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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

"We have to look at journalism like it's a national park." --@randykitt.bsky.social on the #CanConversations podcast. He joined the @friendscndm.bsky.social show to discuss the value of local news and the threats it faces. #SaveLocalNews Listen to the full episode: tinyurl.com/bdpcryue

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The @cajournalists.bsky.social has a brand new $3,500 award for political reporting! The award is intended to cover the costs of time spent researching, reporting, travelling, and producing a significant project. Learn more: tinyurl.com/shnb6xuj

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IFJ- International Federation of Journalists @ifjglobal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#WDDW: Today is World Day for Decent Work! ✊🏿 ⚡ Media workers across the world must recognise their right to decent work. Journalists are workers, and decent work is a fundamental right, not a privilege. Organise and and join your #union to secure dignity at work!

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"The merger will give the Ellisons unprecedented control over what the next generation watches & reads on social media, news, TV, and in movies." -@theintercept.com examines what the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger could mean for American media. Read: tinyurl.com/dvh3rm2f

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The Ellisons Could Make a Killing in Big Surveillance With the Paramount Merger

With the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger set to proceed, the Ellisons can stoke Americans’ fears — and sell the government its solution.

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Last week, MAP board member @randykitt.bsky.social was a guest with @rajshoan.bsky.social on the @friendscndm.bsky.social podcast CanConversations! Full episode: tinyurl.com/3ja2whh2 Here's a clip of Randy breaking down the regulatory issues facing the newspaper and broadcast sectors in Canada:

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Media Action Plan's @randykitt.bsky.social was a guest on the @friendscndm.bsky.social podcast CanConversations this week! 🎙️ Here's a clip of Randy discussing the importance of local news and why we need to support it! 📰 Listen to the full podcast here: tinyurl.com/3ja2whh2

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

World News Day highlights the work journalists do: the questioning, investigating, and explaining – the dogged persistence to get to the truth. We recognize that work and share this op-ed from Michael Miller, titled "Truth in an AI word": tinyurl.com/y4rnxbex

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The 2026 #WorldNewsDay theme is 'Your Right to Know'. We ask that you take these steps: 1. Know the facts 2. Understand what matters 3. Choose trusted journalism #JournalismMatters

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today is World News Day – over 1,000 news organizations from over 100 countries are spreading a campaign calling for fact-based journalism! 📰 According to World Association of News Publishers, disinformation costs the world over $350 billion a year. Journalism is not a cost – it is an investment.

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Media Action Plan are debuting a new video feature today, called the MAP Minute! These videos will recap the biggest stories from Canada's media sector. 🍁 The first MAP Minute covers US trade negotiations & recommendations for a healthy Canadian media ecosystem:

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Despite a court order to reinstate credentials for CNN, Politico and MS NOW, they have still not regained access to the White House. Meanwhile, members of Chinese state media are present at the White House for President Xi. President Trump said, "I think we have a right to clean out fake news."

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

White House pool media (including Fox News) expressed solidarity, saying in a joint statement: "No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting." Without pool coverage, a White House event yesterday could not be heard by anyone...

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Donald Trump has banned on CNN, Politico & MS NOW from covering the White House -- a direct attack on press freedom in the United States. Those 3 outlets responded by filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration on first amendment grounds, as seen below:

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There's a new podcast from @friendscndm.bsky.social which explores the big questions facing Canada's media landscape! 🎙️ It's called CanConversations and the first episode featuring Jennifer Hollett of @thewalrus.ca & communications lawyer Peter Miller, is out! Listen here: tinyurl.com/3ja2whh2

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

10 international press freedom organizations including @pressfreedom.bsky.social and @freedomofpress.bsky.social are calling for the protection of Israeli investigative journalists and filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. Journalism is not a crime! Read: tinyurl.com/3yeawy99

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Donald Trump has made 3,725 anti-press posts since 2015, according to @uspresstracker.bsky.social -- that averages to almost one every day for 11 years. We can't accept this as the new norm because journalism is never a crime & holding politicians accountable keeps our democracy strong! ✊

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We join the chorus of voices loudly condemning Tuesday's Russian airstrikes on the Ukrainian TV station 'We Are Ukraine'. 6 media workers were injured and 3 were taken to hospital, in the second attack this station has faced over the past four weeks. #JournalismIsNotACrime

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Comments like this should be condemned by every media organization in Ontario. The vast majority of Canadians support local news and freedom of the press. This type of rhetoric undermines our media outlets and weakens our democracy. #SaveLocalNews #JournalismMatters

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ACTRA Toronto @actratoronto.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

As the United States considers a new federal tax incentive for film and television production, ACTRA Toronto is calling on the Ford government to ensure Ontario remains a top destination to make film and television.

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"We finance the making of Canadian stories, then hand the part that keeps generating value to someone else. Canadians deserve a strategy for the future, not a defence of the past." --Broadcast Dialogue interviews Brad Danks on the future of Canadian media policy. Read: tinyurl.com/39ujrhc8

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hamilton's CHCH are cancelling their Saturday evening broadcasts -- a result of competing with foreign platforms that don't contribute to Canadian media. "Meta, Google and Amazon now vacuum up more than 75 per cent of the ad dollars in Canada." Read: tinyurl.com/sxvj99an

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Unifor @unifor.org · 31/08/2026

Unifor welcomes the CRTC’s move to ensure Canadian programming is visible on streaming services, while urging the federal government to quickly implement contribution requirements for digital streamers. buff.ly/dD6xNvs #canlab #savelocalnews

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Unifor welcomes CRTC decision to move forward with Canadian content rules for streaming services

TORONTO—Unifor applauds the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)'s decision to proceed with developing rules that will ensure Canadian programming is available and…

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

MAP and @unifor.org support counter tariffs but call for stronger industrial policies & income security. 🍁 “Unifor has long called for Canada to fight back against Trump tariffs designed to target Canada's industrial base & force concessions.” --@lanapayne.bsky.social More: tinyurl.com/8uxw5fuw

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

4 of 5 Canadians told the survey that local news was important to them. Television remained the primary source for acquiring local news...

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Mainstream sports and national news saw revenues increase, but profits declined. Profit margins were at 14.3% in 2021 and have shrunk to 7.3% in 2025...

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Broadcast distributor contributions to Canadian programming unfortunately saw their biggest decrease of the past 5 years at 14.8%...

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Canadian programming expenditures (CPE) were largely driven by live sports acquisitions. The overall CPE in Canada was $2.6 billion in 2025...

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Revenues for online services continued to boom with an increase of 13.9% from last year. That's the largest increase since CRTC launched this survey 5 years ago...

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The CRTC report on 'Annual Highlights of the Broadcasting Sector' revealed some interesting trends. Full report here: tinyurl.com/s95s7dj9 Revenue and subscriptions dropped for broadcast distributors (BDU), but monthly subscribers paying $50/month or less increased...

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Meta has agreed to pay $18 billion to settle a lawsuit with 52 American state attorneys general over teen safety on their platform. This landmark agreement will also see Meta impose 2-hour daily limits and nighttime bans for children on Facebook and Instagram. More: tinyurl.com/4dr9fwru

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Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) @cajournalists.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

‼️Reminder: tomorrow's CNIPS session, "When Life Interrupts the Beat." Deadlines don't wait and life doesn't follow the news cycle. A safe, confidential space for journalists balancing work with major life changes — moving, new parenthood, or health issues. Sign-up: caj.ca/events

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Friends of Canadian Media @friendscndm.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Our statement on the collapse of Canada–U.S. trade negotiations. Visit our website to read the full statement. 👇 friends.ca/statement-fr... #CanadaUSTrade #CulturalSovereignty #CanadianMedia #CanadianJournalism #CanCon

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Concessions to the American government have not yielded meaningful results for the Canadian economy. The first example of that was cancelling the Digital Services Tax. Foreign streaming giants must contribute to the infrastructure they so greatly benefit from. #SaveLocalNews

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

MAP are vehemently opposed to Canada making this concession to Donald Trump. The Online News Act is not a bargaining chip. It is a vital piece of legislation for the survival of Canadian media and local news. The United States can't be allowed to dictate our laws -- that isn't 'Elbows Up'! 🍁

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We stand with @unifor.org member @smohyeddin.bsky.social as she faces unfounded attacks for reporting on the Nakba exhibit at the Museum of Human Rights. Journalism is not a crime and our solidarity with journalists must be as strong as the suppression they face. Read more: tinyurl.com/p2zc6jb4

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The social media trend of screen-capping articles is undermining the work of journalists in Canada and abroad. 👎 Let's give these journalists the credit they deserve by linking to their full articles instead of screen-capping! #SaveLocalNews #JournalismMatters

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

"These contributions are not a tax or a levy. They are investments in the acquisition and production of globally exploitable assets for foreign streaming services." Without these contributions, Canada’s cultural standing both domestically and globally, will be greatly weakened.

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A coalition of 50 screen sector organizations including @unifor.org have written a letter to Mark Carney, urging him to maintain the CRTC ruling which required foreign streamers to contribute to Canadian content. 🍁 Read the letter: tinyurl.com/yw7w6rry

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

During this epic career, he covered the fall of the Berlin Wall, the assassination of JFK & Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope. After his final broadcast in 2011, Robertson said "It’s been a front-row seat to history. Most of all it’s been fascinating to watch our country grow in confidence & stature.”

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

We join millions of Canadians in mourning the passing of Lloyd Robertson. His media career spanned 6 decades, including 35 years as chief anchor of CTV National News. Lloyd was a beloved and trusted figure in living rooms across the country.

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The reduction of local news coverage is an issue that’s compounded by the federal government’s gutting the Online Streaming Act. MAP is resolved to push back against this reduction of local news by organizing, bargaining and lobbying the media sector....4/4 #SaveLocalNews #JournalismMatters

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

It's been a brutal summer for the media sector. Rogers cut 230 media jobs in early July. That was followed by Corus laying off 43 Unifor members as part of Global News' consolidation. This round of cuts brings the total number of Canadian media jobs lost to at least 300, in less than 30 days....3/4

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The result will be diminished news quality and an uninformed, vulnerable population. The layoffs come with an effective termination date of August 14th. The positions impacted include camera operators, editors, media operations staff, producers, reporters and directors....2/4

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Rogers Sports and Media continue to slash jobs, as they have terminated over 40 union positions at OMNI Television. This is part of a ruthless labour reduction trend from Canada’s biggest media corporations. These companies have shown disdain for local news... 🧵1/4

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Toronto publication @thegrindto.bsky.social is being sued for defamation. This stems from their reporting on an incident in late 2025, which we believe was objective journalism. MAP stands in solidarity with The Grind. Read more & donate to their legal fund here: tinyurl.com/mps7xb5k

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Media Action Plan is now on LinkedIn! 🫂 You can learn more about our organization, browse our daily social media posts, read featured articles and interact with our followers! Connect with us here: tinyurl.com/2wt3ujsr

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Corus says the consolidation of Global News morning shows in the prairies & eastern Canada... "allows us to strengthen and sustain local journalism." This is an incredibly disingenuous thing to say about the elimination of local news. #SaveLocalNews More: tinyurl.com/4bx7h8rc

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Today's news comes after the below letter from the Attorney General's office was made public by The Wire Report. #SaveLocalNews #cdnpoli #JournalismMatters

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

MAP strongly disagrees with this decision. We call for foreign streamers to contribute to a system and infrastructure from which they so greatly benefit. Conceding this type of funding has not proved worthwhile, as we've seen with the cancellation of the Digital Services Tax.

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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Canadian Identity Minister Marc Miller said his government will provide $600 million in short-term relief funding for Canadian producers, which will be renewed on an annual basis.

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