SUZUKI – CBD gummy scam illustrates the need for media literacy
WOULD YOU BUY cannabis gummies from me? Apparently, hundreds of people would. Only trouble is, I don’t sell them, and I’m not looking for business opportunities. [Continue]
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BEPPLE – Those who vandalized local CBC news vehicle are cowards
THIS PAST WEEKEND, Trump arrived in Kamloops, and it was an ugly scene. Using the words made famous by former U.S. president Donald Trump, one or more vandals spray painted [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Here’s to journalists who bravely bear witness to mayhem
THERE WAS A CERTAIN IRONY in finding a copy of The Epoch Times in my mailbox this week on the anniversary of the closing of The Kamloops Daily News. The Epoch Times is a [Continue]
MEDIA – A KGB guide to subverting the press to your own agenda
By LEE HARDING Frontier Centre for Public Policy ‘I CANNOT BUT WONDER why are people pushing for socialism and communism?” an elderly friend wrote on Facebook. “Are [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – Ottawa’s plan to force digital giants to pay for news is doomed
YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT in the recent throne speech but the federal government intends to tax the digital giants Facebook and Google (FG). The feds are reacting to [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – The pandemic will either kill newspapers or save them
THE LAST NAIL IN THE COFFIN of the community newspaper industry has a name — COVID-19. Or, the virus might prove to be its salvation. It could go either way. Several [Continue]
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