Rabble.ca: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 04:00, 7 August 2020

Latest revision as of 18:47, 4 February 2025

(46 intermediate revisions by 20 users not shown)

Line 1:

{{Short description|Canadian website}}

{{Other uses|Rabble (disambiguation)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}}{{Use Canadian English|date=November 2020}}{{lowercasetitle}}

{{lowercasetitle}}

{{third party sources|date=January 2017}}

{{Infobox website

[[File:Rabble.png|thumb|Rabble logo]]

| name = rabble.ca

'''rabble.ca''' is an alternative [[Canada|Canadian]] online magazine founded in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rabble.ca/about|title=Welcome to rabble.ca|date=August 11, 2008|website=rabble.ca}}</ref> ''rabble.ca'' works in partnership with the [[Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives]] and the Centre for Social Justice. It features podcasts, videos and a [[Internet forum|discussion board]] called ''babble''.

| logo = Rabble.ca logo 2021.png

| type = News and opinion

| language = English

| url = {{URL|https://rabble.ca/}}

| launch_date = April 18, 2001

| headquarters = 192 Spadina Avenue, Suite 300, [[Toronto]], ON, M5T 2C2<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact |url=https://rabble.ca/contact |publisher=Rabble |access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref>

}}

'''rabble.ca''' is an independent, non profit, <ref>{{Cite book|last=Taras|first=David|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JQ7YBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA268|title=Digital Mosaic: Media, Power, and Identity in Canada|date=2015-01-26|publisher=[[University of Toronto Press]]|isbn=978-1-4426-0889-4|pages=268|language=en}}</ref> English-language [[Canada|Canadian]] online magazine founded in 2001.<ref name=torpor>{{cite news|last1=Landsberg|first1=Michele|title=Rabble.ca may rouse us from torpor|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=April 14, 2001|id={{ProQuest|438275106}}|issn=0319-0781}}</ref> It features podcasts, videos and a [[Internet forum|discussion board]] called ''babble''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Canadians to clear up health care myths for Americans; rabble.ca posts U.S. health care page debunking myths and posting health care testimonials|work=Fox Creek Times|date=September 16, 2009|id={{ProQuest|442600650}} }}</ref>

== History ==

[[Judy Rebick]] and [[Mark Surman]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Everything on (the) Line|url=https://btlbooks.com/book/everything-on-the-line|access-date=2021-05-25|website=btlbooks.com|language=en}}</ref> founded rabble.ca on 18 April 18, 2001.<ref name="Rempel2007">{{cite news|last=Rempel|first=Shauna|title=Fostering political activism; The Internet is now the new launchpad for social mobilization|newspaper=The [[Toronto Star]]|date=AugAugust 9, 2007|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20070809/282557308811050|id={{ProQuest|439281078}}|issn=0319-0781}}</ref> The launch coincided with the [[3rd Summit of the Americas|Summit of the Americas]] in [[Quebec]].,<ref Thisname=torpor/> was the first event whichand rabble covered andthe itsSummit reportingduring styleits establishedfirst aweek pro-activistof settingoperation.<ref>{{cite forjournal|last=Reith|first=Bill|date=2001|title=Review futureof writingrabble.ca|journal=Education Forum|volume=27|issue=2|page=33|id={{ProQuest|204987830}}}}</ref>

[[Anti-globalization]] activist [[Jaggi Singh (activist)|Jaggi Singh]] becamewas one of the website's mostan activeearly contributorscontributor. Due to his participation in protests at the [[Summit of the Americas]] he was jailed for offences including possession of a weapon. Rabble, along with other left-wing organisations and activists, wrote an [[open letter]] calling for herhis release.<ref name="rabble">{{cite webnews|last=Canadian Press|author-link=Canadian Press|title=FreeSummit protester Jaggi Singh granted release|urlwork=http://rabble.ca/news/free-jaggi-singh[[Sault Star]]|publisherdate=rabble.caMay 8, 2001|id={{ProQuest|348424159}} }}</ref>

Upon its launch, the website raised $200,000, which included $120,000 from the [[Atkinson Foundation]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Kuitenbrouwer|first=Peter|title=Rabble-rouser: Publisher Judy Rebick's new online magazine offers a forum for leftist thinkers and those descending on Quebec this week|newspaper=[[The National Post]]|date=19 April 19, 2001|id={{ProQuest|329820754}}|issn=1486-8008}}</ref>

OnIn 72005 rabble launched a first podcast network, developed by journalist Wayne MacPhail. In the same year, Judy Rebick resigned as publisher and was replaced by past Managing Editor, Kim Elliott.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Reuss |first=Sophia |title=Everything on (the) Line: 20 Years of Social Movement Stories from Rabble. ca |date=2021 |publisher=Between the Lines |others=Christina Turner |isbn=978-1-77113-544-3 |___location=Toronto |pages=12}}</ref> On September 7, 2008, rabble.ca launched a multi-author election blog. The blog featuring authors such as [[Maude Barlow]] and the [[Council of Canadians]] and organizations such as the [[Rideau Institute]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Diverse voices across Canada featured in new federal election blog on rabble.ca|work=[[Canada NewsWire]]|date=September 8, 2008|id={{ProQuest|453112672}}}}</ref>

== Content ==

''rabble.ca'' is split into five sections – Rabble, Babble, Podcasts, RabbleTV and Occupy.

Rabble covers a range of issues including [[third-wave feminism|feminism]], the [[Gaza–Israel conflict|Gaza conflict]] and Canadian politics in general.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rabble.ca/issues|title=Issues page on rabble.ca}}</ref> "In Cahoots" is a feature on the website which highlights issues raised by rabble's partner organisations on topics such as social justice and labor organizations.

The Babble section of the website is based entirely on user input and is essentially a [[Internet forum|forum]] for its readers. Users are encouraged to discuss the features and columns read on the website, as well as write their own articles.

== Finances ==

Rabble's content is free and it is funded by [[online advertising|advertising]], donations, subscriptions and partner foundations.

<ref>{{cite web|title=About us|url=http://rabble.ca/about/landing|publisher=Rabble.ca|accessdate=2 April 2012}}</ref>

In 2002, rabble appealed to its readers for a proposed donation of $20 a month to expand the website. Rabble releases an annual finances report which lists its donors. According to the 2010 report, the website had 900 members and 200 one-time donors.<ref name="rabble_a">{{cite web|title=Annual Report 2010|url=http://rabble.ca/sites/rabble/files/rabble.ca%20annual%20report%202010%20final%20hq.pdf}}</ref>

== Contributors ==

[[Judy Rebick]], [[Naomi Klein]], [[Francine Pelletier (journalist)|Francine Pelletier]], Anna Dashtgard, Patty Barrera, [[Priscilla Settee]], [[Penney Kome]], [[Doris Anderson]], [[Ann Shin]] and Sandra DeLaronde were among the original contributors at the launch of the website.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ready for the rabble|work=[[Canada NewsWire]]|date=April 17, 2001|id={{ProQuest|454516528}}}}</ref>

Judy Rebick retired in 2006 and was replaced by [[Amnesty International]] member Kim Elliott.<ref>{{cite news|last=Zerbisias|first=Antonia|author-link=Antonia Zerbisias|title=Women on top of anti-war wave|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=May 6, 2009|id={{ProQuest|439565062}}|issn=0319-0781}}</ref>

Former ''[[Financial Post]]'' columnist Murray Dobbin is the guest senior contributing editor for ''rabble.ca''.<ref>{{Citecite webnews|urllast=http://rabble.ca/taxonomy/term/366Boesveld|first=Sarah|title=BiographyBlue ofbut Murraynot DobbinTory; Left lets loose with vitriolic rants online|work=[[National Post]]|date=May 4, 2011|id={{ProQuest|865220029}}}}</ref>

The Advisoryadvisory Committeecommittee of ''rabble.ca'' is composed of Dave Mitchell, Fred Wilson, John Urquhart, [[Linda McQuaig]], [[Lynn Coady]], and Sharon Fraser.

== Reception ==

''rabble.ca'' has received both praise and criticism from a range of media analysts. Shauna Rempel of the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' praised rabble''Rabble'' for its use of the Internet to propel activism,<ref whilename="Rempel2007"/> fellowwhile commentatorjournalist Colby Cosh dismissed it as "a hobby for Judy Rebick [...] on the Canadian left" and a "vanity web project".<ref>{{cite journal|last=Cosh|first=Colby|title=Don't get left behind|journal=Report Newsmagazine|date=April 15, 2002|id={{ProQuest|214877120}}}}</ref>

== References ==

{{reflistReflist}}

==External links==

*[http{{Official website|https://www.rabble.ca rabble]}}

[[Category:Magazines established in 2001]]

[[Category:Canadian political websites]]

[[Category:Canadian podcasters]]

[[Category:Anti-globalization movement]]

[[Category:Online magazines published in Canada]]

[[Category:CanadianPodcasting podcasterscompanies]]