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Jun 9, 2026
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Calls to ditch journalistic objectivity draw pushback amid Canadian media trust crisis
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Calls to ditch journalistic objectivity draw pushback amid Canadian media trust crisis
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9 JUNE 2026
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Tara Henley, writing in The Hub, argued that the media industry’s growing rejection of objectivity is counterproductive for restoring public confidence, calling on journalists to engage in more self-reflection about their role in declining trust.
The other side of the debate is exemplified in an essay by Shauna Rae, which won the annual $10,000 prize from Friends of Canadian Media, a non-partisan advocacy group. Titled “Beyond Objectivity: How Creator Journa…
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