In November, I published a column in the Washington Post's Monkey Cage blog about the media's coverage of the Conservative party's leadership race. In it, I argued that the they were granting disproportionate coverage to Kellie Leitch due to her embrace of a controversial policy of "values screening" for perspective immigrants. In doing so, the …
Continue reading The Media and the CPC Leadership Race – Update
As carried in the Washington Post's Monkey Cage blog (December 14, 2016): https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/12/14/heres-how-canadian-news-media-created-a-trump-of-the-north/ Donald Trump’s election has left political pundits, data journalists and political scientists scrambling to explain what made his victory possible. Particularly puzzling is Trump’s triumph in the Republican primaries despite widespread opposition by the party establishment. Some believe Trump prevailed because of …
Continue reading Here’s how Canadian news media created a ‘Trump of the North’
Eric Merkley 