirds of them Palestinians killed by Israel."

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2024 is deadliest year for journalists in CPJ history; almost 70% killed by Israel - Committee to Protect Journalists

Introduction More journalists were killed in 2024 than in any other year since the Committee to Protect Journalists began collecting data more than three decades ago. At least 124 journalists and medi...

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Submissions are open for @registerednurses.bsky.social’s annual Media Awards, recognizing journalists for their outstanding reporting on nursing and health-care issues. Apply by Feb. 28:

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RNAO Media Awards

Hosted by RNAO, the annual Media Awards honours journalists for their outstanding reporting on nursing and health-care issues.

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Steph Wechsler @stephwechsler.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The reality is, most of our audience is on the other website. But given its ownership and the fascism and such, we cannot continue to utilize it in good conscience. I’d be grateful if you’d support @jsource.bsky.social by following us where we’ll be from now on:

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

J-Source will no longer be posting at ~the other place~ Follow us here, on LinkedIn and by subscribing to our newsletter #CdnMedia j-source.us21.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

“The independence their support grants us demands ethical responsibility — and underscores our decision that exiting X is the right thing to do.” @thetyee.ca on leaving Twitter:

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No Thanks, Musk. We’ll Direct Our Readers Elsewhere | The Tyee

The Tyee is no longer posting on X. Here’s why.

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

"It is crucial to situate climate disinformation & delay narratives within the broader context of climate obstruction, because ultimately, climate obstruction is a systemic issue & its solutions should be too." New @mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social report on climate disinformation:

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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 05/02/2025

Come work with me! We're looking for a newsletter writer who can help our reporting sing and our commentary, um, also sing? This job involves developing the voice of the publication and working across beats, and has a ton of space to grow.

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New opportunities at Canada's National Observer

Communications Lead

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Karen Walton @karenwalton.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

ICYMI - @rsf.org - Reporters Without Borders and @ifex.org are on Bluesky icymi #pressfreedom also recommend @citizenlab.ca and @jsource.bsky.social

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

CPFP is continuing to speak with media workers who have been targeted by HonestReporting Canada. Want to talk? Get in touch here:

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Journalists have received hundreds of messages after being named in these campaigns, including one student journalist who received 1,500 emails in a single day.

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Journalists targeted by these campaigns tell CPFP that HRC is weaponizing antisemitism to shut down reporting critical of Israel, and in the process provoking torrents of online harassment.

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

The organization says it aims to “control the narrative” by monitoring media and mobilizing complaints about reporting it sees as anti-Israel.

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

This number only includes posts which name individual media workers or newsrooms and which also include a means to contact them.

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J-Source @jsource.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Media workers and newsrooms reporting on Israel and Palestine are being flooded with messages after being named in HonestReporting Canada pressure campaigns. Since Oct. 2023, HRC has relentlessly targeted the media, posting about twice a day — nearly 700 alerts total.

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