NOW just became one of Canada's only Black-owned publications — but rebuilding will be a struggle | CBC Arts

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The venerable Toronto magazine has a new owner ... and the shadow of over $2 million in debt. | CBCArts

, a weekly talk show covering political, entertainment, and social topics. It premiered in January 2021 on YouTube and has expanded its audiences through Instagram. The show enters its third season this spring.'s digital platform, he's expanding his efforts and goals of Gonez Media Inc. "We're giving great artists a platform to talk about their craft, go a little bit deeper on stories that far too often are left on the chopping block in newsrooms," he says.

As a Black journalist, I feel complicated about the debacle at hand. How can someone legally buy a publication without being liable to the legalities of an entity's past? That's a question for tort law — but what I'm more concerned about is ethics.'s writers deserve care, respect, and compensation for their diligent contributions. There are real ethical concerns as to how this compromises the publication's journalistic integrity.

Representation politics is not enough. The new NOW will need to show us what its values and principles truly are.Sandwiched between a dark past and an uncertain future, Gonez and his team find themselves in a troubling place. What has happened with the alt-weekly is a cautionary tale for local newspapers and culture journalism altogether: a possible future of financial neglect.

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Arts They spent $2 million on Crack ?

Arts 😆

Arts Surely there will be lots of diversity in this magazine using stories of people from all backgrounds.

Arts Don’t care 🤷‍♂️

Arts Clearly no one in Canada wanted the magazine, not unlike the situation CBC is in...

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