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[Mike K.]

What about all the other stories that are altered? Why focus on the police exclusively?

[Victoria Watcher]

if you listen to the entire 45 minute canadaland piece - as I did - they suggest David black might have disliked the piece because he is trying to develop a refinery in kitimat. And these protesters were disapproving of a gas pipeline.

[Victoria Watcher]

and also that Manak threatened to cut black press out of police information.

[Mike K.]

Yeah, sure. Manak was going to construct an elaborate system that would block Black Press from seeing its public press releases (they no longer hold pressers, they release content straight to the public).

[Victoria Watcher]

they do sometimes have press conferences. and they do often do press interviews.

[Mike K.]

A handful of times per year they’ll have a mass media invite for a major story, but it’s ultra rare. I know because I receive each invite. Nobody will be kept from that sort of a media environment.

And Black Press doesn’t do interviews so what’s the problem?

[Victoria Watcher]

the article was changed 6 days later. so it’s unclear if the police had serious issues with it until the chance meeting at the hockey game.

original article feb 1
Hockey game feb 3
New article feb 7

if you know anything about online media the first version will have 5 or 10x more views than the revised version.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 11 July 2021 - 08:26 AM.

[Mike K.]

The bigger question is which version was “printed.”

[Victoria Watcher]

why does the VicNews even spend the time to rewrite the press releases?

Why not just come up with the headline and say “VicPD says this”:

https://www.vicnews....ith-metal-pole/


Xxxx

And just post the press release? Seems easier than rearranging words.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 01 August 2021 - 01:50 PM.

[todd]

^can't copy and paste on the oak bay police website

 

 

by the way I can't get to the OBPD website anymore my security software now says: "Website blocked due to reputation Website blocked: oakbaypolice.org ....."

 

anyone else getting this?

Edited by todd, 02 August 2021 - 06:54 AM.

[Mike K.]

All good here.

[todd]

All good here.

"...blocks pages that come from websites with relatively light traffic and have been reported to have malicious activity. If you trust this website, please click CONTINUE TO SITE. Otherwise, choose GO BACK. We strongly recommend you do not continue."

[Daveyboy]

why does the VicNews even spend the time to rewrite the press releases?

Why not just come up with the headline and say “VicPD says this”:

https://www.vicnews....ith-metal-pole/


Xxxx

And just post the press release? Seems easier than rearranging words.

Because that is top notch investigative journalism!

[Victoria Watcher]

With no Malahat 6pm to 6am are the TC copies coming by Mill Bay?

Or no physical paper for a week?

[Victoria Watcher]

They hope to have the physical paper back tomorrow. Maybe they have ferry reservations now.

[mbjj]

We got Tuesday's TC and today's, today. 

[Sparky]

Are paper papers still a thing?

[Nparker]

Are paper papers still a thing? 

TC customers will be laughing when the hoarders buy up all the bathroom tissue.

[Victoria Watcher]

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So it sounds like a paywall, no?

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