Who are Canada's worst journalists and/or media types?

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Who are Canada's worst journalists and/or media types?

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NorthReport

Recently in the USA we have seen the spectacle of NBC's Brian Williams being suspended for 6 months

and today CNN was discussing CBS staffers disputing the "hero" part of Fox's Bill O'Reilly, the difference being Fox probably doesn't giver a shit whether or not O'Reilly told the truth, and they will probably stand by him.

What about Canada?

More fallout from Brian Williams reporting scandal

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/more-fallout-from-brian-williams-reporting-s...

CBS staffers dispute Bill O'Reilly's 'war zone' story

http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/22/media/cbs-staffers-oreilly-argentina/ind...

NorthReport

Here's a bit more about the reportedly O'Reilly Caper.

Bill O’Reilly’s Sunday Smackdown

The controversy over O’Reilly’s reporting from the supposed “warzone” of Buenos Aires during the Falklands War intensified, with accusations of lying and plagiarism flying between both sides.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/22/liar-bill-o-reilly-s-su...

NorthReport
NorthReport

Sounds like someone has struck a nerve! 

Bill O’Reilly steps up defence of his war-time reporting claims: ‘I am coming after you with everything I have’

http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/02/24/bill-oreilly-steps-up-defense-of...

NorthReport

One of my choices for top-billing in this category in Canada goes to Ezra Levant.

NorthReport

Meanwhile just a bit South of us:

O'Reilly said to threaten reporter 'with everything I have'

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/02/24/oreilly-new-york-times-fa...

 

NorthReport

Actually this should increase what are probable dismal ratings for Fox, eh!

“I am coming after you”: Why Bill O’Reilly’s train wreck has the right unhinged

As Fox News' bully threatens a NY Times reporter, a right-wing radio hack and other assorted friends go nuts

http://www.salon.com/2015/02/24/i_am_coming_after_you_why_bill_o%E2%80%9...

NorthReport

He's no hero, he's a bum! (and maybe that's offensive to all the bums)

Bill O'Reilly tapes fail to back up claims of 'combat zone' reporting

CBS footage from 1982 contains nothing to support description of protesters in Buenos Aires being killed but O’Reilly says ‘I told it exactly the way it was’

 

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/feb/24/bill-oreilly-tapes-fail-to-...

NorthReport

Levant crowdfunding campaign raises thousands for latest media venture Frown

http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2015/02/26/levant-crowdfunding-campaign...

bekayne

NorthReport wrote:

Levant crowdfunding campaign raises thousands for latest media venture Frown

http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2015/02/26/levant-crowdfunding-campaign...

They misspelled "misadventure" 

NorthReport

What is it they say, when you are in a hole, stop digging! 

Bill O'Reilly's LA riots 'bombardment' stories disputed by former colleagues

Fox News host, whose stories of past reporting exploits are under renewed scrutiny, claimed ‘we were attacked by protesters’ when covering the 1992 riots

 

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/feb/26/bill-oreilly-former-colleag...

 

NorthReport

This looks like it may very well end badly for O'Reilly

Bill O'Reilly: I Said I Saw Nuns Being Shot Because I Saw Photos Of It

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/oreilly-nuns-el-salvador-response

NorthReport

Sound like any Canadian commentator / broadcaster duo you know?

Bill O’Reilly and Fox News: They’re in It Together

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/26/business/media/for-bill-oreilly-and-fo...

ajaykumar

the worst: National post, sun, macleans

average:globe and toronto star

best: toronto star

Slumberjack

Olberman must have been referring to O'Reilly all those years as "Billow" and not "Bill-O."

NorthReport
NorthReport

New exaggeration allegations against Bill O'Reilly  Frown

http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2015/03/01/new-exaggeration-allegations-aga...

Todrick of Chat...

I nominate Rabble's own David J. Climenhaga. I can't stand his style of reporting or his lack of poor research on most subjects. 

Slumberjack

Actually, Climenhaga's pieces are among the finest there is on Babble if we're talking about how effectively the problems of a larger world can be shown via the inner workings of a small world, being Alberta politics.

NorthReport

Agreed!

Bill Maher Blasts Media’s Easy Treatment of ‘Blatant, Bald-Assed Liar’ Bill O’Reilly

http://www.thewrap.com/bill-maher-blasts-medias-easy-treatment-of-blatan...

NorthReport

Jeffery Simson is so boring. You know what he is going to say before he opens his mouth.

Gerald Caplan is a flake. Sometimes dead on, but more often than not, out to lunch.

Rokossovsky
NorthReport

Dear White Editors: Invite Someone Out for a Coffee

Diversifying journalism requires more than talking about it.

What if the reason people of colour aren’t reaching out to him has something to do with their perception of The Walrus and the National Post? What if they believe that Kay’s view of “good” writing is already reflected in the Post’s stippled portraits? I don’t know whether he’s thought that through or, if he has, whether he intends to do anything about it. That is what I found so disappointing in this interview. A lot of talk, and no commitment to change. And that’s the story of diversity in Canadian journalism. It is not going to improve until more editors make peace with the fact that, as the gatekeepers of the profession, it is their job to do the heavy lifting.

http://canadalandshow.com/article/dear-white-editors-invite-someone-out-...

onlinediscountanvils

Brown: [url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/05/why-some-of-jian-gh... some of Jian Ghomeshi's accusers don't want to 'tell all'[/url]

Before my articles with Donovan were published, I went over parts of them with our sources to make sure that we didn’t accidentally include identifying details. Donovan has refused to give his assurance that he’ll do the same with his upcoming book and, though Canadian courts routinely ban the publication of the names of complainants in sexual assault cases like these, such bans don’t cover the publication of the names or identifying details of any individuals whose cases didn’t result in criminal charges, and the precise definition of identifying details is determined on a case-by-case basis.

He won’t call up these women and tell them what intimate details from their lives he plans to publish to ensure those details do not inadvertently identify them. Instead, he’s assured me that he will not include any identifying details about them, and said that if any source has a concern, they should call him about it.

They have plenty of concerns, but take little comfort in his offer – which requires them to guess which details he may have used. They worry that, in guessing, that they could accidentally divulge new information that they haven’t shared with him before, and their concerns ultimately won’t be respected – a circumstance which at least one woman has already experienced during Donovan’s original reporting. And from what I learned during my time working with him, I think they are right to be worried.

During our short partnership – based on my interactions with him – I believe that Donovan displayed an ambivalence about reporting the Ghomeshi story at all, a tendency that he knew better than our sources what was best for them and a troubling editorial attitude toward who would be deemed a credible enough victim.

6079_Smith_W

Good article, and the revelation that Ghomeshi jumped the gun and went to the CBC by mistake is astounding.

As for the callous disregard for sources, I am not surprised. And it is a shame considering there are journalists who face jail to protect them.

Slumberjack

Hard to know how to choose from so many of them.....worst ones that is.