Cross Talk: Season Six, Episode Eight

On media manipulation: the premier’s snow job. From January 20, 2022.  The Premier of Ontario takes a drive after the worst snowstorm Toronto has experienced in years and the news media falls for his good guy tactics.  Commentary and analysis.  For educational purposes.  Makes fair dealing use of bits of audio from CP24, the 12:36, City TV Toronto, CFRA Radio Ottawa, @Radio_Brent from Indie 88 Toronto. 

Links to places I found audio for this episode:

@Radio_Brent

https://twitter.com/Radio_Brent/status/1483184000378277890

12:36

https://1236.substack.com/p/doug-fords-littlest-snow-shovel-show

CityTV Toronto

https://www.breakfasttelevision.ca/videos/ontarians-react-to-doug-ford-helping-people-stuck-in-the-snow/

CFRA Radio Ottawa

https://www.iheartradio.ca/580-cfra/audio-podcasts/the-morning-rush-premier-doug-ford-interview-positive-news-on-the-way-later-this-week-1.16960462?mode=Article

The Global News Toronto web story with photos provided by the premier's office

https://globalnews.ca/news/8516631/doug-ford-helps-drivers-southern-ontario-snowstorm/?utm_source=%40globalnewsto&utm_medium=Twitter