2 An open letter by journalists at The Gazette, Dec. 10, 2001. Available at www.fpjq.org/canwest.index.html. Back to text
3 Tu Thanh Ha, "Sparks fly in Quebec over changes at Gazette," The Globe and Mail, Dec. 21, 2001, A7. Back to text
4 Murdoch Davis, "Ideas are the issue," The Gazette, Jan. 30, 2002, B3. Back to text
5 See, for example, Christopher Dornan, "The CanWest mess starts at the top," The Globe and Mail, Feb 6, 2002, B11. Back to text
6 David Asper, "Southam editorials a sign of freedom," Winnipeg Free Press, Dec. 11, 2001, A13. Back to text
7 "CanWest Exec. David Asper's Speech on National Editorials," Dec. 13, 2001, available at http://www.newsguild.org/gr/gr_display.php?storyID=563. Back to text
8 Stephen Kimber, "Why I won't write for the Aspers," The Globe and Mail, Jan. 7, 2002, A15. Back to text
9 Susan Bradley, "Kimber quits column, cites CanWest censors," Halifax Chronicle-Herald, Jan. 5, 2002. Back to text
10 Alexander Panetta, "Quebec legislature rebukes CanWest over national editorial policy," Canadian Press, Dec. 19, 2001; Ha, op. cit.; "MNAs balk at Gazette editorial changes," The Gazette, Dec. 20, 2001, A12 [edited version of Panetta's CP story]. Back to text
11 Panetta, op. cit. Back to text
12 Ha, op. cit. Back to text
13 Bill Schiller, "Axing of column sparks controversy," The Toronto Star, Jan. 12, 2002, A27. Back to text
14 Bradley, op. cit. Back to text
15 Peter Worthington, "Bitten by the Aspers," The Toronto Sun, Jan. 15, 2002, 17; "Here's my opinion," The Toronto Sun, Dec. 9, 2002, 22. Back to text
16 Bill Schiller, "Aspers' latest move spurs concern over media control," The Toronto Star, Jan. 16, 2002, 14. Back to text
17 "Nfld columnist quits," Broadcast News, Jan. 29, 2002. Back to text
18 Keith Damsell, "CanWest scales back policy," The Globe and Mail, Feb. 12, 2002, B8. Back to text
19 Haroon Siddiqui, "CanWest censorship shameful," The Toronto Star, March 10, 2002, A13. Back to text
20 Cal Millar, "Reporters penalized over protest," The Toronto Star, March 10, 2002, A3. Back to text
21 Keith Damsell, "Canwest accused of more meddling," The Globe and Mail, March 8, 2002, B3. Back to text
22 Murdoch Davis, "Toronto columnist got his facts wrong," LeaderPost, March 7, 2002, B10. Back to text
23 Murdoch Davis, "Southam takes issue with Star editor," The Toronto Star, March 13, 2002, A25. Back to text
24 Don Babick and Murdoch Davis to Publishers/Editors, internal memo, March 8, 2002. Back to text
25 "David Asper's Speech on National Editorials," op. cit. Back to text
26 Peter Stockland, "In defence of the axis of Aspers," The Globe and Mail, Feb. 28, 2002, A19. Back to text
27 Ibid. Back to text
28 Mark Harrison, Norman Webster and Joan Fraser, "Every community's newspaper needs a free voice," The Globe and Mail, Dec. 15, 2002, A21. Back to text
29 Southam News, "About Southam editorials," National Post, Jan. 29, 2002, A16. Back to text
30 Davis interview. Back to text
31 Dene Moore, Canadian Press, January 30, 2002. Back to text
32 "New Gazette publisher backs CanWest's editorials," The Toronto Star, Jan. 11, 2002 [Canadian Press report]. Back to text
33 Panetta, op. cit. Back to text
34 Southam News, "About Southam editorials," National Post, Jan. 29, 2002, A16. Back to text
35 Davis interview. Back to text
36 Transcript from "i on media with Matthew Fraser," i channel, Feb. 13, 2002. Back to text
37 Southam News, op. cit. Back to text
38 Davis, "Ideas are the issue," op. cit. Back to text
39 Davis interview. An edited version of Kimber's column was later published in The Globe and Mail. It said in part: "Theoretically, there's still the opportunity for dissent on the op-ed pages; the reality is different." See Kimber, "Why I won't write for the Aspers," op. cit. Back to text
40 Davis interview. Back to text
41 Davis interview. Back to text
42 Murdoch Davis, "Southam takes issue with Star editor," The Toronto Star, March 13, 2002, A25. Back to text
43 Davis interview. Back to text
44 Davis interview. Back to text
45 Davis, "Ideas are the issue," op. cit. Back to text
46 Davis interview. Back to text
47 Charles Gordon, "The problem with national editorials," The Gazette, Feb. 1, 2002. Back to text
48 Davis interview. Back to text