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Entries from June 2008

Dan Rather …. and Harvey …. on the Media

June 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Sometimes it’s not easy to speak out on the media.  It’s kind of strange, because the very people who spend their working days going after others, often with great glee, criticising the world around them (in most cases, justifiably so!)   are very thin-skinned when others turn the spotlight on them.
Take it from me … I know many [...]

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Vancouver Sun: When Propaganda Imitates News

June 18th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Friday the 13th was indeed a really unlucky day for the Vancouver Sun … in terms of its vigilance aimed at protecting its journalistic integrity.  On Black Friday, the paper experienced a major failure that I believe may have really damaged its public image and claims of impartiality.
The paper ran a Special Section entitled Doing Business in China … the front page of which stated “Vancouver Sun Writers [...]

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