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It's difficult to imagine anything more useless than a journalist afraid to question the assumed verities of the day
Why has adherence to the basics - Who, What, When, Where, Why and How - become so unfashionable? Or was it always?
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Peter Stockland
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They know they are lying, we know they are lying and they know we know but the lies continue
A couple of journos wade through their industry’s moral and professional fatigue. Plus! BBC under fire, sources burn politicos and the Dinger delivers a…
Dec 7
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Peter Menzies
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November 2025
Media bound to pay the price for selling their freedom to (selectively) offend
Plus! Justin Ling signs on with the Star, trans stories censored and what was the CBC thinking when it comes to safe supply?
Nov 30
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Peter Menzies
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Tens of thousands are dying on waiting lists following decades of media reluctance to debate healthcare
Plus! More unnecessary online smartassery taints the craft and “sources say” stories continue to be all the rage
Nov 23
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Peter Menzies
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Breaking News: the public actually expects journalists to determine the truth of statements they report before they report them
Who knew? Plus! Online smartassery by reporters continues to curse the industry, Vancouver loves Harry Potter (shhhh!), layoffs continue and newspaper…
Nov 16
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Peter Menzies
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Journalists betray the truth when they permit politicians to shape-shift using whoppers
The same people who worked to kill LNG exports now claim they are big fans. And no one even blinks
Nov 13
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Peter Stockland
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CBC cashes in on Carney as the news industry playing field tilts further in its favour, crippling the competition
"Private" sector will find it more difficult to compete. Plus! Outrage over manipulation of Trump speech and the common error of burying balance
Nov 9
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Peter Menzies
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Mystery cloaks Doug Ford’s funding of media through Ontario advertising subsidy
Plus! Some tough lessons learned by journalists at all levels - not everyone is telling the truth and there are many people with the same name. Verify.
Nov 2
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Peter Menzies
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October 2025
How one major media torqued its coverage - in the take no prisoners words of a former Alberta premier
Jason Kenney’s dissection of CTV’s reporting tops off a busy week for The Rewrite and illustrates how legacy media is destroying public trust in it
Oct 30
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Jason Kenney
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Harry Potter debacle shows how journos elevate trans concerns while ignoring views of broader audiences
Ticket sales indicate members of the public at large not all that interested in the Qmunity making moral choices on their behalf
Oct 29
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Peter Menzies
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Harry Potter debacle shows how journos elevate trans concerns while ignoring views of broader audiences
Ticket sales indicate members of the public at large not all that interested in the Qmunity making moral choices on their behalf
Oct 29
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Peter Menzies
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Carney speech highlights how easily newsrooms are played by politicians announcing the same things over and over again
Plus! Global’s oops on Trump in the crosshairs and assuming what Stephen Harper thinks may not be the best idea!
Oct 26
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Peter Menzies
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