Seeing terms like “post-truth” and “alternative facts” gain traction in the news convinces me that politicians, media workers and readers could benefit from a refresher course in how science helps us understand the world. Reporting on science is difficult at the best of times. Trying to communicate complex ideas and distill entire studies into eye-catching […]
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Editing the way journalists write about social justice
[Image-1] Media “significantly shapes public opinion,” says Naiomi Metallic, so the way reporters write about marginalized communities has an impact on them. “The media has not been neutral in its history of how it deals with Indigenous people,” says the Mi’kmaw lawyer and assistant professor at Dalhousie. Metallic was one of three panelists at a […]
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Will the Chronicle Herald ever be the same?
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After a full year on the picket line, members of the Halifax Typographical Union are concerned the Chronicle Herald newsroom as they know it will not be able to recover—even if an agreement is met. Union supporters rallied across the province Monday to show support for the 55 remaining members of the Herald’s unionized newsroom […]
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The Chronicle Herald heads back to the bargaining table
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The Halifax Typographical Union and managers at the Chronicle Herald are heading back to the bargaining table, just in time for the one-year anniversary of the newspaper’s strike. 
In light of the upcoming talks, a five-day hearing for an unfair labour complaint put forth by the union has now been adjourned until February 6. […]
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A toast to the Halifax Media Co-op
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The death of the Halifax Media Co-op was everything the Chronicle Herald strike wasn’t. The labour situation at Nova Scotia’s daily paper of record dominated headlines this year and drew national attention, while the quiet passing of the local media co-operative earned barely a eulogy.
 
The website remains online, for the time being, and the […]
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Richard Zurawski boycotts News 95.7 after contract termination
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 It’s not his duties at City Hall that have been keeping Richard Zurawski off the airwaves as of late. The city councillor is refusing to appear on News 95.7 and is apparently filing for damages against parent company Rogers Media over the termination of his contract. Zurawski was a longtime meteorologist for News 95.7 […]
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Striking Chronicle Herald workers file complaint to the Labour Board
Members of the Halifax Typographical Union say they are ready to meet with the Chronicle Herald “at any time,” but the feeling isn’t mutual. After almost 300 days on strike, the HTU officially filed a complaint this week with the Nova Scotia Labour Board accusing management of unfair bargaining practices. At a press conference on […]
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YouTuber That Muslim Guy challenges stereotypes in mainstream media
[Image-1] Nowadays when you watch the news, Muslims are not presented in the best light,” says Mohamed El-Attar. A 22-year-old accountant by day, El-Attar has launched a YouTube channel called That Muslim Guy—creating short, satirical videos in the hopes of countering the hate, ignorance and stereotypes he believes the mainstream media helps spread about Islam. […]
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Going deeper into The Deep
You might have noticed Facebook posts or Coast ads about The Deep, “Atlantic Canada’s long-form magazine.” And you may have wondered, “Hey, what is that, anyway?” The Deep is a collaboration between The Coast and Matthew Halliday and Chelsea Murray, a couple of journalists (and a journalistic couple) who moved to Halifax from Toronto in […]
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We spoke to a Chronicle Herald writer about that refugee story
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 This past Friday the Chronicle Herald published an article detailing the alleged brutality of refugee children at a local elementary school. It was widely and strongly criticized. By Saturday night the most outrageous passage—which quoted an anonymous source who said a refugee child choked a classmate with a chain while yelling “Muslims rule the […]
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Black Power Hour offers inmate education over the airwaves
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 There might be a new poet laureate in town, but El Jones isn’t slowing down. 
The educator, activist and HRM’s previous premier poet is already busy on Monday nights co-hosting CKDU’s Youth Now program, and now she’s spinning off of that with the Black Power Hour. The new radio show offers a free […]
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People want Cindy Day fired because of her Frankie MacDonald comments
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 UPDATE: Day and MacDonald have apparently quashed their beef (see below), so everybody can stop with the wrathful anger now. Happy Valentine’s Day! Last evening, I had a wonderful conversation with Frankie MacDonald . I was so happy I was able to reach him. I wanted… Posted by Cindy Day on Sunday, February 14, 2016 […]
