8. The media is one of the most ethnically segregated industries in Canada. You have an "ethnic media" and a mainstream (white) one.
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9. Very modest attempt by BuzzFeed for ethnic diversity & gender equality in Canadian media is in context of Godfrey dominated industry
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10. Note that Godfrey's endorsement of racist Sun cartoon didn't cause anywhere the same backlash as BuzzFeed. Godfrey is accepted norm.
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11. Ascent some active policies to change, segregation of Canadian media will remain the norm.
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12. Why will it remain norm? Ask yourself i you are a young Chinese-Canadian writer. Would you want to work in Donato/Godfrey etc. industry?
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13. I think attitudes like this are not uncommon. Nor are they unwarranted. https://twitter.com/tejswatch/status/701082278827417600 …
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14. Broader political economy is also determinant: as Canadian media shrinks, efforts to diversify will become harder.
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15. I'm pretty pessimistic about this whole situation. i don't see any solution that could work in age of shrinking media.
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16. On a broader level, it's hard to encourage any young person, of any background, to go work in media.
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@shawnmicallef Tell them to do something else, before it's too late!
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@shawnmicallef@HeerJeet David Carr riff from awhile back still holds. It's a messy murky thing, but it still beats working for a living1 reply 0 retweets 1 like - Show replies
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