CMN 4100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Christie Blatchford, National Post, Force-Feeding
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The most common reason given is national security. Leaking of the pentagon papers: extent to which americans were bombing in the north, war aims: deeply damaging for the american government, daniel ellisberg and national post. Security of the nation is not at the ramparts alone judge quote on rejection of injunction request by government. Roger bray: spokesperson for ex-soldiers and leader of the winnipeg strike: discontent in canada was not as significant as in other parts of the world. Mockery of women by press, negative reaction to women who want to vote. Old maids looking for husbands, force feeding information. Freedom afforded to quebec press when it came to publishing anti-semitic or anti-war stories.