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List of American owned media pretending to be Canadian, infiltrating Canadian culture and politics
(lemmy.ca)
The Walrus on Bluesky.
When local news disappears, misinformation thrives.
Please comment on any other fact-based news, and I'll edit the post to add them! 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 🚫
- 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 |
| 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 | - | 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 |
| Overstory Media Group | Non-profit? | - | |
| 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 |
Social Media
List of 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.
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!
If you're francophone (or just a francophile) I highly recommend La Presse and Le Devoir. The former is a non-profit and considered a "newspaper of record", the latter isn't non-profit but is still an independent publication and is also often considered a newspaper of record.
And of course there's Radio-Canada, the French language publication of the CBC.
The French avoid list for me mostly revolves around Québecor — but this is more of a journalistic integrity issue rather than an American media problem. I find it important from a moral and ethical perspective to avoid media megacorp conglomerates (and this is also yet another reason to avoid Postmedia).
One more thing on franco media, reading the news is a great way of developing vocabulary in your second language. Give it a shot, it's really fulfilling and in this case unlocks some great independent / non-profit options :)
Thanks! Especially for the link to the newspaper of record, it's important we have reputable sources.