by CCRL | Dec 7, 2011 | Media Watch
Thanks to the many League members who expressed concern to CTV about publicity surrounding the network’s Russell Peters Christmas Special. The releases and articles made much of the fact that the Virgin Mary would be portrayed by Pamela Anderson in a nativity skit. We...
by CCRL | Nov 17, 2011 | Media Watch
TORONTO, ON November 17, 2011 – In recent days, clothing giant Benneton issued an advertising poster showing doctored photographs of world leaders kissing one another, including a photo of Pope Benedict with an Egyptian imam. Others feature U.S. President Barack Obama...
by CCRL | Nov 8, 2011 | Media Watch
When an Ottawa radio station hosted a “win a baby” contest last month, pledging to pay for fertility treatments for whoever wrote the best pitch about why they deserved the treatments, station officials claimed they wanted a catchy promotion that would shine a light...
by CCRL | Oct 17, 2011 | Media Watch
Commentary by Joanne McGarry about a recent episode of “Rookie Blue,” and the value of letting networks know why you switched them off. Catholic Register, October 4, 2011
by CCRL | Aug 23, 2011 | Media Watch
TORONTO, ON Aug. 23, 2011 – World Youth Day in Madrid did not attract a great deal of media coverage and what there was tended to focus on a small protest rather than on the large number of pilgrims. Concerns about costs were reported deadpan, despite the easily...
by CCRL | Aug 23, 2011 | Media Watch
TORONTO, August 22, 2011 – On July 28, HBO Canada aired the documentary “Hugh Hefner, Playboy, Activist and Rebel” at 3:30 p.m. Because the program featured adult topics and nude photographs it was clearly outside the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council’s...
