Media bias protects Trudeau and Biden from any consequences for their actions We are listening to a Canadian podcast in which the Svengali behind Justin Trudeau describes Donald Trump as the lyingest liar who ever lied. (Possible). He describes Trump’s effect on public credibility in apocalyptic terms. Never is heard a word about what the…
Tarek Fatah died of cancer on April 24, at the age of 73 Lion of Punjab. Son of Hindustan. Lover of Canada. Speaker of truth. Fighter for justice. Voice of the down-trodden, underdogs, and the oppressed. @TarekFatah has passed the baton on… his revolution will continue with all who knew and loved him. Natasha Fatah,…
CBC is a state-sponsored outfit engaging in what can only be called imitation journalism Is a television series shot in St. John’s about a police dog Canadian content? Is a Hallmark romantic series shot in Toronto Canadian content? Is Schitt’s Creek, starring top Canadian performers, Canadian content? Is a Kevin Costner series shot in the…
An egalitarian trend in the media is to add the perspectives of ordinary people who don’t actually have perspectives “Know it alls” and the “right people” in fashionable suburbs in my parents’ generation referred to television as the “boob tube.” Others referred to the “idiot box.” Parents denounced rock and roll radio but without the…
Time had a uniquely American vibe – tonally authoritative, irreverent, unawed by authority, and fond of winners Time magazine – 100 years old on Mar. 3 – was the creation of Henry Luce and Briton Hadden, two young men who’d gone to Yale together. But as Hadden died in 1929, it was Luce who guided…
Wading through the rampant disinformation in media today requires a healthy dose of skepticism We live in an age of information and misinformation simultaneously. Never has there been so much useful information and so much nonsense to weed through. This puts a great deal of responsibility on the shoulders of those who consume media. It…
We learn more from what is not reported than reported Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre recently reflected on a very important question, “Why are people so angry?” He stated that Canadians have a great deal to be angry about. The standard of living for many ordinary people is falling, and our government leaders…
Ethics, shmethics. The Liberals know they can rely on a pliant media to win them another election The old maxim is you should test drive a vehicle before purchase. The same goes for a political party approaching a federal election. It pays to knock off the rust on your door-knocking and get-out-the-vote efforts before embarking…
A recent one-sided article on Canadian forestry practices suggests the answer is no Can we still trust the Canadian media to properly report facts when it comes to controversial environmental issues? We cannot generalize for all media outlets and journalists, of course, but recent coverage of the impact of the forestry sector on climate change…
Fritzi Ritz was launched in the New York World on Oct. 9, 1922 After a wonderful and relaxing Christmas with my family, I sat down at my computer to contemplate some possible topics for this week’s column. By chance, I happened to come across a piece that steered me in a completely different direction. Fritzi…
Media bias protects Trudeau and Biden from any consequences for their actions We are listening to a Canadian podcast in which the Svengali behind Justin Trudeau describes Donald Trump as the lyingest liar who ever lied. (Possible). He describes Trump’s effect on public credibility in apocalyptic terms. Never is heard a word about what the…
Tarek Fatah died of cancer on April 24, at the age of 73 Lion of Punjab. Son of Hindustan. Lover of Canada. Speaker of truth. Fighter for justice. Voice of the down-trodden, underdogs, and the oppressed. @TarekFatah has passed the baton on… his revolution will continue with all who knew and loved him. Natasha Fatah,…
CBC is a state-sponsored outfit engaging in what can only be called imitation journalism Is a television series shot in St. John’s about a police dog Canadian content? Is a Hallmark romantic series shot in Toronto Canadian content? Is Schitt’s Creek, starring top Canadian performers, Canadian content? Is a Kevin Costner series shot in the…
An egalitarian trend in the media is to add the perspectives of ordinary people who don’t actually have perspectives “Know it alls” and the “right people” in fashionable suburbs in my parents’ generation referred to television as the “boob tube.” Others referred to the “idiot box.” Parents denounced rock and roll radio but without the…
Time had a uniquely American vibe – tonally authoritative, irreverent, unawed by authority, and fond of winners Time magazine – 100 years old on Mar. 3 – was the creation of Henry Luce and Briton Hadden, two young men who’d gone to Yale together. But as Hadden died in 1929, it was Luce who guided…
Wading through the rampant disinformation in media today requires a healthy dose of skepticism We live in an age of information and misinformation simultaneously. Never has there been so much useful information and so much nonsense to weed through. This puts a great deal of responsibility on the shoulders of those who consume media. It…
We learn more from what is not reported than reported Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre recently reflected on a very important question, “Why are people so angry?” He stated that Canadians have a great deal to be angry about. The standard of living for many ordinary people is falling, and our government leaders…
Ethics, shmethics. The Liberals know they can rely on a pliant media to win them another election The old maxim is you should test drive a vehicle before purchase. The same goes for a political party approaching a federal election. It pays to knock off the rust on your door-knocking and get-out-the-vote efforts before embarking…
A recent one-sided article on Canadian forestry practices suggests the answer is no Can we still trust the Canadian media to properly report facts when it comes to controversial environmental issues? We cannot generalize for all media outlets and journalists, of course, but recent coverage of the impact of the forestry sector on climate change…
Fritzi Ritz was launched in the New York World on Oct. 9, 1922 After a wonderful and relaxing Christmas with my family, I sat down at my computer to contemplate some possible topics for this week’s column. By chance, I happened to come across a piece that steered me in a completely different direction. Fritzi…