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https://youtu.be/tnz6PTSXiI0?si=uWg96KIZwoamwMtn&t=651 Someone should do a CL version. PS not really Canadian media criticism, but this has been discussed on CL

Jesse Brown’s take seemed to be that Canadian media sat on the manifesto, and he more or less applauded Rebel News for publishing it.

Jesse did not interview any of the media he criticized to ask why they chose not to publish it, or even discuss whether posting these things might fuel imitative violence, a point I saw raised in a post here. Surely, as a media critic, he is at least aware of the argument.

For those who may not know, Karyn Pugliese was Canadaland’s editor-in-chief before things went sideways there. She touches on why the media are not publishing manifestos, also making the point that fixating on the killer’s motives can pull attention away from victims and wider safety and prevention issues. One does wonder how differently this week’s take might have landed had she still been in the chair. https://karynpugliese.substack.com/why-most-newsrooms-stopped-publishing

With the exception of Scott Martin — and no slight intended towards Scott — it has taken an awfully long time for anyone in the profession to acknowledge that what happened at Canadaland is, in itself, a story.

What surprises me most is not only that so few journalists have publicly remarked on the situation, but that so many continue to appear on the programme as though nothing of note has occurred.

One would have thought the circumstances might prompt a little more discussion within the industry. This is smart and even-handed, I think https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/jesse-and-me-how-canadaland-lost-the-plot/

I used to work on the production side of media, including audio and video so I've watched podcasting evolve from fairly close quarters.

What strikes me is that "podcasting" isn't really a genre at all. It can be journalism, comedy, drama, documentary, chat, or something in between. It's a delivery platform, much like television or online video. We wouldn't lump the nightly news and a sitcom together - so in television, the awards are for comedy series and drama. journalism are all quite separate.

What doesn't surprise me is the number of awards that have sprung up around podcasting, or that some of them are scams. New industries often attract awards schemes of varying quality, some more credible than others. Journalism has traditionally been quite cautious about this sort of thing. Reporters tend to be wary of awards handed out by organisations connected to the industries they cover. But the entertainment and documentary worlds are rather different, and podcasting, being a relatively young medium with many newcomers, is particularly vulnerable to the sort of pay-to-play awards that appear whenever a new market starts growing.

Podcasting Has Too Many Awards... And No Way To Stop Them https://www.forbes.com/sites/frankracioppi/2026/05/11/podcasting-has-too-many-awards-and-no-way-to-stop-them/

Jesse Brown publishes one of his rare opinion pieces on Canadaland, this time complaining that his speaking event didn’t get media coverage, while reporters instead covered a protest flotilla and ultranationalist Jews in Jerusalem chanting racist slogans.

Honestly, I cannot.

https://www.canadaland.com/canadian-media-has-a-narrative-for-jews-this-event-didnt-fit-it/

Just looking at this tweet from Jesse Brown — and, to be fair, I haven’t read the report yet. I will.

https://imgur.com/a/MuWpDq9 (here, if you aren't on X)

For my part, I don't doubt that sexualized violence was part of Oct. 7, or that it is also being committed by IDF soldiers against Palestinians now, because horrific things happen in terrorism and war.

What I’m curious about is this line from Jesse:

“I will never forget when the repetition of libels and partisan groupthink took over Canadian newsrooms and journalists confidently brought thinly sourced rape denial into editorial conversations.”

What, exactly, is he on about?

Which newsrooms? Which journalists? Which editorial conversations? It’s a sweeping claim, but there’s no sourcing behind it. Does he mean in Canada or the US? I don’t recall seeing any rape-denial, but naturally, I may have missed it amid the vast daily coverage this attack and the resulting conflict have received for over two years. Does anyone know what coverage/newsrooms/journalists he is referring to?

Karyn has already covered this on Substack, but for anyone who prefers to take these things in by podcast or who wants a different point of view, this is worth a listen.

How did such a big mistake get through one of the biggest newspapers in the world? What does this say about the state of reporting at the US paper of record? When will we ever escape this nightmare? Conservation and fellowships bureau chief at The Narwhal and contributing writer to The Walrus, Michelle Cyca joins Scott to discuss the high-profile gong show.

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/nyts-canada-bureau-chief-used-ai-for-fake-poilievre/id1768627542?i=1000767361248