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B.C. paper in trouble for publishing racist letter

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by canucklehead, Mar 30, 2013.

  1. canucklehead

    canucklehead Active Member

    http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/racist-letter-nanaimo-newspaper-aboriginal-people-sparks-backlash-182946377.html
     
    canucklehead, Mar 30, 2013
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  2. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    They guy who wrote that blog post really soft-pedaled the content of the letter. The only section he included was a suggestion that the First Nation members do a better job of assimilation, which makes it seem like the backlash is wildly inappropriate. That's misleading. The rest of the letter is a rant about how stupid and historically inferior the people of the tribe have been.
     
    PCLoadLetter, Mar 30, 2013
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  3. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    The sad part is I've seen worse in U.S. papers. I guess the folks in BC are just used to being more civil and have higher standards.
     
    DanOregon, Mar 30, 2013
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  4. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    We are sorry if anyone was offended by our incredibly offensive statements.
     
    Starman, Mar 30, 2013
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