I went to undergrad with Lloyd Robertson's daughter. One summer evening she had a pool party. Right around midnight, I heard a voice I had heard a thousand times say "This party is a little quiet". Lloyd was extremely gracious to all of us, despite his obvious disappointment.

The Globe and Mail@theglobeandmail.com · 22h ago

Lloyd Robertson is one of Canada’s most recognizable names in journalism, having covered historic moments such as the Quebec referendum, 9/11 and more than a dozen federal elections. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

The same president suspected of money laundering by a major Bank yesterday and it was barely a news story? Why would he want immunity from the IRS? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...

Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity

The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.

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This is such a strange editorial: in essence, wild fires are awful and they are increasingly common. Not a single sentence questioning why. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...

Globe editorial: A summer season of fire, smoke, ashes and fear

The carefree feeling of summers past has been incinerated as wildfires rage across the country

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Let's be very clear what this is: the obligations for foreign streamers have been removed and placed upon the Canadian taxpayer. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Ottawa plans to end 'Netflix tax,' replace with public Canadian content funding: document | CBC News

The federal government will "eliminate" the financial contribution requirement for streamers set by the CRTC and replace it with government funding, it said in a court document.

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My presentation at IAMCR this summer also cautioned against the Balkanization of LEO satellites. What this article conveniently omits is why countries are now feeling this step is necessary. www.aei.org/technology-a...

Already despised within the White House, this sharp column by Chrystia Freeland is not looking to make amends. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o...

Opinion | ‘You Aren’t Going to Like What Comes After America’

Remember when ‘blame Canada’ was a joke?

nytimes.com

Two years ago, our department had a meeting on the challenges of AI. The consensus was we need institution-wide policies, not the patchwork of course policies we had at the time. Two years later nothing has changed. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: Universities should stop treating AI as a cheating problem

Educational leaders need to start creating a mixed model that includes both deep learning and instruction on AI tools

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I wondering if neighbouring countries are slapping tariffs on France and Spain, as is the current economic trend?

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2w ago

Fast-moving wildfires in Spain and France, including near Bordeaux, forced over 200,000 people to evacuate or to shelter at home. Follow live updates.

Easy to laugh this off but this is what Trump is hearing every day.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Peter Navarro claims that Canadian officials are "some of the most dishonest people I've ever met. They stab you in the back ... they're screwing us"

Here a rare and welcome thing: a good news story about small market local news media.

The Globe and Mail@theglobeandmail.com · 2w ago

Walking past an empty football stadium full of loud cheering through the speakers. The live sports equivalent of a laugh track.

Very happy to read this. I loved the Jamaica to Toronto record and saw several of the bands in Montreal when the album was released. But why did we need a Seattle label to tell this essential Toronto story?

Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 3w ago

Award-winning documentary 'Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul' screens July 31 at Austin's Pan African Film Festival, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and Matt Sullivan. zurl.co/Uul3i

Another day, another scandal that should bring down a government in any functioning democracy.

Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · 3w ago

Trump Media pitched $100,000 monthly fee for fast feed of president’s posts. What a shakedown www.ft.com/content/e466...

Once again, academia tends to focus on media content, but that is a small part of the story: "Media revenue made up about 13 per cent of the company’s total earnings in 2025". www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

World Cup proves a winner for Bell Media’s digital asset strategy

As growth in its legacy business continues to slow, telecom focuses on streaming services offerings

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Terrifying stuff. The Times will eventually win in court but the chilling effect on investigative journalism is the real goal, and it may work.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4w ago

The Trump administration issued subpoenas to New York Times journalists who wrote about the new Air Force One, an escalation of pressure on the media.

Sad but true. Calgary, I believe.

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · last mo.

Marco Rubio is against birthright citizenship. But Marco Rubio *is* a birthright citizen. Ted Cruz is against birthright citizenship. But Ted Cruz was born in Canada. He only got US citizenship by a birthright citizenship law because of his US mother. They are both shameless hypocrites.

I wonder if Alice Cooper's royalty cheques increase substantially on this day each year? (And yes, I recognize that thought means I'm old).

Let's be clear: as a lifetime resident of Canada's oldest national park, if the Alberta separatists win, the Boss remains Canadian. #abpoli www.stalbertgazette.com/beyond-local...

Beyond Local: Legendary Banff grizzly bear, The Boss, rips off tracking collar

Parks Canada is collaring grizzly bears as part of ongoing monitoring to better understand habitat security and how bears are using the landscape.

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"The bad stuff is almost all on free TV". Including the panel I watched you on last night @acoyne.bsky.social? This is always one of Coyne's weakest arguments. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: The cozy world of Hockey Night in Canada and the CBC hasn’t existed for some time

There is no case for a general interest public broadcaster

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Reasons this @theglobeandmail.com editorial is wrong or misleading (long list): The "scarce airwaves" argument: Perhaps true in 1969 but cable, satellite, IPTV and specialty channels have been legal "broadcasters" for decades and no spectrum is involved. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...

Globe editorial: Ottawa orders up a rewrite for Cancon funding

The idea of forcing foreign firms to fund Canadian stories and music never made much sense

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A big blow to those of us in the over-the-air TV community. www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hocke...

CBC will no longer air NHL games, ending Hockey Night in Canada’s 74-year run on public network

Agreement that allowed the program to appear on the network expired at end of Stanley Cup playoffs

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Pleased to see this out in the world. Perhaps of value for those teaching media industries courses this fall. All efforts made to be current but, of course, there have been two or three further upheavals since this article went through final revisions last month. academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

Canadian Media Industries Policy in the Streaming Era

Abstract. The traditional structure of the Canadian media industries has been upended by technological, political, and global economic forces in the 2020s.

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A great and due recognition for the @ucalgary.bsky.social student newspaper, The Gauntlet. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/w...

An Honored Canadian Journalist on the Importance of Investigative Reporting

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A big congratulations to Anurag @researchgap.bsky.social for successfully defending his PhD thesis at @ucalgary.bsky.social yesterday: Democracy on Airplane Mode: Law, Policy, and Governance in Internet Shutdowns in Kashmir and Manipur. This is very impressive work.

Danielle Smith "thinks it is up to Canada to beg for its right to exist, and Albertans to decide whether it has begged in the appropriate fashion". www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: It’s not the separatists who are the real threat to the country. It’s the federalists

When Smith and Poilievre talk about fighting for Canada, they are endorsing secessionist premises

theglobeandmail.com

True in the Canadian context as well. See Postmedia for the northern example. Marc Edge writes about this.

Lucia Walinchus@walinchus.bsky.social · 2mo ago

1/7 Really fascinating book on the finances behind the great newspaper collapse. The author argues that the Internet took the blame for what was essentially mismanagement: overharvesting paper assets for profit while leaving communities in the lurch. 🧵 📚💙 #Booksky @margotsusca.bsky.social

we're going to give up the Online Streaming Act for absolutely nothing, aren't we? Digital Services Tax, the sequel. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Trump threatens not to renew USMCA as Carney talks trade strategy with premiers

Officials from all three countries have said they expect negotiations to continue beyond July 1

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The Canadian Communication Association annual conference has had some great research and demonstrates the strong national community in this field of study. Thanks to all those who put this together in Windsor.

A potential major capitulation to Trump on the issue of Canadian cultural sovereignty. www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...

Government of Canada announces immediate support to strengthen Canadian culture and ensure Canadian content remains affordable

Federal investments of $600 million will provide stability and immediate support to Canada’s audio and audiovisual sectors and keep Canadian culture accessible and affordable for all

canada.ca

I apologize to the Montreal Canadiens. I'm a Leafs fan and I was strongly supporting Montreal, which is, of course, the kiss of death for any team's playoff hopes.