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CBC and Suzuki team up to prove that neither is interested in, nor capable of change
The latest cozy interview predicts the unpredictable and confirms that, like the weather, everyone talks about the CBC but no one will ever do anything…
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Peter Stockland
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From rising to fallen star, Travis Dhanraj’s shocking allegations rattle CBC, delight its critics and put diversity initiatives in the…
Plus! Why have media failed to “follow the money” when it comes to the NDP’s behaviour and self-destruction?
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Peter Menzies
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When even the pious and faithful are misinformed by Hamas-friendly media, we have a serious problem
Sisters of Gaza solidarity using language “straight out of the Hamas communications handbook”
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Anna Farrow
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The mystery of important stories left untold by Canada’s increasingly narrow mainstream media
 • Peter Menzies
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CBC ignites fresh outrage by heaping scorn on reporters who dared to ask questions of which it disapproves
 • Peter Menzies
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Media meltdown leaves industry red-faced and very unlikely to be forgiven for its sins and its subsidies
 • Peter Menzies
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The story behind the plot to replace the leader of a G7 nation and install Carney seems doomed to never be told
 • Peter Menzies
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“There is no intention to correct, including by many people in the media who by this time know that they got the story wrong” - Jonathan Kay
 • Anna Farrow
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As if being booed by the public isn’t enough, reporters have taken to heckling each other at news conferences
 • Peter Menzies
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Be warned: Trying to shut down debate with wild social media accusations of racism will be punished by the courts, even if you are an…
Saskatchewan ruling has profound implications for the nation’s level of civic discourse: Read this and conduct yourself accordingly
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Peter Stockland
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CTV, Global and others celebrate Canadians’ recovery from the trauma of realizing not everyone is a Liberal
In concert, news organizations adopt a Canada Day theme “reclaiming” the flag from supporters of “right-wing” causes
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Peter Menzies
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“Journalism ceases to exist when it requires lying”
The omission of not just pertinent but vital facts = just making things up: Ask CNN.
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Peter Stockland
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Imagine the horror had a Conservative gushed about Canada's Euro heritage, sidelining those with roots elsewhere or just right here
Plus! A new kufiya for one of the GG’s favourite journos and more trouble with Tweets
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Peter Menzies
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Hats off to those who told the “blunt truth” that Carney chaired a G7 meeting utterly devoid of meaning
Nothing quite illustrated the demise of the West like Trump’s touch and go landing in Kananaskis. Some commentators saw through the stagecraft
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Peter Stockland
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Hopefully, more reporters who insist upon replacing objectivity with opinion will be shown the door
Plus! Sourcing leaves The Economist red-faced, Parliamentary Press Gallery journo takes a hit and the latest moves at Eurasia Group
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Peter Menzies
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It’ll take more than bureaucratic billions to pull Canada’s military out of its death spiral
Our soldiers have stories, but since Christie Blatchford left us, no one in our media is interested in telling them
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Anna Farrow
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