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Radio cancellation culture at Bell

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Radio cancellation culture at Bell

Discussed by one dismissed host

Feb 1, 2022
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Radio cancellation culture at Bell

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Jamil Jivani @jamiljivani
Update: iHeartRadio/Bell Media fired me from my job as radio host I'm breaking my silence on what led to my departure, because you deserve to know what mainstream media corporations are doing in our country Read my story here:
jamiljivani.substack.comEven black men can be fired for not being “woke” enoughPart one of a five-part series on my departure from Bell Media and iHeartRadio
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Bell Media gave Jamil Jivani a talk radio show in September 2020, which expanded to three nightly national hours on the iHeartRadio network amidst layoffs the following February. But, by the end of 2021, the pundit seemed to be subtweeting his employer. Jivani describes the subsequent dismissal notice as “a mix of retaliation and cowardice.”


Putting a price on media links

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Liberals to give news publishers right to bargain collectively with Big Tech over payments
financialpost.comLiberals to give news publishers right to bargain collectively with Big Tech over paymentsQuebec Ink: Legislation to be introduced as early as Feb. 3
7:46 PM ∙ Jan 31, 2022
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The Logic delivered the scoop about the imminent introduction of legislation set to push Big Tech into Australian-inspired negotiations with news publishers via collective bargaining. Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez foreshadowed these developments after his predecessor struggled to articulate how Ottawa could regulate the internet.


“I’m not going anywhere and I’m not turning back.” There are enough MPs in Erin O’Toole’s caucus questioning his leadership to trigger a secret ballot vote on whether it should continue. And so, a social media statement demonstrated his defiance. But the Globe and Mail sources tallied at least 63 out of 119 MPs ready to oust him now.


Truckers have a friend in Tucker

Condemnation for recent Ottawa protests came from Justin Trudeau at the Harrington Lake cottage where he was steering clear from the scene and recovering from COVID-19. As an Alberta protest blocked a border crossing to Montana, the PM’s reaction to the convoy was mined for material about Canada’s condition:

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Watch as Tucker Carlson shreds Justin Trudeau saying that the Prime Minister "used COVID to short circuit democracy and to end organized Christianity" in Canada.
2:09 AM ∙ Feb 1, 2022
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Dutch publisher apologizes for a book by a Canadian who furthered the theory that Anne Frank was betrayed by a Jewish notary. University of Toronto professor emeritus Rosemary Sullivan drew notices for outlining the conclusions of a cold case team. Printing of The Betrayal of Anne Frank has now been suspended in Amsterdam.


Finally, the chills are multiplying

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies has started filming in Vancouver after the concept changed hands from HBO Max to Paramount Plus. Ken Finkelman, the Canadian screenwriter of Grease 2, is nowhere to be found in the credits. Instead, the prequel series, set in 1954, conceives a significantly more diverse population at Rydell High:

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Paramount+ has announced its cast for 'Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies,' as principal photography gets underway in Vancouver
deadline.com‘Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies’: Paramount+ Prequel Series Sets Cast As Production BeginsParamount+ has announced its cast for Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies as principal photography gets underway in Vancouver. The prequel series stars Marisa Davila as Jane, Cheyenne Isabel Wells as O…
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