Journalists in Politics
Thu, 2008-09-25 08:43
#1
Journalists in Politics
Thu, 2008-09-25 08:43
#2
Not all the media have sold out - there are still some honest brokers who have worked in the media long enough to know how it works. Anne Lagace Dowson is a good example.
Thu, 2008-09-25 08:54
#3
The grassroots of the NDP are the journalism majors in Universities accross Canada
Thu, 2008-09-25 08:55
#4
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Originally posted by Skoal:
[b]Not all the media have sold out - there are still some honest brokers who have worked in the media long enough to know how it works. Anne Lagace Dowson is a good example.[/b]
Wouldn't an "honest broker" be one that doesn't belong to any political party?
Thu, 2008-09-25 08:55
#5
We used to listen to her on CBC radio at home... She's running an impressive campaign in Westmount Ville-Marie up against weapons-designer-turned astronaut-turned-politician Marc Garneau. Her website is [url=http://www.annelagacedowson.ca/]Anne Lagace Dowson's Homepage[/url]
Thu, 2008-09-25 09:02
#6
Wouldn't an "honest broker" be one that doesn't belong to any political party?
I knew we could agree that all politicians were dishonest [img]wink.gif" border="0[/img] That has got to change. Anne spent the last 20 years learning about everyday problems by talking to people on the radio. Now, those people are going to put her in a position to do something about those problems.
Thu, 2008-09-25 09:04
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Originally posted by bekayne:
[b]Wouldn't an "honest broker" be one that doesn't belong to any political party?[/b]
In a perfect world that would be true. Our world isn't perfect. One who doesn't belong to any political party is one who will never get elected.
Thu, 2008-09-25 09:05
#8
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Originally posted by bekayne:
[b]Wouldn't an "honest broker" be one that doesn't belong to any political party?[/b]
I guess at some point being a bystander is no longer palatable, especially given our current reformist-conservative government.
One can be honest and take a stand, I don't see an incompatibility there
Thu, 2008-09-25 10:45
#9
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Originally posted by bekayne:
[b]Wouldn't an "honest broker" be one that doesn't belong to any political party?[/b]
So, like Andre Arthur?
Thu, 2008-09-25 11:03
#10
Not a big fan of Andrй myself.
Does he even deserve the appelation 'journalist'
I would rather go with 'hack'
Wed, 2008-10-01 06:24
#11
Krystalline Kraus
Salut, I just wanted to make clear that I have never been a member of any political party except the [url=http://edibleballot.tao.ca/]The Edible Ballot Society[/url]
As a journalist, I never wanted to be dragged into this whole McKeever-NDP situation.
I do write mostly about "left" issues, so my first affinity group would be to the "left" according to my personal views, but I am not an activist in the sense that I would be writing journo-propo (journalist propaganda) articles for any campaign or cause.
I do, however, rely on my activist network while working on stories.
Again, I’d like to assert that I never wanted to be dragged into this whole McKeever-NDP situation as I prefer to write about the news than be involved in the news in this degree.