To have an open, democratic and civil discussion, all citizens must have a voice and a platform. The mainstream media in this province knows little about open discussions. I tried to engage the Editorial Pages Editor in correspondence, asking Vancouver Sun to open the Op-Ed page to people with ideas that occasionally stray from the newspaper’s agenda. Mihlar had not the courtesy to respond. So how do opponents of mainstream concepts participate in open, democratic and civil debates?
Recognizing a deserving citizen journalist
Monday night, I left this comment at The Legislature Raids, a website by BC Mary (AKA Mary Mackie). Campbell will be the first major Canadian politician chased from office by a citizen’s […]
Laila Yuile refutes the BC Government refutation
What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; Laila Yuile offers another chapter in her reporting about Shadow Tolls. It seems the […]
Op-ed does not mean ‘opposing editorial’
Definition: An op-ed (opposite the editorial page) is a newspaper article that expresses the opinions of a writer who is usually unaffiliated with the newspaper’s editorial board. These are different from editorials, […]
Walk like a duck, quack like a duck …
I remind people often to pay attention to how friends care for friends. The biggest media fans of BC Liberals are the Vancouver Sun and Global TV. The newspaper and the TV […]
The not so genteel face of prejudice
Joseph Brean, National Post, August 15 Paul Fromm’s efforts to rouse public opinion against the Tamil migrant ship began last month from his home in Ontario, with impassioned messages posted to Stormfront.org, […]
"It’s like the damn planet of the apes!"
My father was born in Oregon and his father and grandfather in Arkansas, although the working class family fought for the Union side in the Civil War. For years, in work and […]
Global News and stealth advertising
Has anyone noticed that Global TV’s Brian Coxford, formerly an award winning investigative newsman, is now doing infomercials in his reports for the News Hour? Finished the recent series for Kevin Falcon and […]
Government helps fund anti-government campaigns
Columnist Don Cayo is one of the Vancouver Sun’s advocates for big business. In the nineties, he ran the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, a corporate-funded charity operating as a think-tank based […]
This guy rants and raves…
The esteemed Columbia Journalism Review, published bi-monthly by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, gets involved in examining how Canadian media has addressed the G20 demonstrations and police counteractions. Craig Silverman […]
Satire, ridicule or ?
BC Mary’s The Legislature Raids presents Democracy under attack in Canada by Robin Mathews “. . . As if writing a satire or a piece of straight-faced ridicule, Globe and Mail […]
Global TV News will issue a "correction/clarification"
Northern Insights has been a modest blog about political issues affecting Canada’s west coast. So, it was a surprise two days ago when readers began arriving at an hourly rate measured in […]
Global TV News caught cheating – updated with video link
Global TV caught cheating again in January 2011. With almost 60,000 Canadians Demanding a Public Inquiry into Toronto G20 at Facebook, it is a mistake for authorities to think protesters are losing momentum. […]
Fudge-it budgets, free rides and points of view
Will McMartin is another writer who uncovers facts the traditional media choose to ignore. Do not miss this one: The Tyee – Worst Fudge-it Budget Proven, but Free Ride from Media To […]
I’m wondering
July 10, Global TV National 5:30 PDT reported on that day’s Toronto Day of Action for Civil Liberties. Rights advocates called for a complete and independent public inquiry into the police response […]
Zweisystem talks to us
Reader Zweisystem of Rail for the Valley commented on an earlier article. I believe his contribution deserves more exposure. It addresses a mounting concern, which is the efforts of hired guns to […]
Judged by the company you keep
Corus Radio and CKNW have long featured “Business Analyst” Michael Levy. Lately he has been one of the point players in NW’s effort to help an unpopular government sell the unpopular harmonized sales tax […]
Take regular antidotes to the mainstream media
TomDispatch.com calls itself “A REGULAR ANTIDOTE TO THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA” and I think it’s good medicine, to be taken often. Sign up for the mailing list and you will get three or […]
Reporter or advocate and apologist?
John Stewart reacts to watching Global TV’s News Hour Final on June 15. Stewart was expecting to hear a report on the BCR/Liberal Corruption Trial underway in BC Supreme Court and still […]
Information doesn’t always add up to knowledge
It is said in business that, over time, relationships must please both buyers and sellers. In negotiations, we examine the other side to understand their objectives and we seek ways to merge […]
Thanks for this article Norm. The BC Greens are breaking new ground this election by promising to introduce a wealth…