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/right-wing Canadian online political and social commentary media platform founded in February 2015 by former Sun News Network host Ezra Levant following the demise of the 24-hour news and opinion cable channel. The Rebel Media broadcasts its content on the Rebel Media YouTube channel and the TheRebel.media web page.

The project emulates American radio host and commentator Glenn Beck's subscription-based online service TheBlaze.[1][2] Former Sun News Network parliamentary correspondent Brian Lilley and former SNN reporter Faith Goldy have joined the outlet.[3] Former SNN host Michael Coren was briefly with the project but left after a week.[4] Gavin McInnes is also a contributor.

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.[5] A crowdfunding campaign raised roughly CAD 100,000 for the project.[6] 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.

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.[7][8]

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.[9] The Canadian Association of Journalists President Nick Taylor-Vaisey said "Albertans should be choosing what coverage of their government they want to read, not seeing government try to choose what coverage is suitable for Albertans."[10]


Contributors

Shows

The Rebel has several full length shows, including:

References

  1. ↑ "Ezra Levant's 'The Rebel' Launches From Commentator's Living Room". Huffington Post. February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Former Sun News host Ezra Levant launching his own conservative website following network’s demise". National Post. February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Rebels". TheRebel.Media. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Michael Coren on Twitter". Twitter.
  5. ↑ Gerson, Jen.'Former Sun News host Ezra Levant launching his own conservative website following network's demise'. National Post, February 24, 2015. http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/02/18/former-sun-news-host-ezra-levant-launching-his-own-conservative-website-following-networks-demise/, retrieved February 24, 2015
  6. ↑ 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
  7. ↑ "Tempest in a Tim Hortons cup: Enbridge ad debacle births a boycott". Globe and Mail. June 5, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Tax Season Tim Hortons yanks Enbridge ads, sparks Alberta backlash". CBC News. June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Alberta government must reinstate Rebel’s access to the legislature: CAJ". The Canadian Association of Journalists. 17 Feb 2016.
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