Jen Gerson on Canadian media in the digital age

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National commentator Jen Gerson is in town for a talk tonight at Vancouver Island University.

Titled “Free speech in the digital age: the problems of censorship and the perils of regulation”, the lecture will touch on the Canadian media landscape, the Online News Act and Meta’s ban on news in Canada

Gerson has been published in The Globe and Mail, CBC, The National Post, The New York Times, and also co-founded independent Canadian media outlet The Line.

CHLY’s Mick Sweetman spoke with her ahead of tonight’s lecture.

Transcript:

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Guests:

  • Jen Gerson - Journalist, co-founder, The Line

  • David Livingstone - Chair, Liberal Studies Department, Vancouver Island University

Program Team:

  • Joe Pugh — Host and Producer.

  • Jesse Woodward — Executive Producer.

  • Arbie Fru — Technical Assistance.

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