One of the stories raging in the Canadian blogosphere today is the Toronto Star’s Wikipedia edit of Rob Ford’s Wikipedia page linking readers to a parody site of the candidate for mayor of Toronto.
I decided to check up on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to see what sorts of edits their staff have made.
First, the IP address 159.33.10.92 belongs to the CBC.
Further, what does a CBCer think of CTV’s Ben Mulroney, son of Fifth Estate star (and former PM) Brian Mulroney?
Ouch.
There’s an old adage that says that one is judged by the company they keep. While I think that this may be a bit too simplistic at times, I find that time and time again, the comments sections some of the media “of record” in this country reflect a readership at home.
Take for instance, this top comment at the CBC:
and this attempt at the Globe and Mail:
Those thumbs up/thumbs down votes are telling of the state of Canadian media these days. CBC and the Globe sing to the choir and the applecart of comfortable thought remains unturned.
Is there a market for Sun TV News? Fox News in the US has the most politically diverse audience (Republican/Democrat split) and I believe the same will be true for Sun News. Conservatives will find a home there to be sure, but left-wingers will also clamour to fight back the threatening barbarians climbing the gate of their mainstream, of their order now challenged.
Do you think there is a market for Sun TV News?
Chilly in Montreal today with a high/low of 12/11C. Not chilly enough for parkas, toques and for the trees to be bare of leaves on a June day. You can actually see snow on some branches. I know CBC has a whole drawer full of stock photos of anti-Israeli protests but c’mon.