tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post7668644340299951930..comments2024-03-28T03:54:21.932-04:00Comments on Canadian Cynic: The public spanking of Shona Holmes.CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-68432006961474450992009-07-31T14:19:14.231-04:002009-07-31T14:19:14.231-04:00Well, Holmes did claim on As It Happens that "...Well, Holmes did claim on <i>As It Happens</i> that "a doctor" told her she would be dead in six months. Of course, the host could have asked "What was the name of the doctor" and have Holmes respond in any way she saw fit, but nice Canadian journalists don't ask those kinds of questions. That's impertinent.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-45043155135809853962009-07-31T13:39:26.765-04:002009-07-31T13:39:26.765-04:00It would have been trivial for the CBC to have cou...<i>It would have been trivial for the CBC to have countered Holmes' claims with simple facts straight from the Mayo Clinic.</i><br /><br />But that could have meant using the internet! It would almost have been the same as ... as ... blogging!!!<br /><br />*faints*That guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254412890551965391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-24320710938231196192009-07-31T13:22:29.618-04:002009-07-31T13:22:29.618-04:00Stimpy:
It's the worthless "he said, she...Stimpy:<br /><br />It's the worthless "he said, she said" model of journalism these days. It would have been trivial for the CBC to have countered Holmes' claims with simple facts straight from the Mayo Clinic. But <i>that</i> would have required actual research. And that ain't gonna happen. It's not journalism, it's stenography.CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-10850849734511760212009-07-31T12:37:00.564-04:002009-07-31T12:37:00.564-04:00The CBC stumbled at the gate in today's story:...The CBC stumbled at the gate in today's story: "... may be exaggerating the severity of her condition, say medical experts."<br /><br /><i>May</i> be exaggerating? NO. <i>Is</i> exaggerating. That's what medical experts in the story say. Why the weak lede? Just CBC bullshit "even-handedness" or "objectivity", I guess.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10183891839987655906noreply@blogger.com