Many Canadians are turning to TikTok as a source of news. (Photo: Thicha Satapitanon, via Shutterstock.)

Have you read the headlines? Canadian newsrooms are shrinking. Governments are arresting journalists. Politicians are crying “fake news”.

It’s bad news for news media.

Stop the presses!

Last month, a Canadian media giant slashed its programming and staff. BCE owns Bell Media, which oversees CTV News, CP24, BNN Bloomberg, and other news channels.

Almost 5000 employees across the country lost their jobs. Hundreds of them were journalists.