There is so much more to mock regarding Rebel News and its ideological French-kissing cousins True North Centre and The Post Millennial, but let's recall, from a few posts ago, Rebel News' spectacularly untalented Tamara Ugolini, telling Liberal gatekeeper Ben Smith that, by gosh, she was an accredited journalist through something called the "Independent Press Gallery."
Pause for a moment to appreciate that the IPG is not an actual press gallery -- it is, in fact, a creation of (wait for it ... wait for it ...) Ezra Levant and friends, whose sole purpose is to lend them some gravitas as being accredited by ... a press gallery.
Let me make sure you understand what is happening here: Having invented their own "media outlets" so they could claim to be "media," these same valueless hacks proceeded to invent their own press gallery, which then turned around and awarded them accreditation as being officially recognized by a press gallery ... that they themselves created.
Is that not just adorable?
We'll have more on the utter shit show that is the IPG at some point down the road but, for now, revel in the IPG's mission statement, and ask yourself just how well Rebel News is upholding the standards.
You're welcome.
Just in case you thought I was kidding.
3 comments:
The weirdest thing about that IPG web site is that I can't see anywhere a list of the current members. Who does that?
Anonymous @ 8:48AM:
The answer to your question is: "A grifter who doesn't want you to know how much of a scam this really is"
One line in their mission statement tells you everything you need to know.
"We limit our membership to journalists and organizations who pledge to not accept grants and bailout funding from the government."
Since literally EVERY serious media outlet in Canada receives grants and contributions from both federal and provincial governments (under the Canada Periodicals Fund, multiple "aid to community media" funds, refundable federal and provincial tax credits, employment assistance supplements, training and apprenticeship subsidies, national and local film and TV production incentive programs, CRTC-mandated subscriber fees from the major cable carriers, subsidies for capital innovation and digitization, and so on). That's not even counting advertising, program promotion, and, in the case of the CBC, a direct Parliamentary appropriation.
So what Club Ezra is really saying is: no actual, professional writer, journalist or producer or organization can be a member of our gang.
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