Alex Boissonneault of Radio-Canada to Run for Office with the Parti Québécois; Pope Addresses 3,000 Journalists at International Media Gathering

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CRTC Launches Consultation to Improve Public Interest Participation in Its Proceedings
Source: Newswire
🔗 https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/le-crtc-consulte-sur-l-amelioration-de-la-participation-de-l-interet-public-a-ses-instances-886909582.html

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Live Coverage of the Canadian Cabinet Swearing-In Ceremony on Radio-Canada/CBC This Morning
Source: Radio-Canada
🔗 https://presse.radio-canada.ca/corporatif/13951/assermentation-du-conseil-des-ministres-en-direct-a-radio-canada/

Student Journalism and Press Freedom Tested Under the Trump Administration
Source: Poynter
🔗 https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2025/student-journalism-press-freedom-trump-administration/

Alex Boissonneault of Radio-Canada to Run for Office with the Parti Québécois
Source: Radio-Canada
🔗 https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2164494/alex-boissonneault-candidat-parti-quebecois

Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty Now Targeted by Trump After the USSR
Source: Marianne
🔗 https://www.marianne.net/monde/geopolitique/radio-free-europe-et-et-radio-liberty-jadis-dans-le-viseur-de-l-urss-et-desormais-de-donald-trump

New Manitoba Series Highlights Immigrant Stories with Humor and Humanity
Source: Radio-Canada
🔗 https://presse.radio-canada.ca/television/13946/malgre-moi-schelby-jean-baptiste-et-eddy-king-au-coeur-d-une-production-franco-manitobaine/

Noovo Info Staff Now Unionized
🔗 https://www.facebook.com/share/195tF3EfnK/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Trump Fires U.S. Copyright Office Director Amid AI Training Controversy
Source: TechCrunch
🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/11/trump-fires-copyright-office-director-after-report-raises-questions-about-ai-training/

Pope Addresses 3,000 Journalists at International Media Gathering
Source: France 24
🔗 https://go.bsky.app/redirect?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.france24.com%2Ffr%2Fvid%C3%A9o%2F20250512-le-pape-face-%C3%A0-la-presse-internationale-pr%C3%A8s-de-3-000-journalistes-pr%C3%A9sents

Macron’s Handkerchief: A Strategic Symbol Against Fake News Storms
Source: Huffington Post France
🔗 https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/politique/article/le-mouchoir-de-macron-illustration-de-la-strategie-offensive-de-l-elysee-face-aux-deluges-de-fake-news_249889.html

Has Canada Really Failed on Press Freedom on the Global Stage? A Closer Look
Source: La Presse
🔗 https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/chroniques/2025-05-11/dans-le-calepin-de-l-editeur-adjoint/le-canada-est-recale-vraiment.php

José Gaudet Admits He Was Overpaid in Final Years on Radio
Source: 7 Jours
🔗 https://www.7jours.ca/2025/05/12/jose-gaudet-avoue-avoir-ete-trop-paye-durant-ses-dernieres-annees-a-la-radio

JUNO Awards 2025 Break Digital and Broadcast Records with 400% Streaming Spike
Source: Newswire
🔗 https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/webdiffusions-en-direct-en-hausse-de-400-la-54e-edition-des-prix-juno-fait-tomber-les-records-dans-les-medias-lineaires-numeriques-et-sociaux-839985454.html

Jean-Sébastien Girard to Temporarily Host “Bonsoir Bonsoir” Starting June 2
Source: Radio-Canada
🔗 https://presse.radio-canada.ca/television/13947/jean-sebastien-girard-prend-le-relais-a-l-animation-temporaire-de-bonsoir-bonsoir-des-le-2-juin/

The World’s Most Visited Websites – Infographic Overview
Source: Social Media Today
🔗 https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/the-most-visited-websites-in-the-world-infographic/747717/

Community Newspaper Faces Leadership Succession Crisis
Source: Journal Express
🔗 https://www.journalexpress.ca/2025/04/30/un-manque-de-releve-pour-un-journal-communautaire/

Recommended: Pope Leo XIV Urges Journalist Release; Zelensky Invites Him to Ukraine
Source: La Presse
🔗 https://lp.ca/4gFVm3?sharing=true

AI and Media Freedom: A Double-Edged Sword
Source: IJNet
🔗 https://ijnet.org/en/story/ai-and-media-freedom-double-edged-sword

Despite Threats, These Journalists Uphold Truth and Freedom of the Press
Source: IJNet
🔗 https://ijnet.org/en/story/amid-rising-threats-these-journalists-uphold-truth-and-press-freedom

Turkish Journalists Resist the Shrinking Space for Independent Media
Source: IJNet
🔗 https://ijnet.org/en/story/turkey-journalists-confront-shrinking-space-independent-media

PR Pros Now Know How to Influence Chatbots Speaking to Journalists
Source: Semafor
🔗 https://www.semafor.com/article/05/11/2025/pr-pros-have-discovered-how-to-influence-the-chatbots-talk-to-a-journalist

Pope Leo XIV and Cardinals Tackle AI's Role in the Catholic Church
Source: CNN
🔗 https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/europe/pope-leo-prevost-cardinals-artificial-intelligence-intl

Spotify Adds Listener Count to Podcasts, Prompting Creator Backlash
Source: Mon Carnet
🔗 https://moncarnet.com/2025/05/12/spotify-ajoute-un-compteur-decoutes-aux-balados-et-la-grogne-des-createurs-ne-tarde-pas/