Canadian democracy is in crisis and it’s largely the media’s fault. The recent federal election campaign demonstrates the extent to which the Canadian media has abdicated its responsibility as the fourth branch of government. There are two possible explanations for this tragedy. Either media coverage reflects the attributes of journalists, or it portrays the attributes of citizens.
Based on the coverage of the federal election, this means that either journalists are superficial, unsophisticated, and lazy, or that Canadians are superficial, unsophisticated, and lazy. Both phenomena are equally troubling. But I’m convinced that the cheap coverage we just witnessed is a reflection on the media rather than the citizenry.
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