The Walrus in Bluesky.
When local news disappears, misinformation thrives.
I’m just a single person managing this post, so there will be many mistakes. Please comment on any major other fact-based news, and I’ll edit the post to add them!
Inclusion Criteria
- They must have high standards for journalistic integrity.
- Or if they receive funding from the Canadian Local Journalism Initiative.
- Or are a qualified donee as a registered journalism organization.
Avoid list 🚫
Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (also known as Postmedia Network, Postmedia News or Postmedia) is an American-owned Canadian-based media conglomerate
- Canada.com
- National Post
- Financial Post
- Calgary Herald
- Edmonton Journal
- Telegraph-Journal
- The London Free Press
- The Gazette
- Ottawa Citizen
- Sudbury Star
- Windsor Star
- Vancouver Sun
- Sun Media
- Calgary Sun, Edmonton Sun, Ottawa Sun, Toronto Sun, Winnipeg Sun
- Saltwire Network
- The Chronical Herald, Cape Breton Post, The Telegram, The Guardian (Charlottetown)
Canadian alternatives 🇨🇦
Français ⚜️
| les médias | propriété | type de propriété | contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radio Canada | Patrimoine canadien (Gouvernement du Canada) | Gouvernement | TOU.TV L’EXTRA |
| TFO | Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l’Ontario TFO (Gouvernement du Ontario) | Gouvernement | Don |
| Télé-Québec | Société de télédiffusion du Québec (Gouvernement du Québec) | Gouvernement | - |
| La Presse | La Presse Inc. | à but non lucratif, organisations journalistiques enregistrées | Don |
| Le Devoir | Le Devoir Inc. | organisations journalistiques enregistrées | Don |
| L’Acadie Nouvelle | Acadie Nouvelle ltée. | à but non lucratif | abonnement |
English🦄
| Media | Ownership | Ownership type | Donate |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBC News | Canadian Heritage (Government of Canada) | Government | CBC Gem Premium, CBC Shop |
| TVO | The Ontario Education Communications Authority (Government of Ontario) | Government | Donate |
| Investigative Journalism Foundation | Investigative Journalism Foundation | Non-profit | Subscribe, IJF Shop |
| PressProgress | Broadbent Institute | Non-profit | Membership |
| Halifax Examiner | self-owned | Non-profit | Subscribe, Donate |
| The Walrus | The Walrus Foundation | Non-profit, registered charity | Donate |
| The Narwhal | The Narwhal News Society | Non-profit, Registered journalism organization | Donate |
| The Tyee, BC based | appears to be self-owned | Non-profit, Registered Journalism Organization (pending) | Donate |
| The Breach | Breach Media Canada | Non-profit | Donate |
| The Grind, Toronto specific | Arts and Labour Media Inc. | Non-profit | Membership |
| Briarpatch, SK based | Briarpatch Inc. | Non-profit | Donate |
| Unrigged News | collaboration between non-profit outlets | Non-profit | - |
| Unrigged News | collaboration between non-profit outlets | Non-profit | - |
For-profit media
| Media | Ownership | Ownership type | Donate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada’s National Observer | Observer Media Group | For profit | Donate, Subscribe |
| The Canadian Press News | The Globe and Mail, Torstar | For profit | - |
| The Globe and Mail | The Woodbridge Company | For profit | Subscribe |
| Toronto Star | Torstar | For profit | Subscribe |
| Reuters | Thompson family | For profit | Subscribe |
| Global News | Corus Entertainment | For profit | - |
| Winnipeg Free Press | FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership | For profit | Donate |
| Canadaland | appears to be self owned | appears to be for profit | Patreon, Canadaland store |
Political commentary
News Aggregator
List of most promising counters to dark money
| Organization | Social media |
|---|---|
| Democracy Watch | YouTube |
| The Investigative Journalism Foundation | |
| Council of Canadians | YouTube |
| Protecting Canada | YouTube |
| Canadians for Tax Fairness | |
| PressProgress | YouTube |
| Fair Vote Canada | YouTube |
| Bluesky Starter Pack: Ontario journalists that cover work & wage issues. |
Critical Thinking
| Organization | Social media |
|---|---|
| Centre for Inquiry Canada | YouTube |
| Humanist Canada | YouTube |
And while you’re here, come join us over at !fairvote@lemmy.ca. We are trying to restore control of government back to the people!
A good replacement for Saltwire is the Halifax Examiner.
I haven’t seen the Halifax Examiner before. Looking more into, they look like an excellent news organization, community owned and Canadian!
Thanks!
They only really cover Nova Scotian news, so I wasn’t sure if we’d care to include it, but Saltwire was included so I figured I’d mention it 👍
That’s even better, we need more community owned local news!
The Walrus in Bluesky.
When local news disappears, misinformation thrives.
No Reuters?
One of the best wire agency/news networks in the entire world is Canadian, kind of shocking to see it not mentioned here.
My apologies, it’s just a single person (me) doing all of this, to reduce corporate/American influence. Thanks for letting me know, I’ll add it shortly!
I’m sorry for the aggressive tone as well, your tables and lists made it look professional so my standards may have been too high lol
More gracefully, Global might be worth adding too given they are owned buy CHORUS
Is it surprising that the American owned media tend to be highly in favour of corporations?
The most promising counters to dark money:
- Democracy Watch
- The Investigative Journalism Foundation
- Council of Canadians
- Protecting Canada
- Canadians for Tax Fairness
- PressProgress
- Fair Vote Canada
- Bluesky Starter Pack: Ontario journalists that cover work & wage issues.
Obligatory, come join us over at !fairvote@lemmy.ca . We are trying to restore control of government back to the people!
In case anyone is wondering about who owns POSTMEDIA NETWORK
Top Shareholders:
Postmedia Network Canada Corp.- 63% - Chatham Asset Management LLC (a multinational American company)
- 17% - Allianz Global Investors GmbH (a multinational German company)
- 13% - Leon Cooperman (a billionaire Jewish investor from New York)
- less than 1% is Canadian companies
- rest of the percentage is listed as ‘unknown’
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/POSTMEDIA-NETWORK-CANADA--42378696/company-shareholders/
Why do you feel the need to mention the investor is Jewish? I’m all-in on boycotting the US, but I’m not a goddamn anti-semite FFS.
I’m 100% for calling out the people who control the narrative in Canada, especially since the people pulling the strings all the way at the top have strong, long time, ties with the GOP.
I could maybe see saying that Leon has a hand in making the narrative say that anti-zion is anti-Semitism. Preferably backed with evidence.
But the way the person you replied to worded it comes off as:
Leon…the JEEEEEWWWWWWWWW!!!Like the man is personally responsible for SpAcE LaSeRs™.
It’s disgusting, and is counterproductive. It’s a distraction from reality. Reality being, that regardless of what Leon believes, he’s part of the parasite class. He and the rest of the 0.1% do not contribute to society, they only continue to exist by leeching off of the rest of us.
In 2022 Postmedia received $9.9 million, their “operating income” that year was $13 million.
That’s our taxes. $9.9 million of Canadian’s hard earned money, being syphoned off to the States.
Then there’s Canfor, who control the majority of Canadian lumber production. They’re dismantling mills, and shipping them to the Southern US.
Our country is being picked clean…
