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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 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

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I can delete it if you want.

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why? It's not hurting anyone

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ya know, if it's not in line with your thinking.

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago

Ya know, if it’s not in line with your thinking.

I appreciate the gesture, but you do raise an important point, that Reuters, despite being Canadian, was not included.

I believe in a healthy democracy, we must allow for discussion, even if it is unflattering (unless it's hurting someone), therefore you should do as you please.

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[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

If you want to support me in my other ventures, I'm also trying to grow the !fairvote@lemmy.ca community.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Jeez, you, @Sunshine@lemmy.ca, etc. are worse than the stereotypes of vegans or crossfitters. I support election reform and would be very happy with proportional representation, but you guys are too much!

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I genuinely believe growing the movement for proportional representation is a critical - perhaps even more important than buying Canadian.

I apologize if it's annoying, but you can also block me if you don't like my content.

And since I did create the content for this post (and I am donating it into the world under CC-BY-NC-SA), shouldn't I be able to promote my other interests?

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[–] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I appreciate how much the two users you highlighted contribute to lemmy.ca and promote a vision of action and hope, especially in these times

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[–] CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's fine to disagree but stereotyping and tagging another community member because they made one post about Canadian vegan products is uncivil.

Don't be a dick. Let's not turn Lemmy into a snarky reddit sub.

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[–] non_burglar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You may attract more support if your active goals are actually stated where you proclaim they are.

I went to !fairvote and I see: "we did it! We have X number of subscribers!"

But what is your bloody goal?!

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

Unfortunately, I don't have that level of control to be able to set what you'd be able to see on a particular day.

But what is your bloody goal?!

Sure, that's a fair point, but also it's what the community sidebar was made for.

[–] IceyPea@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month 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.

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.

[–] zipzoopaboop 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

See my comment regarding the Beaverton here.

Basically, I wanted to avoid satirical media.

[–] 0li0li@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Came here yo say this :)

[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.
[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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!

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

If you have further feedback on the content, please add it to this post.

I just drafted up this infographic, because I thought the other one was missing other important media outlets.

[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month 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.

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[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] tooclose104@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

London Ontario, not London England

[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's also Paris, Ontario nearby, but that is much smaller.

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[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

There used to be...

[–] The0utc4st@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month 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 🤪

[–] mintiefresh@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

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

[–] Worx 3 points 1 month ago

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

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why is Winnipeg Free Press missing?

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month 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.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month 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.

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month 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.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month 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.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

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

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month 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.

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Added the Chronical Herald!

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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...

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month 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.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

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