Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) spoke on the House floor on Thursday about the origins of The Epoch Times, shedding light on its ongoing mission to provide uncensored information to readers around the world despite facing oppression by the Chinese communist regime. Mr. Norman began his speech by telling the story of John Tang, founder of…
‘Highest Principles of Journalism’: Congressman Reads History of The Epoch Times on House Floor
Congressman Reads History of the Epoch Times on House Floor
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) spoke on the House floor on Thursday about the origins of The Epoch Times, shedding light on its ongoing mission to provide uncensored information to readers around the world despite facing oppression by the Chinese communist regime. Mr. Norman began his speech by telling the story of John Tang, founder of…
Bipartisan Journalism Anti-Trust Bill Advances in Congress, Sparks Debate on Content Moderation
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to advance a bill that empowers news outlets to collectively negotiate fair compensation with Big Tech platforms in exchange for distributing their content. The bipartisan Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) garnered support from senators across party lines in a 13–7 vote. In the last Congress, the bill…
Why Legacy Media Won’t Cover the CIA’s Alleged Attempt to Influence the 2020 Election
Commentary On Thursday, former CIA Director John Brennan “will sit for a transcribed interview” with members of the House Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, according to sources who spoke to the New York Post. The interview comes days after the release of an email showing a correspondence between Brennan and former CIA…
Trudeau Calls Meta’s Opposition to Bill C-18 ‘Dangerous to Democracy’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Meta’s opposition to Bill C-18 “dangerous” to Canada’s democracy and economy during a press conference on May 9. Trudeau characterized the company’s reasoning for its opposition as journalism having “social value, but not really an economic value.” “That argument that the internet giants are putting forward is not just flawed,…
Meta Reaffirms Plan to Block News Access in Canada If Bill C-18 Passes
A representative for the tech giant Meta said Monday that the company plans to block access to Canadian news content on its platforms if Parliament passes Bill C-18, which mandates that the company pay news publishers for hosting content. “Ultimately, this legislation puts Meta in an unfavourable situation. In order to comply, we have to…
International Travel Tips From a Reporter Covering the War in Ukraine
By Mark Ellwood From Bloomberg News At Bloomberg Pursuits, we love to travel. And we always want to make sure we’re doing it right. So we’re talking to globe-trotters in all of our luxury fields — food, wine, sports, cars, real estate — to learn about their high-end hacks, tips, and off-the-wall experiences. These are…
Trudeau Criticizes Tories for ‘Attack’ on CBC Following Twitter Label as ‘Government-Funded Media’
In the wake of Twitter labelling the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) as a “government-funded media” organization on April 16, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized the Conservative Party, saying that it has repeatedly attacked the public broadcaster. “I think it says a lot about the Conservative Party of Canada. They’re choosing to constantly attack independent media…
The Grim Future of Establishment Journalism
Commentary When the failures of legacy journalism during the pandemic period are analysed, as may eventually happen, the concentration will probably be on the failure to expose relevant facts. While obviously important, that is not the main lesson that should be taken out of the debacle. If disinterested journalism is to have any future—and at…
Book Review: ‘The Noise of Typewriters: Remembering Journalism’
“The Noise of Typewriters” is part memoir of Lance Morrow, quasi-biography of Time magazine co-founder Henry Luce, and semi-eulogy for the journalism industry. It is inundated with nostalgia and emanates a sense of sorrow for what he calls the long past “Golden Age” of journalism and those who made it golden. Morrow is most known…
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