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Can anybody say "ROSEBUD!"?
I may be wrong but hasn't this sort of Yellow Journalism been around for a LONG time?
It is no revelation that a major media outlet with concentrated ownership is flogging fatty slices of opinion in the guise of lean and objective reporting. They are in the business of inflamatory rhetoric and, yes, it IS ALL ABOUT SELLING MORE STUFF, hence the ads.
Media Literacy is important. Teach someone about how to read critically. Asper cannot be faulted for being who he is. He is one of a long line of self-styled information Czars who use their channels to proffer their opinions. What is problematic, however, is that most of us CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE!
We need some new tools for modeling our notion of self, community and worth that will see publications that deceive relegated to their rightful place--on a nail on the outhouse wall
, Toronto
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