By Josh Lieblein Canadians who like to look down their noses at the Yank barbarians and their primitive and uncivilized notion of “free speech” are having a bit of an awkward week. Convinced as they are that control by a select few is preferable to the messy democracy to the south, where--in their minds--the failure … Continue reading Canada’s Speech Shine Gets A Little Duller
Category: Media Criticism
Open Letter to CBC Ombudsman: Where is the Hillary Clinton Allegedly Rigged the DNC Coverage?
The following is an open letter to the CBC ombudsman in regards to the missing coverage on the explosive accusations against Hillary Clinton and her campaign in which they apparently rigged the Democratic nomination against former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. I encourage anyone who agrees with the following letter to copy and paste it … Continue reading Open Letter to CBC Ombudsman: Where is the Hillary Clinton Allegedly Rigged the DNC Coverage?
The Lowdown on Kathleen Wynne’s Campaign Manager David Herle
By Josh Lieblein David Smith. Don Guy. Jean Lapierre. Gerald Butts. Laura Miller. Katie Telford. David Herle wishes he was part of this elite group of Liberal magicians. And while it must be validating for him that Kathleen Wynne trusts him enough to manage her re-election bid--enough to reward him with 900K in lucrative contracts--there … Continue reading The Lowdown on Kathleen Wynne’s Campaign Manager David Herle
CBC’s The National Reminisces about Justin Trudeau’s Victory while reporting on Bronfman Tax Haven (Nov. 5, 2017)
(What Was Wrong With CBC’s The National Mission Statement.) Time allotment for The National stories on Sunday: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vR97AXIXa6sodK8DYbbWpnn6iFD_Jm6VrHgIupdeZiWgvQOXgUgpeIWYvC_V9Qrzo-YuK6Boxolazpq/pubchart?oid=1966259362&format=interactive Last night's The National was the last show in the old format, and you can't say they didn't go out with a bang in having a blockbuster news day. The lead story was the horrific massacre … Continue reading CBC’s The National Reminisces about Justin Trudeau’s Victory while reporting on Bronfman Tax Haven (Nov. 5, 2017)
Still No Word on Hillary Clinton Scandal, But 20 Minutes for ‘Ask Bob’ on Climate Change in Friday’s ‘The National’ (November 3, 2017)
(What Was Wrong With CBC’s The National Mission Statement.) Time allotment for The National stories on Friday: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRSAZR7wHATJsKER2RkeCmM7wMA62IMSErvNYcAEZ7wOviBNM5RXxznnU5jHeWGU-6cw6vvvw7a7I-H/pubchart?oid=1097049240&format=interactive What was wrong with The National on Friday: Well the CBC got to the Julie Payette story finally, albeit a couple days late. CBC's Katie Simpson did give some people of faith to respond to Payette's inappropriate … Continue reading Still No Word on Hillary Clinton Scandal, But 20 Minutes for ‘Ask Bob’ on Climate Change in Friday’s ‘The National’ (November 3, 2017)
Explosive Reports Hillary Clinton Rigged Democrat Nomination Missing From CBC’s ‘The National’ Thursday (November 2, 2017)
(What Was Wrong With CBC’s The National Mission Statement.) Time allotment for The National stories on Thursday: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRCXvwIEmm42c1CNoVtzM8pVxn9K7hPT7qLXWlgSsNNg-x5Yjc9FbrICaEqdEde2DoKwYtcRRe17N7T/pubchart?oid=331764434&format=interactive What was wrong with CBC's The National Thursday night: The National led with the murder investigation in a rural B.C. area because the remains of one murdered person were identified. An important story, yes, because other women … Continue reading Explosive Reports Hillary Clinton Rigged Democrat Nomination Missing From CBC’s ‘The National’ Thursday (November 2, 2017)
What Was Wrong With CBC’s ‘The National’ Wednesday Night (November 1, 2017)
(What Was Wrong With CBC’s The National Mission Statement.) Time allotment for The National stories on Wednesday. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQwroR6PjDupAA96hz5YSAm6nfJRnEiFozWTt94ppW2VGDJ8uZmkN9PR0gJjJSjn_o8O7RukWG4_Ynz/pubchart?oid=222109267&format=interactive What was wrong with The National Wednesday night: The lead story was the NYC terrorist attack again. A fair report but not sure it needed to be the lead story again. The lead report segued into Trump's … Continue reading What Was Wrong With CBC’s ‘The National’ Wednesday Night (November 1, 2017)
What Was Wrong With CBC’s ‘The National’ Tuesday (October 31, 2017)
(What Was Wrong With CBC’s The National Mission Statement.) Time allotment for The National stories on Tuesday. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRaxyHUyreLaYz7SFKaST0i3UhHzypavIrJMMlW2-F-a0KZUtMHD_P_g2kFr40GPms_xkW-rqMvuj9p/pubchart?oid=67839267&format=interactive What was wrong with The National Tuesday night: The lead story on the New York terror attack was actually a good news report The lead story was followed up with a former CSIS officer explaining terrorist attacks … Continue reading What Was Wrong With CBC’s ‘The National’ Tuesday (October 31, 2017)
What Was Wrong With CBC’s ‘The National’ Sunday Night (October 29, 2017)
Mission Statement for “What Was Wrong With The National”: During the last federal election campaign, Justin Trudeau promised to give the CBC additional funding if he became PM. This clearly affected the CBC’s election coverage, where the so-called impartial public broadcaster actively promoted Trudeau as Harper’s replacement. After winning the election, Trudeau rewarded CBC for … Continue reading What Was Wrong With CBC’s ‘The National’ Sunday Night (October 29, 2017)
What Was Wrong With CBC’s ‘The National’ Thursday and Friday Night (October 26 & 27)
Mission Statement for “What Was Wrong With The National”: During the last federal election campaign, Justin Trudeau promised to give the CBC additional funding if he became PM. This clearly affected the CBC’s election coverage, where the so-called impartial public broadcaster actively promoted Trudeau as Harper’s replacement. After winning the election, Trudeau rewarded CBC for … Continue reading What Was Wrong With CBC’s ‘The National’ Thursday and Friday Night (October 26 & 27)
