How the media distort the news
Article Abstract:
Media coverage of Chretien's tussle with a protester distorted the true significance of the event. Many journalists tried to portray the incident as a fight over Quebec and secession, but the protester was actually demonstrating against unemployment.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
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The triumph of the superficial
Article Abstract:
Politics in Canada is in danger of stooping to the superficial level seen in the US. American politicians rely too heavily on polls before making decisions and the US media concentrates more on personalities than the issues.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1992
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How to survive the referendum
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Canadians will fare better if they remember that Canada will survive as a country regardless of the outcome of the Oct 26, 1992 constitutional referendum.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1992
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