Kathryn Gretsinger
@kgretsinger
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Journalist, Associate Professor @ubcjournalism
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined October 2009
Since the beginning of this year, The Atlantic has hired twelve journalists away from The Washington Post. The New York Times has poached at least ten Posties. CNN has picked up half a dozen. The exodus is deeply distressing to Post staffers.🧵
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JOB - Nunavik #reporter
@NunatsiaqNews Kuujjuaq (Nunavik), Quebec apply via https://t.co/cArJRr4Uyx
#journalismjobs #mediajobs #journalist #journalism #gaulinmedia
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In a blow to press freedom, the U.S. Justice Department announced on Friday its decision to rescind guidelines that protected against the seizure of journalists' phone records and other reporting material. Source protection is vital to reporting on public interest issues.
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Apparently Canada’s public service is over-educated so the Conservatives, per their costed platform, promise to : “eliminate university degree requirements for most federal public service roles to hire for skill, not credentials.”
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Resignation letter of Peter Marks from FDA’s director for the center for biological evaluation and research
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What happens if the United States dumps its democratic allies and keeps the company of kleptocrats? Listen to @anneapplebaum and @peterpomeranzev's discussion in a 2024 episode of "Autocracy in America": https://t.co/j2vTttwqkV
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"Trump and Vance have revealed to Americans and to America’s allies their alignment with Russia, and their animosity toward Ukraine in general and its president in particular," writes @DavidFrum. "The truth is ugly, but it’s necessary to face it."
theatlantic.com
It’s ugly, but necessary to face.
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I love my country with all my heart and I've never been more embarrassed for America than the spectacle I just witnessed in the Oval Office. Zelensky is fighting for the survival of his country, his people and their democracy. Trump and Vance appear to be completely aligned with
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Trump and Vance’s meeting with Zelensky in the Oval Office today “gave the lie to any claim that this administration’s policy is driven by any strategic effort to advance the interests of the United States, however misguided,” @DavidFrum writes: https://t.co/eFvRahgWL3
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The Oval Office meeting today between Trump and Zelensky “reeked of a planned attack,” @radiofreetom writes. “The Ukrainian leader did his best to stand up to the bullying, but Trump and Vance were playing to the cameras and the MAGA gallery at home.” https://t.co/i8URdOhRZ3
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Canada is no longer reporting deaths and hospitalizations due to #COVID19. Not knowing the “who, when and where” of COVID-19 creates catastrophic gaps in data by @DrGorfinkel @DFisman
https://t.co/9p2s1z7mO8 via @TorontoStar @UofT_Pandemics #DataGap #SecretCanada
thestar.com
A head-in-the-sand approach will raise the transmission of diseases, increase infections and further erode the Public Health Agency of Canada’s ability to safeguard the health of Canadians.
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Social media is breathing new life into Indigenous languages on the brink of extinction, creating new generations of speakers across TikTok and Instagram. In her latest for The Walrus, contributing writer @michellecyca unpacks this phenomenon: https://t.co/aln2A95S6s
thewalrus.ca
Government funding is dwindling. TikTok and Instagram are filling the gap
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On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, its time for reflection, action. Ottawa continues to fight St. Anne’s Indian Residential School Survivors, by failing to comply with a 2014 Court Order for disclosure of documents. @NANComms
nan.ca
THUNDER BAY, ON: The Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Executive Council have issued the following statement on Orange Shirt Day and the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation: “Today, as we reflect on...
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The survivor whose story sparked Orange Shirt Day — and the “Every Child Matters” movement — says she's worried the cause is being forgotten. “It needs to be respected — I need to be respected — and I don’t feel I have that.” Story by @aaron_hemens
https://t.co/0iKqwQGVqZ
indiginews.com
‘I don’t want Orange Shirt Day to be forgotten — it was started by a survivor,’ says Phyllis Webstad, whose 11-year-old event now coincides with National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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The @caj is hiring a part-time program coordinator to help expand and strengthen our annual national diversity survey! Are you passionate about Canadian journalism? Eager to make it better? Apply today and don't hesitate to DM me with any questions: https://t.co/6ExPOcL7Uf
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Just a reminder that Kamala isn’t half-Black and half-Indian. She’s Black and Indian. The rhetoric of halfness is designed to disenfranchise. You are all of everyone who made you
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News moves fast but social media moves faster, particularly when its propelled by rage. Wrote about my concerns when we sacrifice professional standards for speed at @thewalrus:
thewalrus.ca
As the industry decays, social media has become a go-to place for tips and quotes. That’s a problem
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1/6 I am sad that @hakaimagazine will cease publication at the end of 2024, but remember—we have some stellar stories coming for the next five months. Also, it’s vital to keep things in perspective.
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