The Rebel Media

The Rebel Media
Launched February 14, 2015 (2015-02-14)
Slogan "Fearless"
Country Canada
Language English
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Website www.therebel.media

The Rebel Media (or The Rebel) is a conservative Canadian online political and social commentary media platform founded in February 2015 by former Sun News Network host Ezra Levant. The Rebel Media broadcasts its content on the Rebel Media YouTube channel and website.

Former Sun News Network parliamentary correspondent Brian Lilley and former SNN reporter Faith Goldy have joined the outlet.[1] Former SNN host Michael Coren was briefly with the project but left after a week.[2] Gavin McInnes is also a contributor.[3]

Levant argued that his online production would be unencumbered by the regulatory and distribution difficulties faced by Sun News Network and that its lower production costs would make it more viable.[4] A crowdfunding campaign raised roughly CAD 100,000 for the project.[5] In the times since, The Rebel has launched a pay service, encouraging subscribers to pay $8.00/month for access to the media outlet's daily, weekly and semi-monthly YouTube shows.

History

The Rebel Media was formed by Levant and Lilley following the closure of the Sun News Network, on which they been leading personalities. It soon attracted a number of other former Sun News Network personalities such as David Menzies, Paige MacPherson, Faith Goldy, Patrick Moore, and briefly by Michael Coren and Marissa Semkiw.

In the summer of 2015, the channel, led by Levant, launched a campaign to boycott Tim Hortons, a chain of Canadian coffee shops, after it rejected in-store ads from Enbridge due to complaints from customers opposed to the oil pipeline projects being promoted by the ads.[6][7]

In early 2016, the Alberta government banned The Rebel Media's correspondents from press briefings on the grounds that, because Ezra Levant had testified in court in 2014 that he was a columnist or commentator rather than a reporter, none of his current correspondents could be considered to be journalists. On 17 February 2016, the government admitted that it made a mistake and said that it would allow The Rebel Media correspondents into press briefings.[8] The Canadian Association of Journalists supported preventing government from choosing journalism coverage."[9]

In late 2016, The Rebel Media advocated for accreditation by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to permit its access as journalists to their event. The Rebel Media had previously published articles claiming that the public is being "deceived" about climate change. Its criticism of journalists at the 2015 Paris climate change event was also described as innacurate by DeSmog Canada.[10] Rebel Media also criticized that UN had accepted The Tyee, National Observer (Canada) and DeSmog Canada.[11]

Rebel Media did receive support from the federal Canadian government and three journalism organizations and eventually was granted access by the UN.[12]

Contributors

Shows

The Rebel has several shows, including:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Rebels". TheRebel.Media. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Michael Coren on Twitter". Twitter.
  3. ↑ http://www.therebel.media/gavinmcinnes
  4. ↑ Gerson, Jen (2015-02-24). "Former Sun News host Ezra Levant launching his own conservative website following network's demise". National Post.
  5. ↑ Metro Staff.'Ezra Levant crowdfunds latest media venture after Sun News goes dark.' February 26, 2015, http://metronews.ca/scene/1298118/ezra-levant-crowdfunds-latest-media-venture-after-sun-news-goes-dark/, retrieved March 2, 2015
  6. ↑ "Tempest in a Tim Hortons cup: Enbridge ad debacle births a boycott". Globe and Mail. June 5, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Tax Season Tim Hortons yanks Enbridge ads, sparks Alberta backlash". CBC News. June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  8. ↑ Edmiston, Jake (17 February 2016). "Alberta NDP says 'it's clear we made a mistake' in banning Ezra Levant's The Rebel". National Post. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Alberta government must reinstate Rebel's access to the legislature: CAJ". The Canadian Association of Journalists. 17 Feb 2016.
  10. ↑ Readfearn, Graham. "About Ezra Levant's Clip of Cheering Journalists at UN Climate Talks. Those Aren't Reporters and That's Not The Press Room". desmog.ca. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  11. ↑ Gunn Reid, Sheila (2016-11-07). "OPINION - Hey UN: leave the media censorship to North Korea It took intervention from Canada's environment minister to get The Rebel an invite to the UN party". CBC News.
  12. ↑ Craig, Sean (2016-11-01). "UN offers The Rebel press accreditation for climate conference after environment minister's intervention". Financial Post.
  13. ↑ http://www.therebel.media/davidmenzies
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