January/February 2023

50th Anniversary Issue

Briarpatch is 50 years old! In our 50th anniversary issue, we look at the history of the fiercely independent magazine: when the Harper government defunded Briarpatch; the readers that helped us stay afloat; former editors' reflections on the magazine's influence; and Briarpatch's relationship with Saskatchewan's radical Métis magazine. Plus, stories about the state of the media in Canada: indie media's bad labour practices; what Big Tech funding means for journalism; and media co-ops standing up to corporate power.

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Inside This Issue

Happy 50th birthday, Briarpatch

by Saima Desai Jan 3, 2023 4 min read
File rejected

by Patricia W. Elliott Jan 3, 2023 13 min read
50 years of editing Briarpatch

by Beth Smillie, Adriane Paavo, Shayna Stock, and Andrew Loewen Jan 3, 2023 12 min read
The people’s magazine

by Saima Desai Jan 3, 2023 5 min read
Métis militancy and Saskatchewan media

by Alex Birrell and Mike Gouldhawke Jan 3, 2023 13 min read
“Don’t hate the media, be the media”

by Tracy Glynn and Aditya Rao Jan 3, 2023 11 min read
Doing anti-imperialist journalism while the world marches to war

by Alex Cosh Jan 3, 2023 14 min read
Independent media’s bad labour problem

by Matthew DiMera and Nora Loreto Jan 3, 2023 13 min read
The dangers of Big Tech funding journalism

by John Cameron Jan 3, 2023 9 min read
A reading list on alternative and grassroots media

by Patricia W. Elliott Jan 3, 2023 5 min read
Journalism with movements in the South

by Dawn Paley Jan 3, 2023 4 min read