Get out and support real Canadian journalism! Pay for subscriptions to independent publications like Canada's National Observer and The Tyee, to mainstream news sources like the Toronto Star, La Presse and others. Avoid any that is owned by Postmedia. Speak up for the CBC. Use it or lose it. Learn about media literacy. Share what you learn. Build real life community. I have been allergic to social media since it began and I feel totally vindicated now.
Great article. I gave up on Facebook many years ago because my account was hacked and my
contacts bombarded with requests, usuallyfor money, to help the false me. We are too involved with the USA because of the internet and are adopting a US perspectives. I do not agree with the idea that the CBC or NFB are helping to stop the bigotry directed at English Quebecers. We are tax paying citizens who are trrated by The Feds as well as Provincial organizations as Domestic Foreigners who are tolerated out of the generosity of the various Quebec Governments.
Great essay, David! I especially appreciated the brief historical review of social media platforms, and how the Facebook algorithm works. My dual feeling: 1) This needs to be made widely known. 2) Can we do anything to set it on the right track? I'm pessimistic. Convince me I'm wrong, please!
Spot on, David! I'm down in Mexico as I read this. Most of my friends and neighbors are not for tRump. Those would be Canadians, Mexicans and half of the Americans. Due to our proximity to Texas (I'm in the Yucatan), a lot of Texans have built down here. I have literally had to tell guests at my dinner parties that there will be NO POLITICS at the dinner table. The Dems and Reps start to hurl insults at each other. These are educated, successful people. I have never seen such irrational, mind- boggling behavior. On the beach one day, I had a civilized, one-on-one investigative conversation with one Trumper, who is a quiet, friendly, unassuming guy. I couldn't convince him that independent research would clarify things for him. He also dismissed tRump's faults as "they're just out to get him with fake news" So NBC, ABC and CBS are not to be trusted (65 years of broadcasting, Walter Cronkite,etc.), but FOX is... So the right has found a way to discredit both new and old media platforms. I hope state-level interventions help America wake up! At least some governors can still see clearly!
Get out and support real Canadian journalism! Pay for subscriptions to independent publications like Canada's National Observer and The Tyee, to mainstream news sources like the Toronto Star, La Presse and others. Avoid any that is owned by Postmedia. Speak up for the CBC. Use it or lose it. Learn about media literacy. Share what you learn. Build real life community. I have been allergic to social media since it began and I feel totally vindicated now.
Great article. I gave up on Facebook many years ago because my account was hacked and my
contacts bombarded with requests, usuallyfor money, to help the false me. We are too involved with the USA because of the internet and are adopting a US perspectives. I do not agree with the idea that the CBC or NFB are helping to stop the bigotry directed at English Quebecers. We are tax paying citizens who are trrated by The Feds as well as Provincial organizations as Domestic Foreigners who are tolerated out of the generosity of the various Quebec Governments.
Great essay, David! I especially appreciated the brief historical review of social media platforms, and how the Facebook algorithm works. My dual feeling: 1) This needs to be made widely known. 2) Can we do anything to set it on the right track? I'm pessimistic. Convince me I'm wrong, please!
Spot on, David! I'm down in Mexico as I read this. Most of my friends and neighbors are not for tRump. Those would be Canadians, Mexicans and half of the Americans. Due to our proximity to Texas (I'm in the Yucatan), a lot of Texans have built down here. I have literally had to tell guests at my dinner parties that there will be NO POLITICS at the dinner table. The Dems and Reps start to hurl insults at each other. These are educated, successful people. I have never seen such irrational, mind- boggling behavior. On the beach one day, I had a civilized, one-on-one investigative conversation with one Trumper, who is a quiet, friendly, unassuming guy. I couldn't convince him that independent research would clarify things for him. He also dismissed tRump's faults as "they're just out to get him with fake news" So NBC, ABC and CBS are not to be trusted (65 years of broadcasting, Walter Cronkite,etc.), but FOX is... So the right has found a way to discredit both new and old media platforms. I hope state-level interventions help America wake up! At least some governors can still see clearly!