Imagine the news you’ll get if Notley decides who can and can’t report

[CDNBear]

wikileaks. Such a fine source of information.

Yes, it would be too much trouble to actually do any research before he shot his mouth of and embarrassed himself. Rebel media is no different than rabble.ca. But rabble.ca' David John Climenhaga, is friendly to the AB NDP. So that online media outlet with an almost identical format, is ok, lol.

You have love guys like Flossy, so afraid of a dissenting voice they have no problem believing whatever they're told or hear from his like minded buddies, that he'd never do any digging to learn the truth. I'm guessing it just makes it easier for him to justify his attacks on legitimate rights and freedoms.

 

[mentalfloss]

I already said I have no problem with The Rebel being part of the attendees.

You really need to get those specs checked.

 

[Scooby]

The Rebel Media is not a problem, the profoundly stupid people that follow and believe their rhetoric are. Definitely not a good idea to try to muzzle them, as this will just encourage the haters. Bad move on NDP's part.

 

[personal touch]

This is nothing new. Governments have always restricted news conferences to accredited journalists. You or I can not call ourselves "journalists" and walk into a news conference. Levant wants in, then he needs to stop crying and get accreditation. I have my doubts that he will stop crying/whining, it's what he's best at.

I think this is part of the problem,"as what was is no longer acceptable".
for security reasons not against free speech reasons "people" cannot wander around freely at media gatherings.
this is not the 80's as some others would like to think it is,
the security risks are high,particularly as I would assume here in Alberta,as our Premier has had aggressive threats.
the lawyers for the Province of Alberta should have this wrapped up,no contest,taxpayers are off the hook.

 

[gerryh]

and once again, we have levant with his hand out begging for money.

https://therebel.nationbuilder.com/legal_costs_funding

 

[damngrumpy]

First off the press gallery in any jurisdiction should make the decision as to
who gets credentials that's a given.
Now to the point at hand. Rebel media has some journalists but they also
have bloggers and they are not credentialed news people. Media does not
consider bloggers credentialed news people unless they have prior news
accreditation from another time. I have talked to some of the folks recently
retired and a few retired years ago like myself. I was a news person and a
news director many years ago so I have a bit of a pulse on this.
Even so its the press gallery not the government or opposition that makes
that decision.
Then there is what news folks think within the fraternity. Rebel News is not
a pillar of news and the SUN Network is just not talked about because no one
wants to defend Ezra or Sun

 

[CDNBear]

I already said I have no problem with The Rebel being part of the attendees.

Your position was well established when you supported the NDP, in suing the Sun.

You really need to reassess your desire to curtail the rights and freedoms of people you don't like.

Definitely not a good idea to try to muzzle them, as this will just encourage the haters.

So by haters you mean supporters of free press?

I think this is part of the problem,"as what was is no longer acceptable".
for security reasons not against free speech reasons "people" cannot wander around freely at media gatherings.
this is not the 80's as some others would like to think it is,
the security risks are high,particularly as I would assume here in Alberta,as our Premier has had aggressive threats.
the lawyers for the Province of Alberta should have this wrapped up,no contest,taxpayers are off the hook.

You're really not all that bright, are you?

Now to the point at hand. Rebel media has some journalists but they also
have bloggers and they are not credentialed news people. Media does not
consider bloggers credentialed news people unless they have prior news
accreditation from another time.

So you're aware that the journalist in that was removed actually has previous broadcast journalist experience?

I have talked to some of the folks recently
retired and a few retired years ago like myself. I was a news person and a
news director many years ago so I have a bit of a pulse on this.

Your opinions don't have a pulse.

Even so its the press gallery not the government or opposition that makes
that decision. Then there is what news folks think within the fraternity. Rebel News is not
a pillar of news and the SUN Network is just not talked about because no one
wants to defend Ezra or Sun

You're either lying, surrounded by brain dead ideologues like yourself, or losing grasp on reality.

 

[Locutus]

The Reviews are in



Rachel, Rachel, Rachel. Sigh.


New links since yesterday. Undoubtedly by tomorrow (or whenever you're reading this) there will be many more editorials, cartoons and commentary, but they don't matter, they're not reporters

Macleans riffs the double face-palm meme.


Rick Bell thinks Alberta politics is going to get really interesting.


The Globe and Mail compares the Alberta NDP to Russia, Egypt and Iran.


Alberta Legislature Press Gallery backs The Rebel's claim of media.


Evan Solomon. During this podcast I thought Solomon was actually +sputtering+ at times he sounded so angry.


Warren Kinsella, who was also on Sirius/XM's Arlene Bynon Show on this topic. I listened, but couldn't find a podcast. She, too, supported The Rebel.


All things in perspective, this is pretty much the Canadian equivalent of a revolution. In fact, the pile-on is getting so large I'm beginning to worry if the AB NDP might not end up suffering from PTSD.


The Reviews are in - Small Dead Animals


fukk notley and her cowardly gang of progs.

Oh, Fuddle-Duddle

By lance on February 16, 2016 5:13 PM | 52 Comments

The Rebel story is spinning way out of government control.

Alberta Press Gallery - Legislature Building

Via, CBC:

"The government's position is that if you have testified under oath that you are not a journalist, then we don't consider you a journalist," she said. Oates's comment refers to testimony given by Levant in a libel suit in 2014. He told the court that he was a commentator and a pundit, not a reporter.
​

You'll note the deliberate ignoring of the word, 'reporter' in Levant's statement and instead equate it with the much more general 'journalist'.

I have to ask if Paul McLoughlin or the Armet's qualify under these new definitions.

And then there's, "We didn't allow bloggers or online news sources in," she said. "They (The Rebel) weren't singled out."

Does that mean that the HuffPost, the Tyee, Vice, or iPolitics can't play anymore in Alberta?

 

[mentalfloss]

I don't have a problem with The Rebel getting access, CDNBear.

 

[CDNBear]

You have to love the CBC's dishonesty, but hey, they have a pedigree.

Anyway, I'll take the opinion of the bulk of the media outlets in Canada over the pretend retired media mogul and the usual haters and idiots that permeate these pages with their brand of left wing stupidity.

The Rebel Media is an accredited media outlet.

“We didn’t allow bloggers or online news sources in,” she said. “They (The Rebel) weren’t singled out.”

Really? Why was rabble.ca' David Climenhaga not tossed?

Oh ya, like the left wing progs here, the NDP is being dishonest.

I don't have a problem with The Rebel getting access.

Sure sure, that must be why you kept telling us they aren't a media outlet.

It's OK Flossy, you can pretend all you want, but we see through your pretend objectivity.

 

[mentalfloss]

It's okay to agree on something.

There really is no need to be upset lol

 

[CDNBear]

There really is no need to be upset lol

Ahhh, you're being dishonest because you're upset.

Good of you to admit that.

 

[Locutus]

 

[DaSleeper]

Go ahead and cry Flossy!!

Looks like she lost the first round.....

Faced with a national storm of outrage, an embarrassed Rachel Notley backed away from her illegal blacklist of journalists. That blacklist had a single name on it: TheRebel.media — and anyone even “connected” to us.
The only problem is, that’s illegal. Governments in Canada can’t regulate journalists, or restrict who is allowed to enter public buildings like the Legislature, based on political vendettas.
Notley’s blacklist wasn’t a casual or thoughtless decision. It was carefully considered, lawyered and surely approved by the Premier herself. She even had the temerity to order a Department of Justice to send it to us:
Well, that’s un-Canadian, and Canada overwhelmingly told her so. Notley’s shocking attempt to ban journalists she doesn’t like dominated national news, trended on Twitter and Facebook, and even made international headlines.
So today, a Notley spin-doctor issued this statement:

"We’ve heard a lot of feedback from Albertans and media over the course of the last two days and it’s clear we made a mistake. The government has appointed former Western Canadian Bureau Chief for Canadian Press, Heather Boyd to consult and give us recommendations on what the government’s media policies should be. In the meantime, no one will be excluded from government media events."
​

Translation: Notley wasfine with being a bully, when she thought she could roll over us, like she rolled over farmers and oilmen.
So, it’s a partial victory. But pay attention to that last line: Notley has hired an “expert” to advise her on how to handle troublesome journalists. The lifting of the blacklist is only “in the meantime”. Notley may well revert to a policy of government-regulated journalism, if her hand-picked advisor can find a way to spin it.


The blacklist has been lifted - The Rebel

 

[gerryh]

The only problem is, that’s illegal. Governments in Canada can’t regulate journalists, or restrict who is allowed to enter public buildings like the Legislature, based on political vendettas.

Hmmmmm.... I don't remember this happening. Can someone provide a link showing that levant or anyone else associated with rebel was not allowed into public buildings or into the legislature? If not, then this is another example of levant having a problem with telling the truth.

and he still has his hand out. I wonder if he'll refund the money back if he doesn't need it? I'll bet that that will be a big NO.

https://therebel.nationbuilder.com/legal_costs_funding

 

[CDNBear]

Hmmmmm.... I don't remember this happening. Can someone provide a link showing that levant or anyone else associated with rebel was not allowed into public buildings or into the legislature? If not, then this is another example of levant having a problem with telling the truth.

Where were the news conferences?

 

[DaSleeper]

Why the Premier of Alberta shouldn’t get to decide who is ‘media’ - The Globe and Mail

 

[gerryh]

Why the Premier of Alberta shouldn’t get to decide who is ‘media’ - The Globe and Mail

Agreed, but levant has said, while arguing against being responsible for defamation when he was being sued, that he WAS NOT a journalist. He was a blogger, a political pundit. Not a member of the media and not a journalist.

But, hey, it's levant. We can't expect him to be truthful, or anything but a hypocritical, bigoted, fear mongering, liar.

 

[petros]

Since when do you need to be a journalist to get a press pass for interviewing politicians, attending news conferences, be published in a newspaper or do interviews on TV?

 

[DaSleeper]

It all depends if the blog he was writing at the time is different from what he is attempting to do now with several other people!