Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MMedia Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Today 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. 112
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MMedia Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Despite 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." 001
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MRicochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 25/06/2026BIG WIN: Thunder Bay police change media policy following closed door oversight meeting. Two days after doubling down on policy of excluding journalists who cover Indigenous stories from police communications, police service reversed course under public pressure. ricochet.media/media/thunde...ricochet.mediaThunder Bay police change media policy following closed door oversight meetingAfter nearly two years of excluding Ricochet reporter Jon Thompson from media communications on the grounds that a national outlet can't do local journalism, Thunder Bay police reversed course followi... 12713
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MCanadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) @cajournalists.bsky.social · 01/05/2026New joint statement from @cjfe.bsky.social and CAJ on the recent changes to Ontario’s freedom of information laws. Read the full statement at: loom.ly/t4HiioY 052
Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87M @torontostarunit.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Student newspapers and radio are "essential to democracy." Ontario government's bill 33 threatens campus media funding, via @alexaamackie.bsky.social and @theglobeandmail.com 000
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MMedia Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Australia continues to be a global leader in digital sovereignty! Today, their gov't proposed a 2.25% tax on Meta, Google & TikTok, in order to fund local news. 👏 “We’re a sovereign nation & my government will make decisions based upon the Australian national interest,” said PM Anthony Albanese. 042
Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87M @torontostarunit.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Ontario's Ford government revamping FOI law to "shield politicians from scrutiny." The FOI regime in Ontario needed improvements. This is not that. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...thestar.comDoug Ford government moving to ‘modernize’ freedom of information laws to shield politicians from scrutinyThe changes will be introduced after the legislature resumes on March 23. 002
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MMedia Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Unifor Media Director and MAP board member @randykitt.bsky.social addressed the standing committee on Canadian Heritage yesterday, speaking about the crisis facing journalism. #SaveLocalNews Watch the full video: tinyurl.com/2maccuay 011
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MSam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 04/02/2026honestly can't keep track of all the brilliant, invaluable writers the Washington Post has let go this morning, but I cannot recall in my lifetime a once-great publication so purposefully shooting itself in the face 56952201
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MMedia Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 30/01/2026The illegal arrest of journalist Don Lemon marks a new level of press suppression in the United States. This textbook authoritarian style of governance will fabricate charges to silence the voices of dissent. #JournalismIsNotACrime #ReleaseDonLemon 123
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 30/01/2026JUST IN: The former CNN anchor has said he was not demonstrating, but reporting as a journalist, during the interruption of a service inside a St. Paul church earlier this month.bit.lyFederal agents arrest Don Lemon over Minnesota church protestThe former CNN anchor has said he was not demonstrating, but reporting as a journalist, during the interruption of a service inside a St. Paul church earlier this month. 26470164
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 30/01/2026Independent Twin Cities journalist Georgia Fort was arrested early on Jan. 30 in connection with her documenting an anti-ICE demonstration in a St. Paul church during a service on Jan. 18.bit.lyJournalists Georgia Fort, Don Lemon among 4 arrested over protest during St. Paul church serviceThe arrests are tied to a demonstration at a church that has a pastor who is also an ICE official. 414071
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MMedia Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 28/01/2026The @cajournalists.bsky.social interviewed @torontostarunit.bsky.social reporter Wendy Gillis today, on how to take your story from print to podcast! “I love not being constrained by space for a story that needs it." CAJ members can download the interview here: tinyurl.com/3mtykfzd 012
Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87M @torontostarunit.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Job news: @thestar.com is bringing back its summer internship program. Alongside the Star's "radio room" reporting program and its one-year journalism internships, it's great training ground. Like all of the programs, these are paid, unionized positions. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Torstar/7440... 110
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MBen Spurr @benspurr.bsky.social · 08/01/2026From @alyshah.bsky.social and me: Mayor Olivia Chow launches election year budget, emphasizing affordability www.thestar.com/news/gta/202...thestar.com‘Every dollar matters’: Mayor Olivia Chow unveils 2026 Toronto budget with an eye on affordabilityIt wasn’t immediately clear Thursday what trade-offs Olivia Chow’s administration has made to balance the budget while limiting new tax revenue. 033
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MThe Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 05/01/2026The Narwhal is suing the RCMP to protect press freedom for all Canadians, and our case will be heard in a Vancouver courtroom beginning next week. We’re counting on your support as the case unfolds, so here’s what you need to know. 🧵 116696
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MMedia Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 01/12/2025America is losing more than 150 newspapers every year, creating news deserts. ☹️ Canada has similar issues with local media but in Western Canada, when 3 local newspapers closed, journalists responded by starting a news media co-op! 📰 Read that story: tinyurl.com/3rd682va 011
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MMedia Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 04/11/2025“If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer.” -- Hannah Arendt ....with that in mind, go visit our FACT CHECK campaign, promoting credible Canadian news sources: tinyurl.com/2d57ytpztinyurl.comHome | Factscheck news facts, credible news sources, industry supporters 021
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Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MMedia Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 07/10/2025The documents used to smear Canadian journalist @davidpugliese.bsky.social as a Russian operative were forensically reviewed and deemed "crafted with deliberate intent to deceive" Former cabinet minister @calxandr.bsky.social needs to explain how & why he acquired them. More: tinyurl.com/yc5n9tyttinyurl.comForged KGB Documents Used to Smear Journalist in Parliament | The WalrusEx-MP Chris Alexander accused David Pugliese of being a Russian spy. Forensic experts now say the evidence was fabricated 1106
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MToronto Star @thestar.com · 30/09/2025This temporary foreign worker is owed $60,000 in unpaid wages from his time in Canada. He may get nothing. Migrant workers who prove wage theft are increasingly unable to recover the money they are owed even when Ontario government is trying to collect it.thestar.comThis temporary foreign worker is owed $60,000 in unpaid wages from his time in Canada. He may get nothingMigrant workers who prove wage theft are increasingly unable to recover the money they are owed even when Ontario government is trying to collect it. 53323
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MMedia Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Our Fact Check campaign is now live at factcheckhere.ca! On this website you can... -Find credible news sources -Read about the importance of fact-checking -Share our Fact Check campaign content like this ⬇️ 122
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MUnifor @unifor.org · 17/09/2025Unifor’s Media Action Plan launched its hard-hitting Fact Checked campaign today with social media, TV and newspaper spots to bring attention to the fight against misinformation. #canlab #savelocalnewsunifor.orgUnifor’s Fact Checked campaign fights misinformation by boosting Canadian journalismTORONTO—Unifor’s Media Action Plan launched its hard-hitting Fact Checked campaign today with social media, TV and newspaper spots to bring attention to the fight against misinformation.“The Canadian… 054
Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87M @torontostarunit.bsky.social · 17/09/2025This campaign is now live. Check it out! www.factcheckhere.cafactcheckhere.caHome | Factscheck news facts, credible news sources, industry supporters 001
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MUnifor @unifor.org · 01/08/2025On Aug. 1, Emancipation Day, Unifor recognizes this powerful quote from Jean Augustine that serves as an important reminder that historical change can't take place without collective action, backed by solidarity, unity and mobilization. #Unifor4RacialJustice #canlabunifor.orgUnifor honours Emancipation Day“Black history is not just for Black people – Black history is Canadian history.”On August 1, Emancipation Day, Unifor recognizes this powerful quote from Jean Augustine, the first Black woman to… 075
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MMedia Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 27/05/2025“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/2an6wzeetinyurl.comMay 27, 2025 – UniforThe 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 ... 033
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MCanadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) @cajournalists.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Twenty volunteers were trained this month and are now officially open for business to offer Canadian journalists confidential colleague-to-colleague help through the Canadian News Industry Peer Support (CNIPS) program, a pilot initiative of the CAJ. caj.ca/canadas-news... 144
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MMedia Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 12/05/2025If you work in journalism in the Toronto area, stop by Bad Press XVII this Wednesday! It's GTA's journalism meetup and this is the special post-election edition at El Mocambo! 🥳 Get your FREE tickets here: tinyurl.com/3pd8msc8 022
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MJim Rankin @jleerankin.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Journalism jobs alert: Applications are open for Toronto Star's year-long paid reporting and photo internships, as well as the "Radio Room" paid part-time program for students. Here is the link for the year-long reporting internships. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Torstar/7440...jobs.smartrecruiters.com 111
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MMedia Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 11/03/2025The @cajournalists.bsky.social is launching the Canadian News Industry Peer Support (CNIPS) program! This initiative aims to build a network of trained volunteer news professionals, to help colleagues deal with stress, burnout and other mental health challenges at work. Apply: tinyurl.com/mpeuftrb 012
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MCanadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) @cajournalists.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Following a press boycott and condemnation from the CAJ, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has walked back on his decision to ban media scrums. globalnews.ca/news/1105275...globalnews.caN.S. premier restores legislature scrums amid accusations of assault on press freedom - Halifax | Globalnews.caTwo weeks ago, Houston ended the long-standing tradition of government ministers having informal exchanges with media — known as scrums — outside the legislative chamber. 02012
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MMedia Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Two media workers from Ricochet have received a formal apology from the RCMP for acting unreasonably. A significant victory for journalism in Canada because RCMP have also pledged policy changes to safeguard the rights of journalists! #JournalismIsNotACrime Read: tinyurl.com/ycdxvrnrtinyurl.comEXCLUSIVE: RCMP formally apologize for violating journalist’s rights, commit to changes in wake of explosive oversight reportRCMP commissioner issues apology to journalists, accepts CRCC oversight report that found widespread failures to respect press freedom. 021
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MMedia Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 20/02/2025"Social media–fueled junk can quickly fill the void that emerges when reliable local news is difficult to come by." This is a terrific piece from April Lindgren at @thewalrus.ca -- Local News Is Dying. The Consequences Are Worse Than You Think. Read: tinyurl.com/238yfmh7 042
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MMedia Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Several major media companies have just filed a lawsuit against Toronto-based AI company Cohere. The suit claims Cohere has infringed copyright laws by using content to train software, without permission or compensation. Read more: tinyurl.com/y9zw3z37 001
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MMedia Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 18/02/2025🚨MEDIA JOB POSTINGS ALERT🚨 The Canadian Press has posted several opportunities across the country, including reporter, editor and bureau chief! Take a look: tinyurl.com/33d2kxe5 001
Reposted by Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87MJosh Rubin @starbeer.bsky.social · 29/11/2024BREAKING: Canada's major news organizations sue ChatGPT maker OpenAI. My story for @torontostar #cdnmedia #tech #ai #chatgpt www.thestar.com/business/can...thestar.comCanada’s major news organizations band together to sue ChatGPT creator OpenAIThe suit alleges theft of published media to train software and seeks billions in damages. 053
Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87M @torontostarunit.bsky.social · 29/11/2024In a case of human intelligence vs. artificial intelligence, Canada's major news orgs — including Torstar — launch lawsuit against OpenAI over "illegal" use of news articles to train its ChatGPT software. Story via @starbeer.bsky.social @torontostar.bsky.social www.thestar.com/business/can...thestar.comCanada’s major news organizations band together to sue ChatGPT creator OpenAIThe suit alleges theft of published media to train software and seeks billions in damages. 010