Registered: Feb 2003
Location: The Socialist People's Republic Of Canada
Harper says national media is biased
And id say hes exactly right. And the reason he is avoiding them is so that they won't spin everything he says into bias. And i cant blame him. The more you feed the canadian media fish, the more hungry they get.
It's the same logic as why a rave promoter would never talk to a news crew about his upcoming party, even if he seemingly has nothing to worry about and nothing to hide.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the national media are biased against him so he will avoid them from now on.
The prime minister says the Ottawa press gallery seems to have decided to become the opposition to his Conservative government. He told a London, Ont., TV station Wednesday that he is having problems with the media that a Liberal prime minister would never have to face. So Harper says he will take his message out on the road and deal with the less hostile local media.
Two dozen Ottawa reporters walked out on a Harper event this week when he refused to take their questions. The prime minister does not want to hold press conferences unless his staff gets to pick which journalists ask questions. The Ottawa press gallery has refused to play by those rules.
Harper has grumbled publicly about an anti-Conservative bias in the media before - but not since becoming prime minister. Ironically, Liberals have recently been convinced of the contrary. In the dying days of the last election campaign, Paul Martin's staff grumbled that reporters were out to get them and were working to elect Harper.
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May-24-2006 21:47
7-4-7
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Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Scarborough, Ontario
maybe because he afraid that he has a pathetic following of people who regret their vote.
ironic that he would fear the "spin" when it he who won the election based upon his spin, of the liberal "scandal".
spin in the media is not a Canadian issue, try looking at spin in Italian media outlets, far worse.
May-24-2006 22:26
Wyndham
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Registered: Apr 2005
Location: Toronto
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Originally posted by 7-4-7
maybe because he afraid that he has a pathetic following of people who regret their vote.
ironic that he would fear the "spin" when it he who won the election based upon his spin, of the liberal "scandal".
spin in the media is not a Canadian issue, try looking at spin in Italian media outlets, far worse.
he didn't "spin" the liberal scandal...it was real and he spoke the facts, unlike the liberal "spin" on his hidden agenda that canada is still waiting to see. big diff between the 2
based on his actions so far i'd say his following of people who voted for him are glad, unlike the liberals, hes doing what he said he would.
and come next election, hes probably going to have an even bigger following.
May-24-2006 22:59
psychosomatica
500 posts. What a shame.
Registered: Jan 2003
Location: Toronto
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The prime minister does not want to hold press conferences unless his staff gets to pick which journalists ask questions.
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Scarborough, Ontario
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Originally posted by Wyndham
he didn't "spin" the liberal scandal...it was real and he spoke the facts, unlike the liberal "spin" on his hidden agenda that canada is still waiting to see. big diff between the 2
any act of positioning or re-positioning "facts" in the political realm is "spin"...therefore the use, in any form of "fact" in the case of the scandal to win an election, is "spin".
curious to know, if conservative policy is airtight, then what is the concern on the part of harper?...for me its like saying "I didnt do it!" before someone asks you if you did it...harper is a-canadian.
May-25-2006 00:42
Yohan
Champion of Deep&Nu-disco
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Kitchener, Ont, Soviet Canuckistan
The media will put whatever spin it wants depending on the public's mood, and the public is still very wary of big bad yank lovin' scary hidden agenda Harper.
Originally posted by chinamon
not true. i say "ugh"
but i am a tranny.
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Originally posted by kotsy
lol colour me retarded
May-25-2006 00:46
7-4-7
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Scarborough, Ontario
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Originally posted by Wyndham
the point of that article is?
The aricle says "Asked about the Post story last Friday, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Iran "is very capable of this kind of action." He added: "It boggles the mind that any regime on the face of the Earth would want to do anything that could remind people of Nazi Germany."
Sounds like Harper will pick and choose which media outlets he will use to his advantage and on which topics...in this case he chose something not specifically related to Canadian policy, Canada as a whole or requires any use of his brain; any first year poly-sci student could have coughed up his response in this case.
May-25-2006 00:47
malek
drinks your milkshake!
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Montréal
i'm kind of ambigious about this.
The media is fucking biased on everything, they skew things to make them news worthy and sensasionalist.
I don't believe the PM has to answer every journalist on every god damn question some journalist ask, journalist should stick to the subject at hand (Harper have been complaining about this).
But, on the other hand, why should Harper's crew choose the questions? that is completely BS.
And the media just changed like that??? As soon as he came to office? No, they were always like that. It's their job. He should have nothing to worry about. He has higher people's confidence now since the election. He should stay and be open, as silence leads distrust. Why would Harper compare himself with the terrible public speaker country leader down south, who actually got re-elected for another term.
And... if both Liberal and Conservative parties complain of media bias... that makes the media unbiased, doesn't it?
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May-25-2006 01:02
Hantu
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Registered: Oct 2002
Location: Always working......
This has always been the case with canadian media, and media worldwide. No, Harper may not have played a huge part in the media spin in regards to the sponsorship scandal, but he took full advantage of it in the months leading up to the election, and ended up with a victory because of it. Quite two faced if you ask me.
Just so it's known, I'm a die hard liberal, always have been and always will be. But if Harper would live up to the standards of accountability that he preached in the election, then like most canadians I'll give him his fair chance. But refusing to answer media questions is not the way to go about it now is it? Or is this just how it's gonna be with him in power?
