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on truth in journalism, III (terrace daily edition)

Kim — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:33:18 +0000

By the incomparable Merv Ritchie, editor of the Terrace Daily Frontpage, one of the last bastions of free press in BC and Canada for that matter. IS IT TRUE ELMER DERRICK IS “THE” GITXSAN HEREDITARY CHIEF? This is the claim recently made in a commentary Elmer Derrick submitted and had published in the Vancouver . . . → Read More: on truth in journalism, III (terrace daily edition)

update to Truth in Journalism

Kim — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:38:33 +0000

After my last post, I sent a letter to Kirk LaPointe, the CBC Ombudsman.

Mr. LaPointe,

I am writing to lodge a complaint about a story that is incorrect. I refer to the story published Friday, December 2, 2011,

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/12/02/bc-first-nation-signs-pipeline-deal.html

This story incorrectly attributed the title of chief to a man who is not . . . → Read More: update to Truth in Journalism

Truth in Journalism

Kim — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:29:53 +0000

On December 2nd, the CBC posted this story, B.C. First Nation backs Northern Gateway pipeline CBC News Posted: Dec 2, 2011 5:12 PM PT Last Updated: Dec 2, 2011 7:30 PM PT

A B.C. First Nation has announced it’s backing the Northern Gateway pipeline project to ship oilsands crude to the West Coast, despite . . . → Read More: Truth in Journalism