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Sean Holman Calls On Canadian Media To Step And Report On Climate Change
Many readers will recall Sean Holman’s BC based log ‘Public Eye Online.’ His commitment to journalism reporting all the news, and digging to get it is well known in media…
Alberta’s Access to Information Problems Absent from Campaign Trail
This article originally appeared on Sean Holman’s Unknowable Country. Alberta’s freedom of information law is weak and underused. Yet, in an election where one of the most important issues is…
When Journalists Get Mad
“I’m mad as Hell and I’m not going to take this anymore.” That was how some journalists seemed to respond last week to an open letter I wrote about how…
When Journalists Get Mad
“I’m mad as Hell and I’m not going to take this anymore.” That was how some journalists seemed to respond last week to an open letter I wrote about how…
The Tyranny of the Talking Point
Dear government spin doctor, I am working on a story about how the job you’re doing is helping to kill Canada’s democracy. I know that your role, as a so-called…
The Tyranny of the Talking Point
Dear government spin doctor, I am working on a story about how the job you’re doing is helping to kill Canada’s democracy. I know that your role, as a so-called…
Canada’s Access to Information Act Doesn’t Really Provide Canadians with Access to Information
In their recently published book Your Right to Know, journalists Jim Bronskill and David McKie have done yeomans’ work explaining how Canadians can use freedom of information requests to get…
Smaller Media Treated Like Second-Class Reporters?
“All media requests are not equal.” Journalists from small, alternative and independent media outlets have long believed that’s why they get no response or a delayed response when they contact…
It’s Time to Put the Spotlight on Government Secrecy
Partisans may not believe it, but Canada’s “culture of secrecy” existed long before Stephen Harper moved into the prime minister’s office. And it’ll be around long after he moves out,…