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St. George enters federal campaign: how media frame the economy, Part I
s federal politicians continue their trek toward election day on October 19th, it’s worth looking at how mainstream journalists frame economic issues and asking what if they framed them differently? What if, for example, journalists asked who gains and who … Continue reading
Posted in All media, Canadian Press
Tagged Anthony Furey, Justin Trudeau, Michal Rozworski, Paul Martin, Sun Media chain
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St. George enters federal campaign: how media frame the economy, Part I
“Fair” and “balanced” reporting on slaughtering seals
Part I: CP & The Herald
t was, as they say, deja vu all over again. Ten days after running a Canadian Press wire story on a controversial proposal calling for the slaughter of 143,000 grey seals to see if cod stocks recover in the southern … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Press, CBC, Chronicle Herald
Tagged cod stocks, CP Stylebook, Dalhousie University, DFO, fairness and balance, Hal Whitehead, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Michael MacDonald, reporting "both sides", Sheryl Fink, slaughtering grey seals, Wayne Stobo
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“Fair” and “balanced” reporting on slaughtering seals
Part I: CP & The Herald
Soothing words in media reports on dismal economy
anada’s mainstream media missed their chance to take a critical look at the state of the economy last week, preferring instead to dish out a heaping helping of pablum. The Globe and Mail and the Canadian Press news agency, for … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Press, Globe and Mail
Tagged Bill Curry, BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets, climate change, Craig Wong, economic reporting, household debt, Jeremy Torobin, Jim Flaherty, Mark Carney, poverty, Royal Bank, unemployment
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Soothing words in media reports on dismal economy
Secrecy, suppression and government games
arilla Stephenson’s column in today’s Halifax Chronicle-Herald should be required reading for anyone who cares about democracy. Stephenson describes how a 95-page municipal auditor’s report on a city financial scandal was withheld from journalists on Tuesday. The report was circulated … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Press, Chronicle Herald, Coast
Tagged gambling report, Halifax city council, Marilla Stephenson, National Roundtale on Environment and Economy, Paul McLeod, Tim Bousquet
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Secrecy, suppression and government games
DePape’s walk-on part in news soap opera
tephen Harper must have been cursing the news media last week as a 30-second protest on the floor of the Senate upstaged his government’s Speech from the Throne. Journalists gave massive coverage to Brigette DePape and her “Stop Harper” stop … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Press, CBC Radio, CBC TV, Chronicle Herald, CTV, Globe and Mail, Newspapers
Tagged Brigette DePape, Mike Duffy, news soap opera, Richard Ericson, Robert Huish, Stephen Harper
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DePape’s walk-on part in news soap opera
Reporters miss part of story
My local Halifax paper, the Chronicle- Herald has a beautifully written Canadian Press story on its front page about Brigette DePape’s anti-Harper protest during yesterday’s Speech from the Throne. Yes, beautifully written — except for one thing. The story by … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Press, CBC Radio, CBC TV, Chronicle Herald, CTV, Globe and Mail
Tagged Brigette DePape, Bruce Cheadle, Daniel LeBlanc, Karina Roman, Laurie Graham, Marshall McLuhan, Robert Fife
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