Quebec Minister Hopes His «Discoverability» Bill Will Inspire Other Francophone Nations; Canadian Conservative YouTubers Claim They Were Offered Russian Money

Your Saturday press recap

Quebec Minister Lacombe Hopes His «Discoverability» Bill Will Inspire Other Francophone Nations
Le Devoir
https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/883222/ministre-lacombe-veut-projet-loi-decouvrabilite-fasse-petits

Francophone countries seek discoverability solutions in Quebec City
ONFR / TFO
https://onfr.tfo.org/decouvrabilite-des-contenus-les-pays-francophones-en-quete-de-solutions-a-quebec/

AI raises concerns for unions and the CRTC over Canadian content discoverability
Radio-Canada
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2166950/crtc-intelligence-artificielle-contenu-canadien-syndicats

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Welcome to the White Lotus for the poor + Denis Lévesque becomes radio host on FM 98,5 in Montreal
La Presse
https://lp.ca/1h40kt?sharing=true

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Canadian conservative YouTubers claim they were offered Russian money to fund their content
PressProgress
https://pressprogress.ca/canadian-conservative-youtubers-claim-they-were-offered-russian-money-to-fund-their-videos-their-strange-story-raises-serious-questions

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Mathieu Bock-Côté sanctioned for prejudiced comments about Muslims in Quebec
Conseil de presse du Québec
https://conseildepresse.qc.ca/actualites/le-chroniqueur-mathieu-bock-cote-blame-pour-prejuges-envers-les-musulmans

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Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado dies at 81
Le Devoir
https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/arts-visuels/883285/photographe-bresilien-sebastiao-salgado-est-decede

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Cultural sector welcomes Quebec bill on discoverability of Francophone content
Le Devoir
https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/882958/milieu-culturel-accueille-favorablement-projet-loi-decouvrabilite-contenus-francophones

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Pedro Pascal and a sandwich: behind-the-scenes, unfiltered look at Cannes 2025
HuffPost France
https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/culture/video/cannes-2025-pedro-pascal-et-sandwich-les-coulisses-sans-filtre-du-festival-de-nos-journalistes_250352.html

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BFM TV to revamp its morning show this fall
La Lettre
https://www.lalettre.fr/fr/medias_audiovisuel/2025/05/23/bfm-tv-va-remanier-sa-matinale-a-la-rentree,110456039-art

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“Électrons libres”: a techno-optimist media outlet that embraces AI
Le Figaro
https://www.lefigaro.fr/vox/medias/les-electrons-libres-ce-media-techno-optimiste-qui-utilise-l-ia-et-qui-l-assume-20250523

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Facing threats, these journalists uphold truth and press freedom
IJNet
https://ijnet.org/fr/story/amid-rising-threats-these-journalists-uphold-truth-and-press-freedom

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Netflix wants to woo YouTube stars
Mon Carnet
https://moncarnet.com/2025/05/23/netflix-veut-seduire-les-stars-de-youtube

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Anthropic says its new AI model can work a full workday
CNN Business
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/22/tech/ai-anthropic-claude-4-opus-sonnet-agent

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Writer fired for using AI to create fake book list for summer reading
Fortune
https://fortune.com/2025/05/22/ai-king-features-newspaper-writer-fake-book-list

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Reporter who exposed U.S. airstrike civilian toll warns colleagues: Be prepared for hostility
Reuters Institute
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/reporter-exposed-civilian-toll-us-airstrikes-her-warning-colleagues-be-ready-more-hostile

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EU backs Radio Free Europe, targeted by Trump administration
Poynter
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2025/eu-backs-radio-free-europe-targeted-trump-administration

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AI as article editor? Ebra newsroom editors divided
La Revue des médias (INA)
https://larevuedesmedias.ina.fr/chatgpt-intelligence-artificielle-presse-ebra-correcteur-secretaires-redaction