Monologue: Inescapable Burnout Climate (The North State Podcast)

Here's some of what journalists have to deal with every day

Monologue: Inescapable Burnout Climate (The North State Podcast)

This week on The North State, I took some time to impart to you some of what weighs on my mind as a journalist, and how the entire industry rests on the burnout of low-level reporters. RSS Feed here.

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It's been a lot for Scott lately. So rather than huddle into a ball, let's talk about what journalists have to face every day, and how it affects their reporting.

Sources and Further Reading

Canadian Mainstream Media’s Orientalist Stance Towards Palestinians - Al Jazeera Journalism Review

War in Gaza: Israel must be held accountable - International Federation of Journalists

CBC has whitewashed Israel’s crimes in Gaza. I saw it firsthand - The Breach

G/O Media Cuts Kotaku To The Bone As More Writers Are Laid Off - Aftermath

G/O Media sells Kotaku to Gizmodo owner Keleops - Axios

Suggest your own spending cuts, Carney government tells CBC, Via Rail and other Crown corporations - Toronto Star

Jim Acosta's AI Slop Interview Clip

Jim Acosta Posts Manuel Oliver Defending Him

The good, the bad, and the completely made-up: Newsrooms on wrestling accurate answers out of AI - Nieman Lab

It’s Time To Get Concerned As More Companies Replace Workers With AI - Forbes

Sam Altman's OpenAI signs content agreement with News Corp - Reuters

OpenAI signs content deals with The Atlantic and Vox Media - Reuters

Taking Care: A Report on Mental Health, Well-being and Trauma Among Canadian Media Workers - Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma

An examination of psychological distress and moral injury in journalists - A. Feinstein et al.

Covid-19 Longer-term Symptoms Among Canadian Adults

Half a decade of Long COVID - The Sick Times

COVID Writings:

Public Health Is Dead Podcast

The Gauntlet - Julia Doubleday

The Sick Times