MTL Blog
{{Short description|Canadian news website}}
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MTL Blog is a Montreal-based digital publisher founded in 2012 by Charles Lapointe and Joshua McRae and owned by Narcity Media. The site features local, provincial, and Canadian news and stories, and showcases activities to do in and around the city of Montreal.
History
MTLBlog.com was initially launched in 2012 by Charles Lapointe and Joshua McRae as a website focused on nightlife photography and parties in Montreal.{{cite web|title=MTL (Montreal) Blog |url=http://www.mtlblog.co/ |website=Internet Archive : Wayback Machine |accessdate=8 April 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403002342/http://www.mtlblog.co/ |archivedate=3 April 2013 }}
In 2013, the website incorporated into MTL Blog Inc. and started creating more content in style of listicles that were local, and some more generic.{{cite web|title=MTL Blog Inc.|url=https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/cc/CorporationsCanada/fdrlCrpDtls.html?corpId=8683905&V_TOKEN=1491673456556&crpNm=mtl%20blog%20inc&crpNmbr=&bsNmbr=|website=Federal Corporation Information - 868390-5|accessdate=8 April 2017}} MTL Blog's first office was located in Montreal, Quebec on Saint Laurent Boulevard.
In 2014 and 2015, the blog's popularity flourished by creating more provocative content and focusing on local listicles.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/concordia-mcgill-students-slam-mtl-blog-over-use-of-social-media-photos-1.3775053|title= MTL Blog removes 'hot' articles based on students' social media profiles|date=2016-09-23|work=CBC News|language=en-US}}
Controversy
Between 2013 and 2014, the blog a was accused of "everything from stealing their content to sensationalizing the news to getting basic facts wrong in their reporting."{{cite web|last1=Faguy|first1=Steve|title=40 questions about MTL Blog's ethics (UPDATED)|url=http://blog.fagstein.com/2014/08/20/mtl-blog-questions/|website=Fagstein|accessdate=20 February 2018}} MTL Blog was notably criticized for accepting money in exchange for content. As a result, a number of mock websites had appeared as well as the #stopmtlblog movement on social media.{{cite web|last1=D'Alimonte|first1=Michael|title=7 Websites That Spoof MTL Blog|url=https://www.mtlblog.com/lifestyle/websites-that-spoof-mtl-blog|website=MTL Blog|publisher=mtlblog.com|accessdate=20 February 2018}} Most of the spoof websites were taken down on the count of trademark and copyright infringements.
In 2015, MTL Blog writer Irina Tee wrote multiple provocative articles about relationships and dating.{{cite news|last=Beland|first=Veronique|url=http://www.narcity.com/montreal/10-personnalites-quebecoises-feminines-a-surveiller-2016/?fb_comment_id=856780157774500_856890191096830#f2a8bbc4b633a58|title=Les 10 personnalités québécoises féminines à surveiller en 2016|date=30 December 2015|website=Narcity Montreal}}
- {{cite web|last1=Beaudin|first1=Marlie|title=Une Montréalaise quitte tout pour vivre le grand amour en Thaïlande|url=http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2016/06/16/une-montrealaise-quitte-tout-pour-aller-vivre-le-grand-amour-en-thailande|publisher=Sac de Chips|website=Journal de Montreal|date=16 June 2016}} She was criticised for allegedly supporting misogyny and became the subject of multiple petitions and an open-letter demanding her suspension from her writing position at MTL Blog was posted on The Link, thus creating controversy for the website.{{cite web|author=Meagan Boisse|title=An Open Letter to MTLBlog and Irina Terehova|url=https://thelinknewspaper.ca/article/an-open-letter-to-mtlblog-and-irina-terehova|website=The Link|date=3 December 2015}}
In 2016, the website published two lists featuring the “hottest” women and men at Concordia University in Canada. The Concordian accused the website of contributing to the objectification of men and women and referred to the article as "a scene straight out of Mean Girls". The Concordian blacklisted the website and called upon the students to fully boycott it.{{Cite news|url=http://theconcordian.com/2016/09/mtlblog/|title=The Concordian blacklists the despicable MTL Blog|date=20 September 2016|website=The Concordian}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.mtlblog.com}}
{{Canadian journalism}}
Category:Canadian news websites
Category:English-language mass media in Quebec
Category:Internet properties established in 2012