- cross-posted to:
- buycanadian@lemmy.ca
- cross-posted to:
- buycanadian@lemmy.ca
This is an update to: List of American owned media pretending to be Canadian, infiltrating Canadian culture and politics.
It is licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0.
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Great list… but make it more obvious that there’s a Canadian list. With such a busy graphic some people, like myself, might initially mistake the graphic at one list instead of 2.
Sorry for posting here but I couldn’t comment on the .ca link.
Yes I can see your point, and you’re not the first one to mention this. I’ve updated the infographic.
This is why I had placed the CBC Radio Canada at the top, with the hope that people would stop and think for a moment.
I’ll try to make it better, but I’m prioritizing information density and just to be more informative than the other one.
If it really bothers you that much, you can also take the content, and change it yourself, as the infographic is licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0.
What the fuck are you saying LaPresse and LeDevoir are American owned??? That’s not true at all!LaPresse is owned by the non-profit LaPresse Inc. It’s completely independant!
And Le Devoir is owned by Le Devoir Inc. A completely 100% Québécois company. They are also 100% independant. (And pro-independance 😉)
Pl
ease fix that image because it’s not factual at all.EDIT: I NEED GLASSES FFS!
I didn’t see there were two sides where one was for “Canadian owned”. My bad…
It’s okay, you’re not the first one. I was trying to prioritize information density, and unfortunately this will be an unwanted side effect.
I’ve made some changes in the meanwhile to lessen the chances of this confusion happening, but I don’t think it’ll be avoided entirely.
LoL thank you for making it more obvious for us dummies. 😅
Thanks for your feedback! Imagine how many more people would be confused!
I get the majority of my news from CBC. Looks like that’s good 👍
I really like that wiggly guy on the APTN logo. They give a good vibe just dancing in front of the sunset :)
additionally the next labour government needs to overturn harpers rules that led to the american companies buying up all the media.
Small FYI, a lot of Americans think Reuters is American, but it’s owned by a Canadian billionaire.
I wanted to avoid highlighting for profit media, because of the relative ease of being acquired (as many already have by Americans).
These non profit media outlets will remain so long as they have an audience.
I can delete it if you want.
Why? It’s not hurting anyone
Ya know, if it’s not in line with your thinking.
Ya know, if it’s not in line with your thinking.
I appreciate the gesture, but you do raise an important point, that Reuters, despite being Canadian, was not included.
I believe in a healthy democracy, we must allow for discussion, even if it is unflattering (unless it’s hurting someone), therefore you should do as you please.
And before that, it was British, founded by a German guy. Still headquartered in London. Do people from the US really think every relevant org is from there?
Do people from the US really think every relevant org is from there?
Yes they do.
American exceptionalism is a thing. (And has been since the 1800s)
Why is Winnipeg Free Press missing?
I wanted to avoid highlighting for profit media, because of the relative ease of being acquired (as many already have by Americans).
These non-profit media outlets will remain so long as they have an audience.
Fair enough, Winnipeg Free Press is a large Canadian media org, but they are indeed for profit and potentially biased that way.
Thanks for being understanding!
Yes, it’s the fear of being acquired, and to a lesser extent being a for profit institution means potential conflict of interest.
If it really bothers you that much, you can also take the content, and add it yourself, as the infographic is licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0.
Perhaps just an addendum explaining that profit-driven Canadian news outlets are not included here due to the risk of being swayed by American interests.
Someone should start posting this infographic to other areas of the internet, it contains more information than this infographic.
And it’s licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0.
APTN is worth including on the right side there eh. It’s a national network.
Edit: OK let me elaborate my case.
- The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network is a nonprofit organization out of Winnipeg with the same kind of license and mandate as CBC.
- Broadcast over the air in a few places but on all cable carriers, usually up above ch.60 or so.
- Available streaming through apps on various platforms also.
- Low budget and focused on the issues of indigenous folks, it nevertheless is important to settler Canadians in rounding out the picture of what’s actually going on in Canada, as these issues are often underrepresented in ’settler’ media, not just due to cultural orientation, but because a lot of the news is about rural regions.
- APTN is an important part of me being Canadian, even as a settler, as we all reconcile at the end of a long-running genocide. This differentiates us from the USA.
There’s a good argument here for a law that Canadian media should be owned by Canadians.
There used to be…
Sorry if Im a broken record but I like to remind my Maritimes homies that the Saltwire (or whatever its called now) and the Chronical Herald 🤮 are also American owned.
Added the Chronical Herald!
What about the Beaverton?
See my comment regarding the Beaverton here.
Basically, I wanted to avoid satirical media.
A big shout out to CHEK TV out of Victoria, fully employee owned and community oriented. News and some investigative long form segments. Free streaming, can watch livestream and shorts as a guest. Apps available for various platforms. Not totally parochial and sometimes very good.
The London Free Press?! For fucks sakes my home city really has gone to shit, thank goodness I left…
Also, don’t forget about independent local news (if it exists in your area)
