
Ep.119 - More Trouble at The Walrus
When Ken Alexander co-founded the Walrus in 2003, he wanted it to be a left-leaning literary magazine that also functioned as an educational charity. Now he says The Walrus has lost its way, strayed f...
31 Tammi 201636min

SHORT CUTS #55 - Gregory Alan Elliott and the Future of Being Awful Online
BuzzFeed’s Scaachi Koul returns to yell at Jesse. Today's topics: Postmedia CEO Paul Godfrey and Torstar Chair John Honderich use their platforms to insult each other. Toronto police officer James Fo...
27 Tammi 201632min

Ep.118 - The Collapse of Postmedia
Last week, Postmedia laid off 90 journalists from newsrooms across Canada, months after absorbing the Sun newspaper chain. What if a slow, painful death was the plan all along? The National Observer's...
25 Tammi 201633min

SHORT CUTS #54 - Canada is Hip and Sophie Trudeau is a Disney Princess
The New York Times declares Canada is hip, while the Prime Minister's wife breaks into song. Three men are cast into suspicion by the press for taking video at a mall. Job losses continue at Postmedia...
21 Tammi 201623min

Ep. 117 - State of the Unions
Do media unions protect journalists at the expense of journalism? Do they make it impossible for struggling news orgs to survive? Do they protect older workers at the expense of the younger generation...
17 Tammi 201643min

SHORT CUTS #53 - Peacekeeper Arms Deal
Postmedia plans cuts as their advertising plummets. The CBC's James Cudmore joins the Department of National Defence after reporting on leaks from that same department. And are we having the right con...
14 Tammi 201624min

Ep.116 - Is The News Biz a Lost Cause?
Do Canada's legacy news orgs have digital strategies? Do they make any sense? Is profitability online even possible? Three of today's panelists held top digital jobs at Canadian news orgs. Chris Tinda...
11 Tammi 201644min

SHORT CUTS #52 - Refugee Happy Smiles A-Ok!
The Trudeau government failed to hit the refugee targets promised during the election campaign, but maybe Canadians would rather just feel nice about ourselves again. Elsewhere, reporters are using cr...
6 Tammi 201630min



















