On this edition of Your Call’s media roundtable, we’ll discuss coverage of the G7 Summit in France and the political crisis in England following Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament to push his Brexit Plan.
We’ll also discuss the ongoing devastating fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. So far this year, Brazil has reported 83,000 fires, with many of them set in deforested areas by loggers and ranchers to clear land for cattle.
Guests:
Chris Feliciano Arnold, freelance Journalist and author of The Third Bank of the River: Power and Survival in the Twenty-First Century Amazon
Eric Reguly, european bureau chief for The Globe and Mail
Web Resources:
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism: JBS: The Brazilian butchers who took over the world
Globe and Mail: Canada pledges financial, technical support to help fight Amazon wildfires in Brazil
Globe and Mail: As Amazon burns, Brazil signals it’s paying attention to G7 pressure
PBS: Brazilian indigenous people speak out as Amazon fires rage
The Guardian: Brazil: fears for isolated Amazon tribes as fires erupt on protected reserves
The New Stateman: The absurd and frivolous G7 summit signalled the end of the world order
NY Times: Boris Johnson’s ‘Explosive’ Move to Get His Way on Brexit: Suspend Parliament
