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'Journalism while brown': Why Sunny Dhillon quit The Globe and Mail

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  1. [4]
    cfabbro
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    The medium article he wrote is well worth reading as well, IMO: https://medium.com/@sunny.dhillon83/journalism-while-brown-and-when-to-walk-away-9333ef61de9a p.s. For the non-Canadians who are...

    The medium article he wrote is well worth reading as well, IMO:
    https://medium.com/@sunny.dhillon83/journalism-while-brown-and-when-to-walk-away-9333ef61de9a

    p.s. For the non-Canadians who are unaware, The Globe & Mail is generally regarded as a somewhat Conservative news organization in Canada. Not in an American stereotype of "fucking batshit insane, racist and homophobic" way, just conservative by Canadian standards. It's also often jokingly referred to as the "Old and Male" too, since that is largely who it appeals to, as well as the makeup of their employees... which is incredibly ironic considering they are the editorial partner for Canada's Best Diversity Employers competition.

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    1. [3]
      Catt
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      Definitely worth a read. Thanks for including it and the little description on the G&M, which I agree with. Also wanted to add that G&M generally has pretty good reporting, though as mentioned...

      Definitely worth a read. Thanks for including it and the little description on the G&M, which I agree with. Also wanted to add that G&M generally has pretty good reporting, though as mentioned with a conservative slant. It is considered a reliable source of news.

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      1. [2]
        cfabbro
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        Of for sure, I didn't mean to imply the G&M were a bad or unreliable news organization at all... they are reasonably unbiased in their coverage of apolitical events and issues, but IMO they...

        Of for sure, I didn't mean to imply the G&M were a bad or unreliable news organization at all... they are reasonably unbiased in their coverage of apolitical events and issues, but IMO they definitely have a noticeable conservative slant when it come to their political coverage. E.g. They are almost always incredibly favorable towards the Progressive Conservative party and its policies, but very rarely the same towards the NDP (our labour/pro-union party).

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        1. Catt
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          Oh I didn't mean that you implied otherwise. I just thought it was worth mentioning that G&M is not some random paper to behave this way, though I don't think people will find this surprising.

          Oh I didn't mean that you implied otherwise. I just thought it was worth mentioning that G&M is not some random paper to behave this way, though I don't think people will find this surprising.

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