Par Philippe Lapointe Je vous présente un média différent des autres : La Converse. On y découvre un Montréal différent de ce que nous présentent les médias dits « traditionnels » (les grands médias). Pour vrai. La Converse présente des gens qui sont absents du paysage médiatique habituel, leur donne la parole, raconte leurs histoires. Tout simplement. Des histoires de…
This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign. By Alexandra Bosanac Since their roll-out into bars across Quebec in 1994, video lottery terminals have pulled in millions of dollars a year for Loto-Quebec: some estimates put it at $800 million. But suspicions around government oversight of the machines — which are not dissimilar from the…
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press The Quebec government announced a full public inquiry Thursday into the police surveillance of journalists after revelations various forces monitored reporters’ phones. A panel of experts announced earlier this week will now have all the powers typically given to a commission of inquiry, including being able to compel witnesses to…
Quebec protests put the spotlight on the heavy-handed treatment of journalists by police.
By John Delva Blacks make up Montreal’s largest visible minority. According to the 2011 census, 147,100 live in the city. Why, then, are there so few in our media? As far back as the 1930s, black journalists in Montreal have been creating and fighting for space for their voices. Dorothy Williams, strategic development director at…