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[[Jack Posobiec]], the [[Washington, D.C.]] correspondent for The Rebel Media and a former volunteer for [[Donald Trump]]'s presidential campaign, was the first to publicly share the link to [[2017 Emmanuel Macron Emails leak|emails and documents]] hacked from the campaign of French presidential candidate [[Emmanuel Macron]] and started the [[hashtag]] #MacronLeaks.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Marantz|first1=Andrew|title=The Far-Right American Nationalist Who Tweeted #MacronLeaks|url=http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-far-right-american-nationalist-who-tweeted-macronleaks|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New Yorker|date=7 May 2017}}<br>- {{cite news|last1=Gray|first1=Rosie|title=The 'Macron Leaks' Rebel in the Briefing Room|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/the-macron-leaks-rebel-in-the-briefing-room/526065/|accessdate=16 May 2017|work=The Atlantic|date=10 May 2017}}<br>- {{cite news|last1=Volz|first1=Dustin|title=Commentator who amplified Macron hacks given White House press access|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-france-cyber-activist-idUSKBN187008|accessdate=16 May 2017 |work=Reuters |date=12 May 2017}}</ref> An analysis of the spread of #MacronLeaks by the [[Atlantic Council]]'s Digital Forensics Research Lab showed that Posobiec's tweet was probably spread by [[Internet bot]]s before reaching France.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nimmo|first1=Ben|last2=Durakgolu|first2=Naz|last3=Czuperski|first3=Maks|last4=Yap|first4=Nicholas|title=Hashtag Campaign: #MacronLeaks|url=https://medium.com/dfrlab/hashtag-campaign-macronleaks-4a3fb870c4e8|website=Medium|accessdate=17 May 2017|date=5 May 2017}}</ref> |
[[Jack Posobiec]], the [[Washington, D.C.]] correspondent for The Rebel Media and a former volunteer for [[Donald Trump]]'s presidential campaign, was the first to publicly share the link to [[2017 Emmanuel Macron Emails leak|emails and documents]] hacked from the campaign of French presidential candidate [[Emmanuel Macron]] and started the [[hashtag]] #MacronLeaks.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Marantz|first1=Andrew|title=The Far-Right American Nationalist Who Tweeted #MacronLeaks|url=http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-far-right-american-nationalist-who-tweeted-macronleaks|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New Yorker|date=7 May 2017}}<br>- {{cite news|last1=Gray|first1=Rosie|title=The 'Macron Leaks' Rebel in the Briefing Room|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/the-macron-leaks-rebel-in-the-briefing-room/526065/|accessdate=16 May 2017|work=The Atlantic|date=10 May 2017}}<br>- {{cite news|last1=Volz|first1=Dustin|title=Commentator who amplified Macron hacks given White House press access|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-france-cyber-activist-idUSKBN187008|accessdate=16 May 2017 |work=Reuters |date=12 May 2017}}</ref> An analysis of the spread of #MacronLeaks by the [[Atlantic Council]]'s Digital Forensics Research Lab showed that Posobiec's tweet was probably spread by [[Internet bot]]s before reaching France.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nimmo|first1=Ben|last2=Durakgolu|first2=Naz|last3=Czuperski|first3=Maks|last4=Yap|first4=Nicholas|title=Hashtag Campaign: #MacronLeaks|url=https://medium.com/dfrlab/hashtag-campaign-macronleaks-4a3fb870c4e8|website=Medium|accessdate=17 May 2017|date=5 May 2017}}</ref> |
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Rebel Media has argued that [[Islamophobia]] is justified<ref>https://www.therebel.media/dear_liberals_islamophobia_is_justified</ref> and campaigned against [[Motion 103|M-103]], a motion in the Canadian House of Commons condemning Islamophobia.<ref>https://www.therebel.media/freedom-to-offend-free-speech-not-sharia</ref> Following the [[Quebec City mosque shooting]] on January 29, 2017, Rebel promoted a [[conspiracy theory]] that the shooting was perpetrated by Muslims.<ref>http://www.nationalobserver.com/2017/02/22/opinion/kai-nagata-quebec-city-and-ominous-trajectory-rebel-medias-ezra-levant</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Canada’s Rebel is joining the global class of paranoid, far-right media|url=http://www.macleans.ca/politics/canadas-rebel-is-joining-the-global-class-of-paranoid-far-right-media/|accessdate=June 20, 2017|work=Macleans|date=May 19, 2017}}</ref> In 2017, Rebel Media also hired as its British correspondent [[Tommy Robinson (activist)|Tommy Robinson]]. Robinson has been described by the conservative ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'' as a "radical extremist" and by [[Piers Morgan]] as a "bigoted lunatic", and was a founder the avowedly anti-Islamic [[English Defence League]].<ref>http://metro.co.uk/2017/06/20/piers-morgan-calls-ex-edl-leader-tommy-robinson-a-bigoted-lunatic-in-heated-gmb-row-6720973/</ref><ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/20/tommy-robinson-radical-extremist-hate-preaching-has-no-place/</ref>{{pov-inline|date=June 2017}} |
Rebel Media has argued that [[Islamophobia]] is justified<ref>https://www.therebel.media/dear_liberals_islamophobia_is_justified</ref> and campaigned against [[Motion 103|M-103]], a motion in the Canadian House of Commons condemning Islamophobia.<ref>https://www.therebel.media/freedom-to-offend-free-speech-not-sharia</ref> Following the [[Quebec City mosque shooting]] on January 29, 2017, Rebel promoted a [[conspiracy theory]] that the shooting was perpetrated by Muslims.<ref>http://www.nationalobserver.com/2017/02/22/opinion/kai-nagata-quebec-city-and-ominous-trajectory-rebel-medias-ezra-levant</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Canada’s Rebel is joining the global class of paranoid, far-right media|url=http://www.macleans.ca/politics/canadas-rebel-is-joining-the-global-class-of-paranoid-far-right-media/|accessdate=June 20, 2017|work=Macleans|date=May 19, 2017}}</ref> In 2017, Rebel Media also hired as its British correspondent [[Tommy Robinson (activist)|Tommy Robinson]], a convicted criminal and far-right activist. Robinson has been described by the conservative ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'' as a "radical extremist" and by [[Piers Morgan]] as a "bigoted lunatic", and was a founder the avowedly anti-Islamic [[English Defence League]].<ref>http://metro.co.uk/2017/06/20/piers-morgan-calls-ex-edl-leader-tommy-robinson-a-bigoted-lunatic-in-heated-gmb-row-6720973/</ref><ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/20/tommy-robinson-radical-extremist-hate-preaching-has-no-place/</ref>{{pov-inline|date=June 2017}} |
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Country | Canada |
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Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Primarily English, occasionally French[1] |
Ownership | |
Owner | Ezra Levant |
Links | |
Website | therebel |
The Rebel Media (stylized as TheREBEL.media and shortened to The Rebel) is a Canadian far right[2] online political and social commentary media website founded in February 2015 by the former Sun News Network host Ezra Levant.
The former Sun News Network parliamentary correspondent Brian Lilley and the former Sun News reporter Faith Goldy later joined the outlet.[3] Gavin McInnes is also a contributor.[4]
The Rebel Media broadcasts its content on the Rebel Media YouTube channel and website, which as of July 4th 2017 had over 825,000 subscribers.[5]
History
The Rebel Media was formed by Levant and Lilley following the closure of the Sun News Network, on which they were leading personalities. Levant said 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.[6] A crowdfunding campaign raised roughly $100,000 for the project.[7] The site 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.[8]
In summer 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.[9]
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.[10] The Canadian Association of Journalists supported preventing government from choosing journalism coverage."[11]
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 claim that journalists in the press room cheered when the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris reached an agreement was also described as inaccurate by DeSmog Canada, as the video clip in question showed a room full of NGO activists not journalists.[12] Rebel Media also criticized that UN had accepted The Tyee, National Observer and DeSmog Canada.[13]
Rebel Media did receive support from the federal Canadian government and three journalism organizations and eventually was granted access by the UN.[14]
Lauren Southern left the organization in March 2017.[15]
Jack Posobiec, the Washington, D.C. correspondent for The Rebel Media and a former volunteer for Donald Trump's presidential campaign, was the first to publicly share the link to emails and documents hacked from the campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron and started the hashtag #MacronLeaks.[16] An analysis of the spread of #MacronLeaks by the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensics Research Lab showed that Posobiec's tweet was probably spread by Internet bots before reaching France.[17]
Rebel Media has argued that Islamophobia is justified[18] and campaigned against M-103, a motion in the Canadian House of Commons condemning Islamophobia.[19] Following the Quebec City mosque shooting on January 29, 2017, Rebel promoted a conspiracy theory that the shooting was perpetrated by Muslims.[20][21] In 2017, Rebel Media also hired as its British correspondent Tommy Robinson, a convicted criminal and far-right activist. Robinson has been described by the conservative Daily Telegraph as a "radical extremist" and by Piers Morgan as a "bigoted lunatic", and was a founder the avowedly anti-Islamic English Defence League.[22][23][neutrality is disputed]
Advertiser boycott
Beginning in May 2017, The Rebel was the target of a boycott campaign by the social media activist group Sleeping Giants whereby advertisers were pressured to withdraw their adverts from the Rebel Media's YouTube channel and website. Within weeks, companies such as PetSmart, Hudson's Bay Company, General Motors Canada, the Royal Canadian Mint, Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation, Ottawa Tourism, Porter Airlines and Whistler Blackcomb ski resort had adjusted their digital advertising buys to exclude Rebel Media properties from their campaigns.[24]
The city of Edmonton withdrew from city advertisements after residents complained about the controversial nature of Levant's comments. The City according to Councilor Oshry stated that the decision would have been made regardless of political leanings, because of controversial articles.[25]
Notable contributors
- Michael Coren (former)
- Faith Goldy[26]
- Barbara Kay[27]
- Mark Latham
- Ezra Levant
- Brian Lilley
- Gavin McInnes
- Tommy Robinson
- Lauren Southern (former)
Shows
The Rebel has several shows, including:[citation needed]
- The Ezra Levant Show
- On The Hunt with Faith Goldy
- Stand Off with Lauren Southern
- Culture Wars with Tiffany Gabbay
- How's It Goin', Eh? with Gavin McInnes
- The Sensible Environmentalist (hosted by Patrick Moore)
- Mark Latham's Outsiders
See also
References
- ^ https://www.therebel.media/riendeplus
- ^ Scott, Mark (16 May 2017). "U.S. Far-Right Activists Promote Hacking Attack Against Macron". The New York Times.
- ^ "The Rebels". TheRebel.Media. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Gavin McInnes -- Rebel Host".
- ^ The Rebel Media profile on SocialBlade.com
- ^ Gerson, Jen (24 February 2015). "Former Sun News host Ezra Levant launching his own conservative website following network's demise". National Post.
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(help) - ^ "Ezra Levant crowdfunds latest media venture after Sun News goes dark", Metro, 26 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ "Michael Coren on Twitter". Twitter.
- ^ "Tempest in a Tim Hortons cup: Enbridge ad debacle births a boycott". Globe and Mail. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- "Tax Season Tim Hortons yanks Enbridge ads, sparks Alberta backlash". CBC News. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015. - ^ 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.
- ^ "Alberta government must reinstate Rebel's access to the legislature: CAJ". The Canadian Association of Journalists. 17 February 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gunn Reid, Sheila (7 November 2016). "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.
- ^ Craig, Sean (1 November 2016). "UN offers The Rebel press accreditation for climate conference after environment minister's intervention". Financial Post.
- ^ Lauren Southern (9 March 2017). "Going Independent" – via YouTube.
- ^ Marantz, Andrew (7 May 2017). "The Far-Right American Nationalist Who Tweeted #MacronLeaks". The New Yorker. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- Gray, Rosie (10 May 2017). "The 'Macron Leaks' Rebel in the Briefing Room". The Atlantic. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- Volz, Dustin (12 May 2017). "Commentator who amplified Macron hacks given White House press access". Reuters. Retrieved 16 May 2017. - ^ Nimmo, Ben; Durakgolu, Naz; Czuperski, Maks; Yap, Nicholas (5 May 2017). "Hashtag Campaign: #MacronLeaks". Medium. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ https://www.therebel.media/dear_liberals_islamophobia_is_justified
- ^ https://www.therebel.media/freedom-to-offend-free-speech-not-sharia
- ^ http://www.nationalobserver.com/2017/02/22/opinion/kai-nagata-quebec-city-and-ominous-trajectory-rebel-medias-ezra-levant
- ^ "Canada's Rebel is joining the global class of paranoid, far-right media". Macleans. May 19, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- ^ http://metro.co.uk/2017/06/20/piers-morgan-calls-ex-edl-leader-tommy-robinson-a-bigoted-lunatic-in-heated-gmb-row-6720973/
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/20/tommy-robinson-radical-extremist-hate-preaching-has-no-place/
- ^ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/marketing/advertisers-bow-to-pressure-to-pull-ads-from-the-rebel/article35181695/
- ^ Mosleh, O. "Edmonton pulls online ads from right wing Rebel Media after social media backlash", 660 News, 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ Rebel Media. #BLMKidnapping: Real Talk with Faith Goldy and Lauren Southern. YouTube
- ^ "The mainstream media has gotten very tame (Guest: Barbara Kay)".
External links
- Official website
- The Rebel Media on YouTube