Trump ‘ambassador’ Jon Voight recommended more tax incentives to increase domestic film making. Democrats warm to the idea. hollywoodreporter.com/business/busin… via The Hollywood Reporter

Steady flow of fake CBC headlines accepted by X as paid advertising.

Catching up on Media Policy: Canada dips in the World Press Freedom index after journalist arrests - Trump's 100% tariffs on Hollywood mediapolicy.ca/2025/05/06/cat… via MediaPolicy.ca

Michener Awards Foundation announces finalists for the 2025 Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism: michenerawards.ca/media-release/…

Opinion: Carney must protect our digital autonomy in trade talks thestar.com/opinion/contri…

Voight’s recommendation to Trump Save Hollywood: Federal Tax Credits, Increased Write-Offs & tariffs on shows filmed abroad with tax credits. Theatrical, streaming and TV deadline.com/2025/05/jon-vo… via @Deadline

Nothing beautiful about the broadcasting game in Canada troymedia.com/viewpoint/roge…

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s low-low-end deal with Google was tied to the state putting up $30M/year to support local journalism. Now that’s being cut by two-thirds in an austerity budget. Source: Los Angeles Times Shared via the Google app share.google/YjVpqrb9HLEWYk…

Quebec’s CAQ claims jurisdiction over video and music streaming. cbc.ca/news/canada/mo…

“That’s a state secret”: The music of the Netflix comedy series North of North is getting exposure theglobeandmail.com/arts/televisio…

Quebec’s Bill 109 is the wild card in the Bill C-11 deck share.google/b3Hl827s6okRB2…

Quebec’s Bill 109 is the wild card in the Bill C-11 deck mediapolicy.ca/2025/05/29/que… via MediaPolicy.ca

The adult conversation has begun. “We also must come to terms with the fact that big players like Bell and Rogers are not too big to support. We can’t allow them to lose money on local news and then expect them to deliver high-quality local news.” unifor.org/news/all-news/…

At a time when people are understandably focused on the daily chaos in Washington, these articles describe the rapidly accelerating impact that AI is going to have on jobs, the economy, and how we live. axios.com/2025/05/28/ai-…

Catching up on MediaPolicy - Can Québec shove aside the federal Bill C-11? - CBC bonus pay, the epilogue - Will Page's "screwed losers." mediapolicy.ca/2025/06/01/cat… via MediaPolicy.ca

This Toronto band doesn’t want its classic hit played at Conservative rallies, but (unlike US) it can’t opt out of copyright regulations that allow it. Now Martha & the Muffins is asserting “moral rights.” Good story here in the Globe. theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/art…

The Washington Post wants to build an audience with more opinion writers. nytimes.com/2025/06/03/bus… via @NYTimes

Medicine Hat's CHAT-TV goes dark after station shuts down. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-new…