Davide Mastracci

Davide Mastracci is a freelance journalist based in Toronto who previously worked at HuffPost Canada and Vice News. His bylines have appeared in Al Jazeera, The Walrus and Canadaland, among many others.

3 Articles

Global scraps panel segment after blackface comment

Prior to appearing on a televised panel about the Trudeau blackface controversy, a community activist overheard a Global employee making a joke about blackface.

State of Journalism

By Davide Mastracci in News, Politics | September 26th 2019

No excuse to give Ezra Levant a platform

The Globe and Mail was wrong to publish Ezra Levant’s most recent article for the same reason Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland would have been right to bar a Rebel Media reporter: Rebel Media is a source of dangerous right-wing propaganda posing an active threat to marginalized groups in Canada.

Opinion

State of Journalism

By Davide Mastracci in Opinion, Politics | September 18th 2019

Postmedia's employees should stand up to their right-wing bosses

The CEO of the National Post's parent company reportedly wants his journalists to be more conservative. Given what conservatism looks like in 2019, that strategy is a direct threat to marginalized groups.

Opinion

State of Journalism

By Davide Mastracci in Opinion, Culture | August 27th 2019