Just when I thought the situation with BC’s third party advertising rules couldn’t get any more ridiculous, this comes in from the “Are You Kidding Me?!” department: According to The Tyee, a three page advertorial for the Canadian Coal Association “extolling the virtues of BC’s coal industry” in last week’s Globe and Mail has been [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Media'
Coal association gets free pass on election advertising while public interest groups chilled
May 8th, 2013 · Shannon Daub · 2 Comments · Electoral reform, Media
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The myth of the left-wing CBC
May 24th, 2012 · Robert Hackett · 3 Comments · Media
To anybody following CBC TV’s news and current affairs over the past five years, it’s no surprise that far from tilting leftward, the Mother Corp gives disproportionate access to Conservative politicians, as noted in Peter Stursberg’s book (see Charlie Smith’s article in the Georgia Straight). An even broader concern is how CBC is framing issues. [...]
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Occupy Canada: media pundits vs. reality
October 24th, 2011 · Robert Hackett · 13 Comments · Media, Poverty, inequality & welfare
The Occupy Wall Street/Occupy Canada protests seem to be occupying – and perhaps unhinging – the minds of media pundits – at least, those who are mired in the dogma of “free market” fundamentalism. One recent example from CBC Television came in the form of a personal attack on author Chris Hedges. A well-known American [...]
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O’Leary breached CBC standards, Ombudsman rules
October 14th, 2011 · Ben Parfitt · 3 Comments · Media
It took just a week following the airing of an “interview” on CBC television’s The Lang & O’Leary Exchange for the public broadcaster’s Ombudsman, Kirk LaPointe, to rule that the public broadcaster’s journalistic standards had been breached. For all those who saw the segment on the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations – either when it aired [...]
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Much ado about the provincial debt
February 16th, 2011 · Iglika Ivanova · 2 Comments · Economy, Media, Provincial budget & finance, Transparency & accountability
If you read Vaughn Palmer’s online budget analysis in the Vancouver Sun, you’d be forgiven thinking that deficit hysteria is making a comeback in BC. The title of his online piece, Debt Hits Historic High, disappoints with its blatant sensationalism. Yes, it is technically true that in straight up current dollars debt hit a historic [...]
What do we value more? Good taste or saving young lives?
October 9th, 2010 · Keith Reynolds · Comments Off · Children & youth, Media
Last May there was uproar in the media about an advertising campaign planned by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC). The Insurance Corporation was targeting young drivers with a racy campaign to persuade them not to drink and drive. The then Solicitor General Kash Heed put the kibosh on the campaign that had cost [...]
Will CanWest’s bankruptcy lead to more media concentration or new opportunities?
January 18th, 2010 · Keith Reynolds · 1 Comment · Media
There is an old political adage that you should never argue with someone who buys their ink by the barrel. Let’s ignore that good advice for a minute and talk about the CanWest bankruptcy. CanWest, Canada’s largest media company, filed for bankruptcy protection for its assets which include all of CanWest’s newspaper publishing and associated [...]
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On minimum wages and talk radio
November 6th, 2009 · Iglika Ivanova · 4 Comments · Media, Poverty, inequality & welfare
Today marks the third time in the past four months that I get booted off a pre-arranged radio interview on minimum wages in BC. What is it about this topic that the universe doesn’t want me to say on live radio? I mean, I try not to be superstitious, but the string of coincidences is [...]
Yet another case of our government delaying the release of important data
May 12th, 2009 · Iglika Ivanova · Comments Off · Media, Poverty, inequality & welfare
Less than a week after BC’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) report raised serious questions about secrecy in government (see Keith’s comments here), The Tyee reporter Andrew MacLeod has uncovered another case of important statistics not being released on time. The culprit this time is the Housing and Social Development Ministry, which typically [...]
