#MSM HATERS REJOICE, FEDERAL BUDGET DOES LITTLE TO #SAVELOCALNEWS
The underwhelming response in the federal budget to the crisis in Canadian print journalism was long expected. Heritage Minister Melanie...
Pourquoi les défenseurs des sites de piratage font fausse route
Une réaction virulente à une proposition logique cache généralement quelque chose. Les critiques à l’égard de la campagne contre le...
Why the Piracy Defenders Have It Wrong
When you get a heated reaction to a common-sense proposition, there is usually something else going on. So it is with the criticism of...
Le vol de films n’est pas un crime sans victimes
L’opposition à la campagne de Franc-Jeu Canada contre le vol de films arrive au bon moment, mais présente un bémol, comme on pouvait s’y...
Movie-theft is not a victimless crime
The opposition to Fairplay Canada’s campaign against movie-thievery arrived on-cue, and off-key, as expected. The industry coalition of...
Ottawa should force Google and Facebook to pay their share
Not only does Canada’s current law, largely written for a pre-digital world, fail to offer sufficient protections for domestic...
Globe and Mail editorial attacks on Canadian creators and broadcasters: what’s up with the Globe?
http://www.barrysookman.com/2018/01/04/globe-and-mail-editorial-attacks-on-canadian-creators-and-broadcasters-whats-up-with-the-globe/
La collusion, peu importe comment on l’appelle, reste de la collusion
Le 28 septembre lorsque la ministre du Patrimoine, Mélanie Joly, a annoncé qu’elle ne ferait rien pour les nouvelles locales, mais que...
Collusion By Any Other Name
On September 28 when Heritage Minister Melanie Joly announced she was doing nothing for local news, but that local news was nonetheless a...
It Was A Brutal Week For Newspapers. It Doesn't Need To Happen Again
What is needed is a call to action for our federal government to respond to this crisis. Jerry Dias This has been one of the most brutal...