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New Citizenship Handbook Twists 'the Canadian Story.' The Tyee, Mar 3, 2010

 

Gang Warfare, Ottawa-style: The fight pitting Big Media against Big Cable is nasty, and instructive. The Tyee, Feb 11, 2010

 

The Fraser Institute's school of spin. Rabble.ca, Jan 7, 2010

 

This Is How You Fuel A Community Of Climate Deniers. Start with big oil companies and the money and connections flow. The Tyee, Dec 10, 2009

 

Following the money: The Fraser Institute's tobacco papers. Rabble.ca, Oct 14, 2009

 

Fraser Institute mini study spins facts. Georgia Straight, Jul 16, 2009

 

Promoting Spiiritual Capital: What's In It for Harper? Right-wing guru urges melding religion and money making. The Tyee, Mar 20, 2009

 

Press Panic Sweeps the Nation: How to turn a legal, logical, 'leftish' coalition into a hysterical crisis. The Tyee, Dec 12, 2008

 

Controversy Over Heather Mallick's Sarah Pallin Remarks Shows Media Bias. Georgia Straight, Oct 30, 2008

 

The Real Blitz That Buried Dion: Grit leader done in by the media? You read it first in The Tyee. The Tyee, Oct 28, 2008

 

Libertarian media toe the anti-Klein line. Georgia Straight, Oct 11, 2007

 

The United States: A Leader in World Peace? Georgia Straight, Aug 16, 2007

 

Developers are the Games’ real winners. Georgia Straight, May 31, 2007

 

The 'Flip Flop' Drumbeat: CanWest, CTV play along as Tories label Dion. The Tyee, Mar 26, 2007

 

Harperstein. Georgia Straight, Jul 6, 2006

 

Senators Let Big Media off Hook: Committee's long-awaited report shrugs at CanWest, targets CBC. The Tyee, Jun 29, 2006

 

The Global Warming Denial Lobby: The people out to 'poison the debate on climate change.' The Tyee, May 2, 2006

 

Canada Poised to Kill Kyoto: Harper's aim given scant scrutiny by media giants. The Tyee, Jan 22, 2006

 

Behind the CBC's Hit Piece on Medicare: The bias, the blank spots and the damage. The Tyee, Jan 6, 2006

 

Harper, Bush Share Roots in Controversial Philosophy: Close advisers schooled in 'the noble lie' and 'regime change.' The Tyee,  Nov 29, 2005

 

How Big Media Covered the Teachers' Dispute: Mixed messages from reporters and editorial board rooms. The Tyee, Oct 31, 2005

 

Share and share alike. Georgia Straight, Oct 20, 2005

 

Think tanks hosts global warming denier. Georgia Straight, Oct 13, 2005

 

The Clout of an Advertiser: CanWest publisher wrings hands over loss of Telus ads. The Tyee, Sep 26, 2005

 

The Sun's Unfair Slant on the Telus Dispute: Union sources get short shrift by BC's paper of record. The Tyee, Aug 31, 2005

 

Building a Left Wing CNN: Canadian Paul Jay's drive to create Independent World Television. The Tyee, Jun 13, 2005

 

How CanWest Helped Elect Campbell and Company: Unlike the dubious 'strike vote' story, a report bad for Libs lay buried until after election day. The Tyee, Jun 6, 2005

 

Fazil Mihlar's Monday Morning Sermons: The Sun's opinions editor has his sources, way to the right. The Tyee, Apr 8, 2005

 

Tyee’s Gutstein Responds to Norman Spector: The 'logical problem' lies with my attacker. The Tyee, Mar 21, 2005

 

Fox News Format Infiltrates Canada: CanWest's television talk show. Fair? Balanced? You decide. The Tyee, Mar 17, 2005

 

Budget Coverage Out of Balance: Sun treatment of the last two NDP budgets and the current Liberal effort was vastly different, despite some similar numbers. The Tyee, Feb 21, 2005

 

U.S.-style Media Monitor Comes North: How the Fraser Institute's U.S.- inspired CanStats targets the media and distorts science reporting. The Tyee, Feb 10, 2005

 

Senate Comes to Scrutinize Big Media in BC: What's it like to live in Canada's media concentration capital? Just fine, a senate committee has already been told. They'll hear other views next week. The Tyee, Jan 28, 2005

 

What the Sun Calls an 'Exclusive':And other concerns as B.C.'s paper of record 'converges' its news. The Tyee, Dec 20, 2004

 

George Bush's real agenda: Hoover Institute channels neocon demands through Condi Rice. Straight Goods, Nov 22, 2004

 

A Sun Columnist's Change of Heart: The Vancouver Sun's Don Cayo's first heart attack was treated in Florida and he trashed the care he might have received here. Now he's changed his tune. The Tyee, Nov 17, 2004

 

Who funds the Fraser? The Fraser Institute's 30th anniversary a good time to review its financing, influence. Straight Goods, Oct 23, 2004

 

The Fraser Institute's Plan to Undercut Public Schools: Its 'report cards' in The Province are divisive propaganda -- and more about helping privatizers than the poor. The Tyee, Mar 8, 2004

 

Where School Choicers Got Started: The idea's roots reach deep into U.S. Christian and libertarian politics. The Tyee, Mar 8, 2004