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Canadian media freedom after Don Cherry

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Nov 15, 2019
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It's always a good idea to read whatever the CBC doesn't want you to read, and this is no exception to that rule: @jessehirsh celebrates the anniversary of his breakup with the mothership in a free edition of his newsletter
metaviews.substack.comThe newsletter that CBC doesn’t want you to readI was on a teleconference call last week and one of the participants told me that they love listening to me on CBC radio. This was not unusual, as I regularly encounter people who tell me how much they enjoy listening to me on CBC. The problem however is that I’m no longer on CBC. At least not regul…
1:14 PM ∙ Nov 15, 2019
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A year after a Metro Morning segment about the trouble with Facebook went sideways, Jesse Hirsh reflects on what the experience says about the state of media. Meanwhile, the CBC had Winnipeg-based reporter Ahmar Khan delete a popular tweet critical of Don Cherry, because it didn’t meet standards outlined in CBC social media guidelines.


An apology for talking hockey

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12:21 AM ∙ Nov 15, 2019
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The Social co-host Jessica Allen says that she wished she used her own privilege to confront the rink-rat “white boys” who she criticized. CTV apologized to those offended, but Allen won’t lose her job. And while Rogers keeps internal talk about five-year employee Don Cherry out of headlines, Bobby Orr is among those firmly in the coach’s corner.


Cenotaph spray painting came with a confession on Facebook. Thomas Zaugg was arrested and charged with two counts of mischief in Toronto for vandalism outside Old City Hall. He said that it was a protest act related to the firing of Don Cherry. Zaugg appeared in that building at the same time that Chair Girl was pleading guilty.


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Frenemies of the squash court

Roel Bramer’s self-published memoir, Golden Roel, concluded with the legendary nightlife impresario addressing a conflagration at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club—by accusing fellow member Jonathan Kay of orchestrating his suspension. Kay reciprocates with a review of the book that Bramer wrote:

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Jonathan Kay: He's an acquired taste, but this man made puritan Toronto less boring nationalpost.com/opinion/jonath… @jonkay
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10:27 PM ∙ Nov 14, 2019

Two writers fight over who wrote the less trite recap of the re-election of Justin Trudeau. John Ivison’s feature for Postmedia emphasized the role that Barack Obama’s endorsement played in the federal election results. It led Althia Raj to accuse Ivison of lifting material she recently used for HuffPost, which drew from similar sources.


OK boomers no longer lonely

“Karen” has emerged as the preferred post-millennial pejorative for Generation X, whose members could only dream of being unscathed by the demographic meme war. Toronto-based BuzzFeed News reporter Lauren Strapagiel is suddenly the Douglas Coupland of this new categorization, which doesn’t even require you to read a book:

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Sorry Gen X, Gen Z Is Now Calling You The "Karen Generation"
bzfd.itGen Z Is Calling Gen X The “Karen Generation”“They’re usually racist, homophobic, and transphobic, don’t believe in vaccines or climate change, and are mostly also the parents of Gen Z children.”
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