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Radio: The future of grassroots media in Canada

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Scott

Saima Desai, Dave Gray-Donald, and Sharmeen Khan have all been active in grassroots media for a long time – mostly in projects towards the more activist and movement-grounded end of the sector. Scott Neigh interviews them about their work, about … Continue reading →

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Radio: Story and film as tools for decolonization

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Scott

Gladys Rowe, Teddy Zegeye-Gebrehiwot, and Liz Carlson-Manathara are part of Stories of Decolonization, a film project that is working to give people in Canada a chance to reflect on how colonization shapes our lives, on what decolonization might mean, and … Continue reading →

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Radio: Climate disaster stories as a catalyst for change

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Scott

Sean Holman is the Wayne Crookes professor of Environmental and Climate Journalism at the University of Victoria, in Lekwungen territory on Vancouver Island. Scott Neigh interviews him about the shifts in journalism’s social role in our current political moment, about … Continue reading →

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Radio — Challenging rape culture in the media

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Scott

Farrah Khan and Shannon Giannitsopoulou are Toronto-based feminists and co-founders of the grassroots organization Femifesto. Scott Neigh interviews them about Femifesto’s work to transform rape culture to consent culture, particularly Use the Right Words: Media Reporting on Sexual Violence in … Continue reading →

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Radio — A vision of community-controlled, multi-media centres across the country

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309689872-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-80-sep-172014-a-vision-of-community-controlled-multi-media-centres-across-the-country.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, Cathy Edwards, the executive director of Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations (CACTUS), talks about the work her organization is doing to bring about a new era for community … Continue reading →

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Radio — Indigenous news for a new moment of resurgence: Two Row Times

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309564070-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-39-nov-202013-indigenous-news-for-a-new-moment-of-resurgence-two-row-times.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, publisher Jonathan Garlow talks about a new newspaper and website inspired by a new moment of indigenous resurgence in Canada and around the globe. Two Row Times is a new, free … Continue reading →

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The Media Co-op

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Scott

The Media Co-op is a network of collectives from several cities across Canada doing independent and alternative media work and publishing it online. In some ways an attempt to build on the strengths but overcome the weaknesses of the earlier … Continue reading →

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