ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Somewhere, there must be some good news today
Every once in a while, somebody comes up with the idea that the media should stop reporting on so much bad news and focus more on the good stuff. This column from the [Continue]
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LETTER – Balanced journalism provides both sides of the story
Another year has begun and the fires of discontent have been rekindled with local politics. Any time there is a story on line from other media outlets, the picture seems to [Continue]
GUEST COLUMN – Mainstream media don’t always live up to the truth
By WALTER TRKLA Guest Columnist JOURNALISTS ARE SUPPOSED to hold government accountable by providing information on domestic, national and international events. Media [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – Decline of mainstream media hurts democracy
DEMOCRACY DEPENDS on an informed citizenry. Without it, as we have seen in the U.S., tyrannical leaders can emerge. An informed citizenry depends on professional journalists. [Continue]
LETTER – Unverified information should not be presented as the news
Mel I just returned from a month-long trip to Europe, and read your Oct 10 response to my e-mail where you accuse me of bullying you with long responses when I comment on [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Cuts to reporting staff at CHNL are bad news for the community
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BEHIND-THE-SCENES comments are often different than what people say publicly when a news outlet is closed or suffers serious cutbacks in [Continue]
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