Same Journalists OK about being on Trudeau’s payroll concerned about editorial interference at CTV in light of LaFlamme National Tragedy

Canadian Association of Journalists worried about editorial interference by management at CTV National News

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) said it has concerns about journalistic freedom at CTV National News, the Bell-owned network’s nightly newscast that has been the focus of scrutiny following the departure of chief anchor Lisa LaFlamme.

A TV story about Dove’s “Keep the Grey” campaign that was scheduled to air on Wednesday didn’t run because management ordered the removal of images or video of LaFlamme, according to three CTV sources who spoke to CBC News on the condition they not be named because they weren’t authorized to discuss the issue publicly.

Funny how they don’t squawk about being on Justin’s payroll that way.

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Media’s unseemly Laflammesturbation

In an open letter, prominent Canadians call on Bell to ‘make things right’ for LaFlamme and the public

A group of prominent Canadians including artists, journalists, civil rights activists, politicians and business executives is calling on Bell Canada to ‘make things right’ after the dismissal of CTV News anchor Lisa LaFlamme.

In an open letter published on Saturday in The Globe and Mail, they say Bell Media’s ‘business decision’ to fire the award-winning journalist “in the very prime of her career” has had a profound impact on everyone.


Uh no. Not even close.

This must be the 400th article on Laflamme getting canned with no end in sight.

No one I know gives a shit but tax payer money helped produce this orgy of self-love by Trudeau’s media.

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Success Of Right Wing Podcasts An Annoyance To Globe Reporter & Friends

How podcasts have become misinformation machines — and what can be done about it

“… That’s part of the appeal of podcasts for listeners who feel disenfranchised from mainstream news and media.

“There has been a clamouring in recent years for a totally independent and isolated and bubble-wrapped media ecosystem on the right — and they’ve created it,” Ling said.

“They’ve created it thanks to a ton of money from some investors and ideologues, but also because there’s been just an outpouring of enthusiasm.”


Not satisfied that the Left dominates Canada’s government paid media Rachel and friends denounce the success of scary right wing podcasts. Seriously. It’s the same old MSM propaganda tactics at work, create a “scare” to advance an agenda and demonize dissent.

 “Journalist” Rachel Gilmore travels in the usual circles.

One of the “experts” cited is Ahmed Al-Rawi,  he is the typical sort of left wing ideologue  employed at our universities who refers to “hookers” as front line pandemic workers. Loves him his Palestine too, very pleased to remind us that so does Salman Rushdie.

 

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US “Journalists” continue to spread “Mass Graves” lie

From the Daily Beast…

ROME—Pope Francis will arrive in Canada on Sunday to ask for atonement for the hasty burial of hundreds of Indigenous children—as young as 3—who died in the Catholic Church’s care from the 19th century to the 1970s.

The trip is a product of the 2021 discovery of an unmarked grave containing the remains of some 215 Indigenous children who died in a Catholic residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. Around 150,000 Indigenous children were taken from families to be “retrained” in Christian beliefs in the 19th century in a practice that carried on for decades.

There’s really no excuse for this nonsense. No graves, no bodies, no nothing but a twisted narrative.

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Pierre Poilievre’s tribute to old wood shows how our politics is straying into the twilight zone

… It would be fooling ourselves to imagine Canada is immune to the lure of populism. Toronto’s Rob Ford rose to power on a promise to wrest the city away from its self-serving elite and “stop the gravy train.” Last winter’s freedom-convoy mess in Ottawa unveiled a seam of anger at overreaching governments and established institutions. Many Canadians are weary of being told to reflect on the wrongs of Canadian history, however real and grave.”

That should read “however real and fake graves” There are so many hit pieces on Poilievre I am beginning to think he plants them to garner public support.

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Pew Poll Finds the Public Backs Equal Coverage of Issues; Most of the Press Disagree

On the front of Thursday’s Washington Times was a story by Stephen Dinan on a new poll that showed a dramatic difference in public opinion on the goals of journalism.

Less than half of journalists — 44% — say every side of an issue deserves “equal coverage,” according to a survey of the industry by the Pew Research Center.

Among the broader community, though, the vast majority — 76% — believe in equal coverage.

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Nearly 70 Reporters Blast Biden In Letter For Restricting Free Press

A group of about 70 reporters called on the Biden administration to stop restricting the press in an open letter this week.

They pointed to the Biden administration’s practices of limiting access to certain, hand picked outlets, saying the actions “cannot be defended.”

They said that he has been more restrictive than his predecessor, former President Donald Trump.

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The media bubble is real: Study shows massive disconnect between journalists, public

To say there’s a disconnect between many journalists and the public they serve is a gross understatement, according to a new in-depth survey by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center.

Per Pew, 65 percent of the nearly 12,000 journalists surveyed say the media do a solid job of “covering the most important stories of the day” and reporting news accurately. But a solid majority of the American public at large has the opposite view, with just 35 percent feeling the same way. That’s a 30-point perception gap. 

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Tucker Carlson Shreds Stephen Colbert Crew, Calls For More Punishment

Fox News host Tucker Carlson has used the rhetoric of Democrats against them as he spoke about the Stephen Colbert staff invasion of the Capitol last week.

He began his show Monday with the same type of rhetoric used against the January 6 protesters against the Colbert staff who were arrested for being in the Capitol sans permission.

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USA Today removes 23 articles after reporter fabricated sources

USA Today said it has deleted 23 articles from its website after an investigation found that the reporter who wrote them used fabricated sources.

The journalist who is said to have used the fabricated sources was identified as Gabriela Miranda, a breaking news reporter who resigned from the Virginia-based newspaper weeks ago, the paper confirmed Thursday.

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Star Horrified! Numbers show ̷r̷a̷c̷i̷s̷t̷ Great Replacement ̷c̷o̷n̷s̷p̷i̷r̷a̷c̷y̷ theory has found audience in Canada

‘Kind of terrifying’: Numbers show racist Great Replacement conspiracy theory has found audience in Canada

Timothy Caulfield has spent the pandemic battling bunk science and lies.

The course of COVID-19 has seen more Canadians spiral into the realm of conspiracy theories and it’s kept the misinformation expert busy.

So busy, he says, he felt he didn’t have time to really delve into one, particular conspiracy theory that was gaining traction: the racist lie that there is a co-ordinated effort to replace white people with immigrants, in what is known as the Great Replacement theory.


You know they’re running scared when ham-fisted efforts to label anyone who questions immigration policy as a “far-right” racist start turning up. The goal, plain and simple, is to stifle debate and even criminalize dissent. 

Sorry Star but the jig is up. Multiculturalism and Diversity are widely and correctly viewed as toxic lies used to justify a Mass Immigration policy that is designed to sate corporate greed and buy votes for our vile political class. It sure as hell isn’t designed to benefit citizens.

Besides it’s not a conspiracy if it’s true. 

Opinion: Canada replacing its population a case of wilful ignorance, greed, excess political correctness

According to University of London professor Eric Kaufmann, almost seven out of 10 Vancouver residents will be “visible minorities” within two generations and 80 per cent of the Canadian population (compared to 20 per cent today) will be non-white in less than century.

Kaufmann notes that, with its continuing high immigration intake and the fact that four out of five newcomers are visible minorities, Canada is undergoing the fastest rate of ethnic change of any country in the Western world.

Questions must be asked about why such drastic population replacement is taking place and who is benefiting from it.

While Canada has been helped by large-scale immigration at various times in its history, the current high intake causes more problems than benefits for our current population. Our economy grows because of the increasing population, but the average Canadian gets a smaller piece of the bigger pie. The cost is huge — with latest estimates indicating taxpayers have to underwrite recent arrivals to the tune of around $30 billion annually. Young people in large cities such as Vancouver and Toronto are being crowded out of the housing market by sky-high prices caused largely by the ceaseless flow of new arrivals, and the quality of life of most residents is negatively effected by increased traffic and commute times, along with congestion and pressure on the health care and education systems.

See yesterdays post on the NatPo piece covering the same topic. It has links to additional articles worth your review.

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Press group won’t investigate fake news by left-wing journalist

The Chair of the National News Media Council is refusing to investigate claims that a left-wing journalist misrepresented her arrest by RCMP officers during an anti-pipeline protest in subsequent reporting.

According to Blacklock’s Reporter, Chair John Fraser claimed that the matter was outside of the organization’s mandate – despite that mandate involving investigating breaches of journalistic standards among members.

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Woke Liberals move to dictate what is news

What’s the biggest threat to Canadian democracy?

Horn-honking, bouncy-castling truckers? White nationalists marching with tiki torches held high?

Apparently, the popular backyard mosquito repellants ($14.99 at Canadian Tire online) are occasionally used as a racist symbol by white supremacists.

To hear the federal Liberal government and their media toadies tell it: Yes, truckers and lurking racists (backed by anonymous foreign funders and provocateurs) are seeking to undermine our institutions.

But the biggest threat isn’t even Russian nukes. It’s the Liberal government.

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