Tag: journalism ethics

  • AI Whiplash: Pre-Crime, Fake Reporters, & Immortality or Human Extinction

    AI Whiplash: Pre-Crime, Fake Reporters, & Immortality or Human Extinction

    Gene Valaitis and Jon Liedtke discuss AI’s threats, from fake journalist identities scraping local Canadian news to Anthropic’s predictive surveillance tools. Liedtke argues that tech companies use apocalyptic warnings as PR spin for regulatory capture, seeking to create high barriers to entry to secure monopolies rather than protect public safety.

  • Blindfolds in Darkrooms: Are Jewish Reporters Too Controversial to Defend?

    Blindfolds in Darkrooms: Are Jewish Reporters Too Controversial to Defend?

    “Globalize the intifada” isn’t a slogan; it’s a target placed on Jewish journalists. Yet, Canadian media advocacy groups remain deafeningly silent. The industry has decided Jewish safety is a “liability” not worth the risk. This isn’t just cowardice; it’s a betrayal. We aren’t waiting for permission to exist. If you won’t defend the truth, get…