Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, the Liberal MP who made a name for himself as a backbencher with his own voice, posted a nine-minute video to YouTube this week about the federal government’s carbon pricing policy. It would be an exaggeration to say the video is setting the internet on fire. As of Friday afternoon, it had a … Read more
The principal focus of Civil War is war-weary photographer Lee (Kirsten Dunst) and her writer colleague Joel (Wagner Moura), who pick up an aspiring young photographer named Jessie (Cailee Spaeny) and a veteran journalist named Sammy (Stephen McKinley Henderson) as they set off on a dangerous journey to the White House, where the US president … Read more
Journalists have identified gaps in Nigeria’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and preferred some solutions to the problem. The gaps, among other things, exclude many Nigerians from digital platforms, subject many to poor service delivery and leave others stranded after falling victim of frauds and other hazards through various digital platforms. DPI is a society-wide, digital … Read more
As members of Parliament accuse Bell Canada of corporate greed, the head of the company is defending its decision to cut thousands of jobs, citing a shift in Canadians’ viewing habits away from traditional TV. Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats grilled CEO Mirko Bibic during often combative exchanges at a meeting of the House of … Read more
Apple’s latest iPhone software update toggled on a “creepy-sounding setting” — and users are urging others to turn it off. The default setting, dubbed “Discoverable by Others,” is leading iPhone users to think their name and location are being shared without their consent. However, that isn’t the case, The Wall Street Journal reported. As a … Read more
The recent decision by SaltWire Network Inc., Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper company, to seek protection from its creditors is another sign of the decline of the business and the growing threat to local journalism, experts said Tuesday. “We’re seeing a resurgence in a steady spate of closings and scaling back of local news operations,” said … Read more
In another video, reporters were seen surrounded by a group of uniformed police officers telling them to leave the scene. A reporter with China Media Group, of which CCTV is a division, was heard saying “we three reporters are shoved by a dozen people”. The incident sparked controversy and became a trending topic on social … Read more
The shortened version of the international broadcast of the 96th Oscars faced harsh criticism in Ukraine for omitting the segment announcing the documentary feature award, which went to Mstyslav Chernov’s 20 Days in Mariupol. The documentary, a collaboration between The Associated Press and PBS’s Frontline, is a harrowing first-person account set in the Ukrainian port city during … Read more
Former MSNBC anchor and Palestinian supporter Mehdi Hasan was hired by The Guardian after getting pushed out by the left-leaning network last month. The British-born journalist penned his first column for the UK publication Wednesday, calling on President Joe Biden to “end the bombing of Gaza right now.” Hasan was booted from his MSNBC anchor … Read more
Bell Media is ending multiple television newscasts and making other programming cuts after its parent company announced widespread layoffs and the sale of 45 of its 103 regional radio stations. News stations such as CTV and BNN Bloomberg would be affected immediately, according to an internal memo sent to Bell Media employees on Thursday. The … Read more
