CNW Group: CAJ welcomes reinstatement of CanWest columnist
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- Lampertina on 2006-07-25 - Tags corporatism , media , victoria , vivian_smith
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whose contract was terminated earlier this month after
advertisers expressed concerns to the paper's publisher about one of her
stories.
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the CAJ had expressed its concerns about what it sees
as the increasingly pervasive blurring of the line between news coverage and
advertising in markets across the country, citing Smith's case as one example.
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the occasional slip-ups
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rapid response of the Times Colonist and CanWest
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with the good
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The CAJ remains concerned that some media outlets view tying news
coverage to advertising as an acceptable practice. One such example is the
Alberta Fairview Post, part of the Bowes Publishers Ltd. chain. Its publisher
last week verified a reader's suspicions that a large local event was not
covered because its organizers hadn't purchased advertising, but maintains
editorial space is not for sale.
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on 2006-07-25 by lampertina