The Secret Fears of the Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail has given editorial endorsement to Stephen Harper and the Conservatives, as well they might. To endorse or vote for the Liberals is to condone, and in fact encourage, theft, deceit and incompetence on a scale never before seen in Canadian political history.
Despite the editorial endorsement though, the Globe news editors seem frightened at the idea of a Harper government. Most people read news stories because of the headline. Headlines have a considerable impact on the impression given by the paper as a whole, even if the reader doesn't read the story under the headline.
In the last month the Globe has given pretty even treatment of the political news, and no large complaint could be made about it.
Today, though, with the election on Monday, consider the headlines in the front section of the Globe - "The West wants in", "The West is in with a vengeance", "Tories would imperil right to abortion, Martin says", "US groups urged to keep quiet on Conservative victory", "Tories would curb access to abortion, activists warn". That is the majority of the political news headlines in this last edition of the Globe before the election on the day after tomorrow.
The clear impression is that the Globe news editors have chosen to highlight stories which will tend to cause voters to shy away from the Conservatives. They spotlight the hot button (and false) issues raised by the Liberals - abortion, US influence and Western dominance. The stories are selected and headlined even though there is no substance to them. The mere fact that some Liberal makes an unsubstantiated claim that Harper is a devil worshipper should not make it a headline in the Globe.
Despite its editorial endorsement of the Conservatives, it seems that the news department has a hidden agenda at this last moment before the election, and its secret fears have come out.
Despite the editorial endorsement though, the Globe news editors seem frightened at the idea of a Harper government. Most people read news stories because of the headline. Headlines have a considerable impact on the impression given by the paper as a whole, even if the reader doesn't read the story under the headline.
In the last month the Globe has given pretty even treatment of the political news, and no large complaint could be made about it.
Today, though, with the election on Monday, consider the headlines in the front section of the Globe - "The West wants in", "The West is in with a vengeance", "Tories would imperil right to abortion, Martin says", "US groups urged to keep quiet on Conservative victory", "Tories would curb access to abortion, activists warn". That is the majority of the political news headlines in this last edition of the Globe before the election on the day after tomorrow.
The clear impression is that the Globe news editors have chosen to highlight stories which will tend to cause voters to shy away from the Conservatives. They spotlight the hot button (and false) issues raised by the Liberals - abortion, US influence and Western dominance. The stories are selected and headlined even though there is no substance to them. The mere fact that some Liberal makes an unsubstantiated claim that Harper is a devil worshipper should not make it a headline in the Globe.
Despite its editorial endorsement of the Conservatives, it seems that the news department has a hidden agenda at this last moment before the election, and its secret fears have come out.
posted by Brian Purdy, Calgary at 9:39 a.m.
1 Comments:
Good afternoon Mr. Purdy,
I read your aricle on the drug atticts this morning, and thought i was reading my own mind!
I have said that for 30 years now , word for word. Methadone clinics are only adding fuel to the fire. These people need to grow their own food, chop their wood for heat and cooking. Some would not be able to function or survive, but the ones that do, would straighten up.
A note on Welfare,Each person that can stand upright would show up a their respective cityhalls at 6 am get haned a broom, shovel etc and do a days works before they receive their meal allowance etc.
Regards,
E. Dennis Browne
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