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Reporter investigating platforms, disinfo, digital manipulation. DM for Signal. Newsletter: Digital Investigations. Editor: Verification Handbook.
JournalistTorontolinktr.ee/craigsJoined March 2007

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Congrats to all of this year's finalists! Was an honour to serve as a judge and to read so much excellent Canadian journalism.
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Congratulations to all of the finalists for the 2023 National Magazine Awards! Your dedication to exceptional storytelling and magazine journalism is truly inspiring. To view the full roster of finalists, visit our website: magazine-awards.com/en/2023nominee #NMA23
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Tough year for John Tory: resigned the mayorship due to an affair with a staffer, cited as example of a bad silhouette by viral menswear Twitter guy.
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When you're wearing tailored clothing, there should also be some harmony between the upper and lower halves of your outfit. A coat can only be as slim as your body allows. And so, you have to make pants that flow into the coat's silhouette, so as to not look disjointed.
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It’s been exactly six months since Elon Musk took over Twitter, promising a new era of free speech. But Twitter’s self-reported data shows that, under Musk, the company has complied with hundreds more government orders for censorship or surveillance
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Exclusive: Koch wants to talk with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith ahead of the May 29 provincial election. The massive firm has shaped Republican politics in the U.S. for decades. Now it's here in Canada. Great scoop by exclusive to subscribers:
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Koch Companies has hired a lobbyist with deep ties to Alberta’s ruling United Conservative Party. The firm wants to increase β€œaccess to new and existing markets for Alberta’s natural resources.”
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Hot off the press, my story for the latest issue of ⁦⁩: For generations, the ⁦⁩ has had a reputation as a progressive paper. But does its newsroom culture live up to its own ideals? Star-Struck ⁩
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As someone who reported extensively on Fox News's high-profile settlement with Seth Rich's parents, I wanted to share a few observations about today's news. The $787 million sum is massive. This is a huge win for Dominion Voting Systems. A win for truth? Not so much... 🧡
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What lucky timing that Musk’s Twitter hit an all time high in this new, internal and unaudited metric right before he made a closely watched appearance at a major ad conference!
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β€œMy goal at @twitter is to maximize the total unregretted user time and we hit an all-time high on that yesterday.” @elonmusk with the resplendent Linda Yaccarino, Chairman Advertising Partnerships, @NBCUniversal Curious how @twitter is measuring that. #possible23
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In the latest chapter from GIJN’s Reporter’s Guide to Investigating Digital Threats focuses on common forms of digital surveillance you may encounter as a journalist, and briefly talks about how to investigate and counter it.
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Investigating China through open source research has become increasingly difficult due to evolving censorship tactics and increased regulations reducing online anonymity. explores these challenges & the ways researchers are overcoming them.
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