Who’s telling the truth about #WelcomeRefugees?
Across Canadian news outlets, there is a strange discrepancy in reports about whether or not the Liberal government is excluding single male Syrian refugees
I don’t know who’s telling the truth about the Liberal refugee plan. On the one hand, there’s Paul McLeod, BuzzFeed‘s political editor, who published an article on November 25, 2015, titled “Someone Gave The Media A Bunch Of False Info About Canada’s Syrian Refugee Plan.” McLeod takes issue with a CBC report by Rosemary Barton that, days before the Liberals […]
Everybody’s Got a Story that’ll Break Your Heart
First-person journalism can bring out the critics, but that hasn’t stopped online publications from using it as a powerful tool to connect with readers
Leigh Stein’s boyfriend Jason threw her against the refrigerator and didn’t believe she was hurt until she showed him the bruises. They had moved to New Mexico together so she could write her book while he worked—it was the most romantic plan she had ever heard. She recounted her relationship in a BuzzFeed story about […]
Is Viceland the future of television journalism?
Vice Media is re-imagining the nature of broadcasting and television advertising for the millennials in a risky endeavor
Coming soon to a television near you: drugs, multicultural robots and foreign places. A year ago, Rogers announced a three-year $100 million content, studio and distribution partnership with Vice Media to produce daily news and long-form content like documentaries on food, fashion, technology and sports. Yesterday, this become a reality as the official trailer for the 24-hour specialty […]
Vice is officially mainstream
Vice Media Inc. has teamed up with Rogers Communications Inc. to create a Canadian studio and TV channel. The $100 million joint venture will include a Vice Canada studio based in Toronto, producing a news channel that will sync with mobile and online content. Vice has been working its way into young adults’ minds since […]
