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Originally Posted by Azure
We all know how one-sided the media can be, and Harper has decided to fight them. Until the press can make up their mind to be neutral about things and report the news as the normal man would see it, Harper has everyright to kick them out.
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Personally, I'm not much of a believer in the so-called one-sidedness of the media. All I know is that people both on the left and the right tend to complain about media bias, but if anything the mainstream media tends to play to its audience, not shape it as some would suggest. Let's put it this way: it's been some time since left wing interests controlled the media--and whether the right wing interests that undoubtedly DO own and operate the major media outlets have much of an impact on content is a matter of some debate.
Either way, if Harper wants to fight the media, he should do it in public, like a man. If he thinks the media's coverage of something is inappropriate, then he should criticize it publicly, not attempt to exert control over it. That's not the place of government in a democracy.