Is Government Funding Killing Journalism?

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of government funding on journalism in Canada and its implications for democracy.

Canada’s media system is under fire. Trust is collapsing, legacy outlets are struggling, and billions in government subsidies, the CBC, and CRTC regulation are raising big questions. Is the system broken? Who’s really controlling the narrative? And what happens to democracy if Canadians stop believing the news? Join David Leis live with Peter Menzies (former CRTC Vice-Chair), Candice Malcolm (Founder, True North & Juno News), and Marco Navarro-Genie (VP of Research, Frontier Centre) as they expose what’s gone wrong—and the policy solutions that could change everything and what can you do. This affects what you see, what you hear, and what you believe.

People in this episode

Host: David Leis

Guests: Peter Menzies, Candice Malcolm, Marco Navarro-Genie

Topics covered

• government funding
• journalism
• media trust
• democracy
• policy solutions

Keywords

• government subsidies
• media system
• trust in news
• narrative control
• journalism crisis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBC, CRTC, True North, Juno News, Frontier Centre

Places: Canada

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