More Sensational Fearmongering: Province-Style!
Perhaps it’s because my 5 day old daughter is on my lap right now, but I can’t help but be further disgusted by the irresponsible bastardization of journalism being malpracticed at The Province newspaper. “Toddler Shot Dead for Crying” is pretty far from even an attempt at a subtle nod towards propriety. It makes me [...]
Lamenting the Lack of a Black and White World
I guess I should shut up about the depravity of CanWest’s media near-monopoly that undermines the free press in Vancouver. The Courier spent a good time slamming the Sun and Province for running identical pictures of Karla Homolka, as well as a number of other vapid idiocies in the Sun. This kind of serious criticism [...]
Justice for Those Who Don’t Vote
Barry Link sums up my views of the huge minority of British Columbians who have insulted us all by not voting last month. I respect his analysis of the state of citizens’ relationship with the electoral process. But there are three additional points to make. First, I disagree with Link’s claim that the media is [...]
The Tao of Politics
Kevin Potvin’s philosophy shines steadily in The Republic. Snippets of it also grace the pages of The Vancouver Courier, despite its insistence on the Urban Landscape column where Fred Lee goes around taking pictures of the pretty people at high society galas for beautiful people. In fact, Potvin’s column in the June 1, 2005 Courier [...]
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