Electric Youth!
by titocurtis
Montreal burns, by Erin Sparks
Can’t help but feel like this student strike has had a generational undertone to it from day one.
So, in the spirit of pitting old vs. young, I’ve compiled a list of youthful reporters who’ve really carved out a name for themselves in the midst of this #ggi madness.
Mainstream Media (they’re not all bad you know)
@monique_muise : This Montreal Gazette reporter’s been out in the streets since the beginning. She was in Victoriaville when the city turned into a war zone, she’s been in the middle of her fair share of riots and only sat out for one major protest after spraining an ankle. Read her stuff online, it’s fair and gets right to the point.
@GDuchaine : La Presse reporter that tweeted the hell out of what become the most chaotic night of protesting Sunday, when 300 were arrested and 20 injured.
@Gvaliente: He works for Sun News and yet, somehow, no horns… go figure. Giuseppe’s coverage has been exceptional thus far, he’s got a great grasp on the city and the realities students face out on the streets.
@justincgio : CTV, Openfile Montreal
My former boss and mentor, Justin’s mind is a steel trap, he’s a twitter machine and was covering this thing way before the big news agencies got a hold of it. Follow his tweets or check him out on Openfile.
The flying sparks twins
@sparksriley : The Link, Openfile Montreal
Riley Sparks started this whole tweeting yourself out of jail nonsense. He’s been out there almost every night, putting himself in the thick of things to get you the tweets, photos and articles you need. I still remember covering riots with in back in 2010, when chemical weapons and mass violence was still new and exciting.
@sparkserin : The Link
Apparently the Sparks twins were raised not to fear plastic bullets, flying rocks or tear gas because Erin has snapped some pretty amazing photos herself. Check out Erin’s twitter feed as well, always seems to be out when the streets are on fire.
The Link’s brat pack
Photo Corey Pool
@Laurabeeston : The Link, CJAD Radio, Winnipeg Free Press, Montreal Gazette
While Beeston was in charge, The Link became the city’s most consistent source for updates on the student strike but also dove into issues like Concordia University’s chronic mismanagement of funds, which play a huge role in the frustrations students feel about tuition increases.
@juruwolfe : The Link, CJAD Radio
Julia Wolfe’s taken over the reigns from Beeston without missing a beat. The paper’s coverage is still top notch andongoing despite the end of the school year.
@juliatjones : The Link, CJAD radio, Montreal Gazette
Headed up The Link’s online division masterfully during the strike. Also produced radio segments for CJAD during the now infamous and occasionally riotous night marches in Montreal.
@AdamjKovac & @julianhward : The Link, Openfile Montreal, Montreal Gazette, Forgetthebox
These co-news editors at Cocordia University’s The Link were keeping tabs on the strike when it was still just a bunch of crazy CEGEP kids occupying the education minister’s office in 2011. Great work.
@coreyriver : The Link
The Link’s new news editor works for cheap, never complains and puts himself in the middle of this madness every other night.
@pierrechauvin : The Link
Funny story: when Pierre was about to be arrested during a protest last week, the cops let him go because they thought he was a little boy. Seriously though, Pierre’s always got his camera and tape recorder handy and had some great footage of a Molotov cocktail exploding during a demo that he somehow never posted online.
@Sam_Slotnick : The Link
He’s been arrested more times than I care to count but if you need someone to snap shots in the thick of it, he’s your guy.
Other Great Campus media
@CUTVMontreal : CUTV (Concordia)
Whether or not you agree with their politics or their overuse of the term “lame-stream media,” the station has been the only broadcaster to consistently shoot from the front lines during the strike. They’ve been arrested, busted up, stepped on a few toes and jumped into a few stories but you have to admire that kind of access.
Erin Hudon & Queen Ardsen-O’Malley : The McGill Daily
The Daily’s been a beast this year: covering a controversial clash between students on riot police on campus in November, a nearly week-long occupation of the James Administration Building and venturing out into Victoriaville to follow this strike to the far ends of the earth. Great job Daily!
Sarah Deshaies : The Concordian, Canadian University Press, CJAD Radio
Sarah’s been out there on the twitter and the radio pretty consistently during the strike. She’s also headed up the Canadian University Press’ coverage of the conflict.
@heraschan : The McGill Daily
Photo editor at the daily, knows how to shoot a riot.
@mylesdolphin: The Concordian, Canadian Press
Intern at Canadian Press, always on the streets.
Christopher Curtis 
In the mainstream media, I have to give props to :
@thomasgerbet at Radio-Cadna
(for quite a few reasons)
@maryse_tessier at LaPresse
(yes, really. During website live-coverage people were begging for an actual real, live video coverage and she righteously gave the link to the CUTV News live feed.
If anyone has qualms about their coverage, they might want to ask their own trusted media why this unprecedented social uprising isn’t quite newsworthy enough to bother showing it…)
There’s probably way more, keep’em coming!
Thanks for this Tito. But for the record … it’s @gvaliante …. 🙂
Everyone always misses the A lol
I’d like to add a suggestion or two to this list.
@justin_ling working for OpenfileMTL has been doing a great job!
as well as
@henrygass Mcgill daily, Forgetthebox
also a props to @SPVM for giving a shit about these journalists who’ve been so active on twitter and helping them get released each time they get arrested.
siiick list, to follow Erin Hudson her twitter handle is @erinkhudson, mine is @qaween
definitely would add @henrygass, who has written for The Daily and OpenFile, as well as @BastienLaurent, incoming Daily news editor who’s been to more demos than the SPVM
pluuuus @delitfrancais for some French tweets…
Thanks for that, I wanna post a new similar story but focus on le delit and the daily cause you guys are my heroes east of Bishop St.
This is list is a great public service : much, much props to all these journalists for their coverage and involvement!
Has anyone seen a francophone equivalent?
There’s got to be much more outside of LaPresse and RadioCanada…
Nothing against the Anglos, of course, but I’m starting to wonder if I’m not missing out on the French-speaking side. Thanks again for this helpful post!