Comments on: Senator Duffy? http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/12/23/senator-duffy/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:19:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Terry http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/12/23/senator-duffy/comment-page-1/#comment-57012 Terry Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:16:00 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3471#comment-57012 If you watched Mike Duffy regularly it was plain to see he was a conservative. I have to wonder about Mike Duffy’s journalistic ethics in using his position in the media to obtain a senate seat. I would have to agree with Democracy Watch that appointing a political journalist raises question about the independence of the media. How long has Mike been vying for a senate seat and using his position to influence the Canadian public in the conservatives favor? Is this legal? Who will be the next political journalist to be courted for a seat on the senate? I guess we can only wait and see. If you watched Mike Duffy regularly it was plain to see he was a conservative. I have to wonder about Mike Duffy’s journalistic ethics in using his position in the media to obtain a senate seat.

I would have to agree with Democracy Watch that appointing a political journalist raises question about the independence of the media. How long has Mike been vying for a senate seat and using his position to influence the Canadian public in the conservatives favor? Is this legal? Who will be the next political journalist to be courted for a seat on the senate? I guess we can only wait and see.

]]> By: Daniel Haran http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/12/23/senator-duffy/comment-page-1/#comment-56820 Daniel Haran Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:50:03 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3471#comment-56820 Duffy’s journalism wasn't biased? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J63e8_V8R4w Duffy’s journalism wasn't biased?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J63e8_V8R4w

]]> By: Mr. Robertson http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/12/23/senator-duffy/comment-page-1/#comment-56046 Mr. Robertson Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:56:21 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3471#comment-56046 I don't get what the problem is? Having a TV show is like having any other job. It's an asset to him that he has political knowledge prior to being in the Senate. Congratulations Senator Duffy! I don't get what the problem is? Having a TV show is like having any other job. It's an asset to him that he has political knowledge prior to being in the Senate. Congratulations Senator Duffy!

]]> By: Fagstein http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/12/23/senator-duffy/comment-page-1/#comment-56023 Fagstein Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:01:49 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3471#comment-56023 This is true. Same with Pamela Wallin. Which makes Duffy's appointment all the more unique. This is true. Same with Pamela Wallin. Which makes Duffy's appointment all the more unique.

]]> By: Elizabeth Thompson http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/12/23/senator-duffy/comment-page-1/#comment-56015 Elizabeth Thompson Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:27:17 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3471#comment-56015 It should perhaps be mentioned that neither Jim Munson nor Joan Fraser went directly from journalism into senate appointments. In Jim Munson's case, several months after he was abruptly cut from CTV, he went to work for Jean Chretien as communications director. It was after doing that job for a while that he was named to the senate. Joan Fraser left the Gazette then went to head a research group. It was only some time afterwards that she was named to the Senate. In both cases, the senate appointment was unlikely to have any impact on their coverage since it came a while after they had left journalism and was quite possibly based in large part on their post-journalistic service. It should perhaps be mentioned that neither Jim Munson nor Joan Fraser went directly from journalism into senate appointments.
In Jim Munson's case, several months after he was abruptly cut from CTV, he went to work for Jean Chretien as communications director. It was after doing that job for a while that he was named to the senate.
Joan Fraser left the Gazette then went to head a research group. It was only some time afterwards that she was named to the Senate.
In both cases, the senate appointment was unlikely to have any impact on their coverage since it came a while after they had left journalism and was quite possibly based in large part on their post-journalistic service.

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