Summer 1996: Table of Contents

Boosterism: 1 Journalism: 0
In the rush to prevent the Jets from leaving town, fans worked themselves into a frenzy while the Winnipeg media was caught offside
by Jennifer Beever

Character Study
East meets west: the cultural evolution of Toronto's three Chinese dailies
by Laurie Chong

Dissent and Sensibility
Linda McQuaig's uncompromising journalism challenges Canada's economic elite by chipping away at policies that are seemingly cast in stone
by Sheila Murray

In the line of fire
Coporal Daniel Gunther was 2 when he was killed in Bosnia. Why did it take so long for the truth about his death to come out? An ivestigation into military coverage.
by Patrick Cain

Sympathy for the Devil
In which our correspondent confronts John Haslett Cuff, perhaps the most hated man in canadian TV, and Figures out the nature of his game
by Mikala Folb

The Feminine Mistake
When the Women's Television Network needed to increase its ratings, it brought in Rhoda and Mary Tyler Moore and cancelled a promising public affairs show that represented everything WTN claimed it wanted to be.
by Brenda McIntyre

The Good
Why Ideas is still a good idea
by Erin Wright

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
AM Radio is talking up a storm, but does anybody have anything to say?
by Sheila Murray

The little gay paper that grew
Xtra! is as sexually and politically provocative as ever. But that hasn't stopped mainstream advertisers from wanting a piece of the action
by Douglas Cudmore

The Massacre That Never Was and the Terrorists Who Always Were
Reports and retorts from a Globe and Mail foreign correspondent who came home with a suitcase full of questions
by Isabel Vincent

Why Did the Journalist Cross the Road?
To get to the PR side and put a fresh spin on a stale career
by Sarah Burns