Grading Journalism's Election Performance ft. Nora Loreto (The North State Podcast)

Surprise! It's an extra episode of The North State! You may have heard there's a federal election going on. You probably heard about it from news outlets reporting on it. But how well has the reporting been? Well, you'll be shocked to learn... not great. Nora Loreto, freelance journalist, author and podcast host joined me to discuss the state of Canadian journalism and how election coverage has heightened the problems with the news ecosystem. RSS feed here.

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Federal elections are the equivalent of sports championships for politics/journalism nerds the world over. But this election felt different. Journalism covering the federal parties has been... not great. The decaying state of media, mounting attacks from the right-wing and a complete lack of imagination have all coalesced into a complete garbage fire. Average Canadians are not being served by our legacy media, leaving independent outlets to pick up some of the slack. But independent outlets can't carry the burden of decaying material conditions, reactionary social movements and indifferent rhetorical support. Nora Loreto, freelance journalist, author and host of the Sandy and Nora and the Daily News podcast joins Scott to review the quality of news media reporting on the electoral campaign.

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Sources and Further Reading

‘Condo king,’ Paw Patrol producer and White Spot owner hosted fundraisers for Poilievre and Carney - Investigative Journalism Foundation

A dispatch from the Poilievre campaign - CBC News

ANALYSIS: Pierre Poilievre would axe one of Parliament’s primary purposes - Global News

Domestic extremists pushing ‘corrosive’ narratives in Canada’s election: report - Global News

Post-Debate Question Period Cancelled Due to “Security Concerns” - Antihate.ca

Conservatives’ tight grip on media access not living up to promise to be ‘most accessible and transparent campaign,’ say reporters - The Hill Times

Poilievre Getting Easier Ride At Media Events Than Carney: Analysis - The Maple

Pen or pencil? Elections Canada says it doesn't matter when casting a ballot - The Canadian Press via CBC News

The Liberals Are Dodging Questions About A New Israeli Arms Contract - The Maple

Access-to-information process has only gotten worse under Trudeau, new report finds - The Niagara Independent

Spammers Are Flooding TikTok with Pro-Conservative Content - PressProgress

Rising antisemitism sees some Jewish voters turn toward Conservatives this election - CBC News