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[–] [email protected] 8 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago

I get the majority of my news from CBC. Looks like that's good 👍

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

~~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...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

LoL thank you for making it more obvious for us dummies. 😅

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

Thanks for your feedback! Imagine how many more people would be confused!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago

I really like that wiggly guy on the APTN logo. They give a good vibe just dancing in front of the sunset :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

additionally the next labour government needs to overturn harpers rules that led to the american companies buying up all the media.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Why is Winnipeg Free Press missing?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Fair enough, Winnipeg Free Press is a large Canadian media org, but they are indeed for profit and potentially biased that way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

The London Free Press?! For fucks sakes my home city really has gone to shit, thank goodness I left...

[–] pelespirit 33 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Small FYI, a lot of Americans think Reuters is American, but it's owned by a Canadian billionaire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

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.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago

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)

[–] The0utc4st 3 points 17 hours ago

Looking at this, it seems to me americans don't care about us french canadians....I can't tell if that's a good thing or not 🤪

[–] SreudianFlip 7 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

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.
[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

APTN News has been added (thanks for making the case, I just didn't have time to look into them)

But that also means that I verified every single media outlets on the infographic!

[–] SreudianFlip 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago

Thanks, I was unaware of CHEK TV. Looks like a great addition!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

See my comment regarding the Beaverton here.

Basically, I wanted to avoid satirical media.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Came here yo say this :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Added the Chronical Herald!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (11 children)

If you want to support me in my other ventures, I'm also trying to grow the [email protected] community.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

There's a good argument here for a law that Canadian media should be owned by Canadians.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

There used to be...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Also, don't forget about independent local news (if it exists in your area)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Who suspected the "London free press" to be Canadian? And why are they American?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

London Ontario, not London England

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