Media Action Plan
An alliance of Unifor locals representing journalists and media workers in TV, newspapers, online news, and film. #SaveLocalNews
- Despite being one of the richest people on the planet, Jeff Bezos is gutting the Washington Post. This comes as the free press in America is under attack from the Trump regime and news deserts are spreading across the continent. #SaveLocalNews
- MAP honours Black History Month & this year's theme -- Black Resistance: Honouring contributions, advancing justice! According to the @cajournalists.bsky.social diversity survey, Canada had only 74 Black journalists in 2021, but we have 187 today! #BlackHistoryMonth2026 More: tinyurl.com/2jm3vd34
- The illegal arrest of journalist Don Lemon marks a new level of press suppression in the United States. This textbook authoritarian style of governance will fabricate charges to silence the voices of dissent. #JournalismIsNotACrime #ReleaseDonLemon
- UPDATE: @donlemonofficial.bsky.social arrested by the Trump regime for doing journalism Any media member/outlet silent about this attack on the first amendment should hang up their pen and go do something else
- Reposted by Media Action Plan#Palestine: Journalist Bisan Owda was permanently banned on TikTok days after the platform was acquired by new U.S.-based investors, raising concerns over censorship. We condemn actions that silence journalists and restrict press freedom online. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
- The @cajournalists.bsky.social interviewed @torontostarunit.bsky.social reporter Wendy Gillis today, on how to take your story from print to podcast! “I love not being constrained by space for a story that needs it." CAJ members can download the interview here: tinyurl.com/3mtykfzd
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- Israel kills 3 more journalists in Gaza airstrike, including an employee of CBS News. This comes despite claims of a "ceasefire". We continue to see very little coverage of these war crimes from Western media. This silence is a betrayal of their colleagues. #EndImpunity #JournalismIsNotACrime
- There are 330 journalists being held in prison worldwide, according to a census from @pressfreedom.bsky.social. 26% of those journalists have spent 5+ years behind bars without sentences. 61% of them are facing "anti-state" charges. #JournalismIsNotACrime Full census: tinyurl.com/3tm8j2bj
- The folks at @friendscndm.bsky.social launched a campaign in defence of Canadian cultural sovereignty. ✊ This means protecting the Online Streaming Act, the Online News Act and enforcing cultural exemptions. Send Canada's trade representative a pre-written letter: tinyurl.com/ykdtbcx5
- Currently on the MAP website... CBC are Hiring 33 New Local Journalists - tinyurl.com/yjj8brbh Corporation for Public Broadcasting Dissolves After Trump Cuts Funding - tinyurl.com/ykb46dxa Globe's Tait Uncovers Healthcare Scandal - tinyurl.com/bzp4h3ve
- Reposted by Media Action Plan🚨 Journalists: Covering certain stories can place you at a higher risk of arrest and detention. Follow advice from CPJ safety experts to help better protect yourself digitally and physically 👇 cpj.org/2021/02/phys...
- CBC is hiring 33 new local journalists and creating 11 new bureaus across Canada this year!! 🥳 This news comes on the anniversary of CBC hiring 30 journalists last year. These investments will help prevent rural news deserts. #SaveLocalNews Read more: tinyurl.com/3atsa6en
- The Canadian Hillman prizes honour excellence in investigative journalism in service of the common good. 🤲 The 3 categories are: print/digital, broadcast and local/community news. Winners will receive a $2,500 honorarium! Submit a entry here: tinyurl.com/6wxerxnv
- There were at least 3,434 jobs cut in the journalism industry throughout the United States and United Kingdom last year. 👎 This data comes from the @pressgazette.co.uk rolling tally. Read their full report: tinyurl.com/37r3kmy7 #SaveLocalNews
- This landmark trial against the RCMP begins today and we stand in full solidarity with Amber Bracken and @thenarwhal.ca. You can donate to their legal fund here: tinyurl.com/mr3nbr2r #JournalismIsNotACrime
- Canadian journalist Amber Bracken was "handcuffed, held in a cell for 3 nights and had her camera gear and photographs seized -- all for doing her job." So @thenarwhal.ca is suing the RCMP. Please donate to the legal fund before next week's trial: tinyurl.com/mr3nbr2r Journalism is not a crime. ✊
- America's Corporation for Public Broadcasting dissolved yesterday after 58 years as the primary funder of PBS, NPR and many local TV/radio stations. The Trump administration said their $1.1 billion in funding was cut because CPB produce "woke propaganda." #SaveLocalNews More: tinyurl.com/574ncnb6
- In 2026, MAP will be expanding our online presence, while continuing the fight to #SaveLocalNews and protect journalists. You can find us here... 🖥️ Website: mediaactionplan.ca 🐥 Twitter: @MAP_canada 📱 Instagram: media_action_plan 📖 Facebook: Media Action Plan 📹 TikTok: media_action_plan
- The first print edition of @freshetnews.bsky.social is hitting newsstands in BC tomorrow! 📰 Congratulations to everyone involved in the Save Our Local News campaign. You've created a blueprint for saving local news organizations in Canada! 🍁 #SaveLocalNews
- New on the MAP website -- The first newspaper co-op in Western Canada! 📰 After Glacier Media terminated 3 local newspapers in February, these journalists came together to form freshetnews.ca Read more: tinyurl.com/3rd682va
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- Unionized journalists in North America are leading the push against generative AI, which damages newsrooms. We're fighting for... -AI assistance, not work creation. -No layoffs, no salary reductions. -Label AI content appropriately. Sign the petition: tinyurl.com/4n8x3f6h
- The Canadian Association of Journalists (@cajournalists.bsky.social) released their 2025 Newsroom Diversity Survey Report 🍁 -5,662 journalists in 325 newsrooms took part -75% of journalists in Canada are white -69% of media outlets have no minorities in leadership Full report: tinyurl.com/mr3m4wjk
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- New on the MAP website -- A Global Journalism Study: How Canadians Compare. ✍️ 37% of Canadian journalists are worried about losing their job in the next six months. 61% said they are concerned with their mental and emotional well-being. #SaveLocalNews Read more: tinyurl.com/y5uy5ajt
- The reporting of @carrietait.bsky.social on the Alberta healthcare procurement scandal, led the province to cancel talks with those companies. Carrie endured targeted harassment while breaking this story. We are lucky to have such great journalists in Canada! 🙏 Full story: tinyurl.com/4avjxx5h
- We join the call for Russian government to disclose the status of wrongfully imprisoned journalist Nika Novak from @rferl.org.web.brid.gy. She has been missing for 8 days while in Russian custody and legal counsel has not been able to contact her. #WhereIsNika #JournalismIsNotACrime
- Israel killed photo-journalist Mahmoud Wadi today, despite claims of a ceasefire. This is a blatant war crime. Israel continues to murder journalists with impunity because they are not held accountable by the international community. #JournalismIsNotACrime #EndImpunity
- America is losing more than 150 newspapers every year, creating news deserts. ☹️ Canada has similar issues with local media but in Western Canada, when 3 local newspapers closed, journalists responded by starting a news media co-op! 📰 Read that story: tinyurl.com/3rd682va
- Today is the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women. ♀️ A woman is killed globally every 10 minutes by their intimate partner or family. There is #NoExcuse for violence towards women. Read the @ifjglobal.bsky.social Gender Council statement: tinyurl.com/5ym9bamj
- New on the MAP website -- The first newspaper co-op in Western Canada! 📰 After Glacier Media terminated 3 local newspapers in February, these journalists came together to form freshetnews.ca Read more: tinyurl.com/3rd682va
- Reposted by Media Action Plan“The government is attempting to lay a foundation for dissenting political beliefs as grounds for terrorism. And people like Ya’akub — non-white [or] non-Christian — have been made its primary examples. Both journalists; like Mario Guevara… and civilians.”
- The Dalton Camp Award is given out annually by @friendscndm.bsky.social for the best essay on the link between media and democracy! There is a $10,000 prize for the winner and the deadline to submit your essay is January 5th, 2026.✍️ Learn more: tinyurl.com/56zfe8xe
- “If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer.” -- Hannah Arendt ....with that in mind, go visit our FACT CHECK campaign, promoting credible Canadian news sources: tinyurl.com/2d57ytpz
- November 2nd was the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. "Today is the most dangerous time to be a journalist in @pressfreedom.bsky.social history," CEO Jodie Ginsberg said. 124 journalists were killed in 2024, with Israeli military responsible for almost 70%.
- We support the budget proposal put forward by @friendscndm.bsky.social. There are three key recommendations: 1. Protect and strengthen CBC / Radio-Canada 2. Repatriate Canadian digital ad dollars 3. Earmark 25% of federal advertising for Canadian media 🍁 Read more: tinyurl.com/u5cwsju3
- Investigations by @pressfreedom.bsky.social found that Israeli military killed 20 journalists between 2001 and 2023. Israel never put any of those soldiers on trial for intentional or unintentional killing of a journalist. #EndImpunity #JournalismIsNotACrime More: tinyurl.com/599xnp8r
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- Our Fact Check campaign was on full display at the 31st annual Unifor Media Council last weekend! Head over to factcheckhere.ca to find a list of credible news sources from professionally trained journalists. ✍️
- The Media Action Plan executive committee attended the 31st annual Unifor Media Council in Victoria this weekend! We had caucuses, seminars and guest speakers to discuss the future of our media industry. 📰 MAP's mantra to #SaveLocalNews was a major theme of the weekend! ✊
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- We join @pressfreedom.bsky.social in calling for removal of restrictions on media within the Pentagon. These restrictions include limiting media movement, revoking credentials and requiring reporters to affirm their understanding in writing. This letter was sent to the Department of War ⬇️
- Your daily reminder that... CREDIBLE NEWS GETS FACT CHECKED! Learn more and find a full list of credible news sources at factcheckhere.ca
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- The documents used to smear Canadian journalist @davidpugliese.bsky.social as a Russian operative were forensically reviewed and deemed "crafted with deliberate intent to deceive" Former cabinet minister @calxandr.bsky.social needs to explain how & why he acquired them. More: tinyurl.com/yc5n9tyt
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- Media Action Plan was in Ottawa this weekend for the @pressforwardcanada.bsky.social Future of Independent Media Summit! ✊ On Friday, we had an insightful meeting with Senator Andrew Cardozo and on Saturday we engaged in panel discussions on AI, community collaboration & much more! #SaveLocalNews
- There is a very disturbing pattern happening in America -- ICE agents assaulting journalists and media workers. This is a direct attack on the free press and another step in America's descent into fascism. #JournalismIsNotACrime
- On this Truth and Reconciliation Day we call upon on media colleagues to tell the stories of our Indigenous brothers and sisters -- tell them accurately, tell them consistently and tell them loudly! 🧡 Unifor has Truth & Reconciliation Day events from coast-to-coast: tinyurl.com/yh9bep4m
- Yesterday was World News Day, so we're going to share a couple terrific op-ed pieces on the state of journalism around the world: Regenerating the Base Layer of Democracy - Local News: tinyurl.com/66ky9zb9 Journalism Under Siege: tinyurl.com/yjm9jn5j #WND2025 #SaveLocalNews
- This Sunday is #WorldNewsDay -- a global campaign to draw attention to the role journalists play in providing trustworthy news and information! The theme of this year's campaign is... -Choose Truth -Choose Facts -Choose JOURNALISM #WND2025 #ChooseJournalism
- The next federal budget is coming just over a month from now and @friendscndm.bsky.social are urging Canadians to call on the government for increased support to the media industry! You can send a pre-written letter to Finance Minister Champagne here: tinyurl.com/33dvcvat
- Two weeks ago, Israeli airstrikes killed 31 media workers in Yemen. @pressfreedom.bsky.social say it's the deadliest single attack on media workers in Middle East history. Israel has killed journalists in Palestine, Iran & Yemen this year alone. #EndImpunity #JournalismIsNotACrime
- Jimmy Kimmel returned from suspension last night and spoke out in support of a free press! "They want to pick and choose what the news is. It's so important to have a free press and it's nuts we aren't paying more attention to it." ✊
- Freedom of the press is under attack in America. The decision by ABC to suspend Jimmy Kimmel, confirms the authoritarian influence President Trump has over the media. MAP stands in solidarity with our media colleagues in the United States! ✊ More: tinyurl.com/3hej5x9f
- A group of Canada's biggest media outlets are sending the message that we need to stop disinformation because... CREDIBLE NEWS GETS FACT-CHECKED! 📢 Check out the campaign website: www.factcheckhere.ca
- Last week MAP & @unifor.org launched one of our biggest media campaigns ever! 🥳 The Fact Check campaign is designed to combat misinformation and promote credible news sources. 📷 Learn more at www.factcheckhere.ca
- Freedom of the press is under attack in America. The decision by ABC to suspend Jimmy Kimmel, confirms the authoritarian influence President Trump has over the media. MAP stands in solidarity with our media colleagues in the United States! ✊ More: tinyurl.com/3hej5x9f
- "We have spearheaded an industry wide initiative to combat misinformation & disinformation." -Unifor media director @randykitt.bsky.social spoke to the CRTC about our Fact Check campaign (factcheckhere.ca) & the state of Canadian radio. 📻 Read his full remarks: tinyurl.com/459fjh2a
