Walking Eagle News
| Available in | English |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anishinaabe |
| Created by | Anishinaabe |
Walking Eagle News is an online news satire website which parodies news coverage of Indigenous peoples, politics and Canadian media.[1]. The site was founded by Anishinaabe former journalist APTN National News in November 2017[2], not long after leaving a nearly two-decade career in news. Fontaine serves as the online publication's 'Editor-in-Grand-Chief'[3] and primary writer, as well as its Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts.
Articles on the site cover current events, both real and fictional, satirizing the tone and format of traditional Canadian news organizations[4] Stories include ‘How are my Indians?’ Queen asks Trudeau[5], White man injured by use of word genocide[6] Nations man wakes up white after Indian Status card expires.
In a December 2018 appearance on the CBC News program The Investigators, he told host Diana Swain that the articles are written using the same format as the ones he would have written as a real journalist, which is why many of them are believed by unsuspecting readers[4].
Fontaine has said in interviews that besides himself, only one friend who chooses to remain anonymous has written articles for Walking Eagle News[7] and that the site does not accept submissions[8], though it has received many queries from the public. According to Fontaine, the site's name means "a bird so full of crap that it can't fly," and comes from the punchline of an old joke[9].
References
- ↑ Daubs, Katie (January 10, 2020). "The man behind the satirical Walking Eagle News finally says the things he never could as a journalist". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ De Souza, Mike (November 7, 2018). "A 'recovering journalist' explains what drove him to launch the satirical Walking Eagle News". National Observer. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Tim Fontaine: Creative mind behind the Walking Eagle". APTN National News. December 5, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Swain, Diana (December 1, 2018). "'Am I actually helping?' founder of satirical website on Indigenous topics wonders". CBC The Investigators. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "'How are my Indians?' Queen asks Trudeau". Walking Eagle News. April 18, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "White man injured by use of word genocide". Walking Eagle News. June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "#HomiesChatting with Tim Fontaine founder of Walking Eagle News!". Facebook. May 22, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Walking Eagle News, About". Walking Eagle News. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Walking Eagle News: Satirical news with an Indigenous twist". CBC Unreserved. December 7, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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