Ira Basen: Media Watch
Ira Basen joined CBC Radio in 1984 and was senior producer at Sunday Morning and Quirks and Quarks. Among his other accomplishments include his involvement in the creation of three network programs The Inside Track (1985), This Morning (1997) and Workology (2001). He has also written for Saturday Night, The Globe and Mail and The Walrus. He has taught at the University of Toronto and Ryerson. He is a co-author of the Canadian edition of The Book of Lists.
FEATURE COLUMN:
May 26, 2006
Spin class: Harper's attempt to exorcize the press corps
"Harper is not a man normally given to intemperate outbursts, so we are left with the conclusion that he has chosen to pick a fight with the national political media because he has determined it is a fight worth waging, and one he can win."
COLUMNS BY IRA BASEN:
January 26, 2006
TV and the 2006 campaign: Stephen Harper meets Crazy TV Eddie
June 8, 2005
Deep Throat 2005: chances are, he’s a PR guy
April 18, 2005
“Follow the money”: Watergate, the sponsorship scandal and the press
Nov. 2, 2004
Bloggers vs. Big Media in Campaign 2004: Score One for the Little Guys
Oct. 30, 2004
The Campaign's First Loser Declared: It's Big Media
May 19, 2004
Wheels on the bus
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