Comment 64374

By MediaWatch (anonymous) | Posted June 01, 2011 at 10:39:22

I would think that some of the signatories have huge conflict of interest, in the financial sense. Bill Dunphy works for the Spec and is the point reporter on alternative media/open data, so one should judge his interest accordingly. Similarly, the professor from Mac has made it his business to comment on events at city hall and uses this info as part of his bona fides in poli-sci, so he has a vested interest. Matt Jelly wants to get elected provincially or locally so it is in his interest to puff up his credentials, as for the others they are all wannabes in the political sphere. CATCH (aka Don McLean) pushes his personal agenda via cherry picking council items, The Hamiltonian just copies/rewrites Spectator articles and claims legitimacy falsely. Raise the Hammer is the forum for discontentment as well as some interesting writing, but has a closed loop of followers, and CFMU...well, it is a university broadcasting medium with the limitations that implies.

Peggy Chapman who worked for the Harris government has her own issues. Under what conditions did she leave employment? She also ran and lost for a council seat, then 'worked' at the radio station as a producer/cum partner of on air personnel; and lately as a reporter for the Bay Observer....a marginal paper with even more peripheral circulation...this is the best gig she will ever have and is loving the power and spotlight.

She does have a boss who thinks that he should lead form the middle, 'bossing/schmossing' isn't his style. Where is the parade going? Finger in air...ah blowing that way...that's where I'll be.

An interesting dynamic.

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