Following the model of Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code, the Government of Canada has just announced the Online News Act (Bill C-18), which compels digital platforms to engage with outlets and pay for news. Hear experts’ takes on the tabled legislation in this roundtable discussion.

The Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy at McGill University and Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (Technology, Media, and Communications Specialization) launched Anya Schiffrin's book, "Media Capture: How Money, Digital Platforms, and Governments Control the Media."

Professors Taylor Owen and Anya Schiffrin chatted with Australia’s Rod Sims, the architect of the controversial Australian News Media Code which requires Google and Facebook to pay for news. Can the Code be replicated in other countries? Should it be? How should it be adapted to ensure the Code helps independent news and not just large media houses?

Professors Taylor Owen and Anya Schiffrin spoke with Steve Waldman, Julia Cagé, and Edward Greenspon about international trends to support media outlets, including tax subsidies, philanthropic support by non-profits, and new laws addressing inequality in bargaining power between news content producers and digital platforms. This event was co-organized with Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.