Yukon government cancels interviews

[tay]

The Yukon government has cancelled interviews with both Whitehorse newspapers within the past week.


In two separate incidents, officials took the step because they didn't like the treatment they were getting.






On Monday Justice department officials cancelled an interview with the Yukon News after an editorial that blasted the government's handling of solitary confinement at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre. "Given the editorial piece that appeared in last Friday’s edition of the Yukon News, the department lacks confidence at this time, that the story will offer journalistic balance and objectivity," the department wrote in an email to the paper.


Yukon News editor John Thompson says an editorial shouldn't be an excuse not to talk to a reporter. "Any half intelligent newspaper reader understands that an editorial is an opinion piece. It's not meant to be objective.


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Yukon government cancels interviews over coverage - North - CBC News

 

[taxslave]

The editor has far too high expectations from the readership.

 

[Colpy]

The Yukon government has cancelled interviews with both Whitehorse newspapers within the past week.


In two separate incidents, officials took the step because they didn't like the treatment they were getting.






On Monday Justice department officials cancelled an interview with the Yukon News after an editorial that blasted the government's handling of solitary confinement at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre. "Given the editorial piece that appeared in last Friday’s edition of the Yukon News, the department lacks confidence at this time, that the story will offer journalistic balance and objectivity," the department wrote in an email to the paper.


Yukon News editor John Thompson says an editorial shouldn't be an excuse not to talk to a reporter. "Any half intelligent newspaper reader understands that an editorial is an opinion piece. It's not meant to be objective.


more


Yukon government cancels interviews over coverage - North - CBC News

The idea that the media has an official role in holding the gov't to task is entirely a US concept, not valid in Canada.

 

[damngrumpy]

The fifth estate has always been a part of this country and its goes back to this
hour has seven days which did a much better job than any American outlet ever
did. Any government or institution that says they are afraid of the media is an
outlet that is incompetent or running scared. Do the interview and take the editors
to task at that time

 

[Locutus]

"Yes, the CBC phoned us up and suggested questions we should ask but we actually typed them out ourselves."

Jean Lapierre. LPoC


makes one long for the olden days eh? :lol: