My perspective - Fact and fiction
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- Published on Friday, December 2, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Fake news has been in the news a lot lately, especially in the context of the American presidential election. In recent months, fake news sites, with click-bait headlines, have seen wide-spread sharing on social media platforms. With many people never reading beyond the headline, the reports, which either have no solid grounding in fact or are taken wildly out of context, are believed to have played a strong role in shaping voters’ opinions of the candidates and ultimately, the choices they made in the voting booth.
Right in the centre - Tough decisions ahead
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- Published on Thursday, December 1, 2016
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
Recent news articles and columns show that, at both the provincial and federal levels, there will be a lot of decisions made in the near future. The Trudeau government is faced with decisions on everything from pipelines to election reform. The provincial government is faced with finding ways to both grow the economy and curb spending. The federal government doesn’t appear to care about curbing spending. The contrast is quite stark, as stark as the way Trudeau and Pallister spoke about the death of Fidel Castro, but that’s another story.
My perspective - More, not more of the same
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- Published on Friday, November 25, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Last week, a number of Canadian media representatives, including Banner owner and publisher Ken Waddell, spoke at hearings of the House of Commons’ Canadian Heritage committee. The committee has been established to look at the media landscape in Canada and throughout 2016, it has been hearing presentations from new and established media providers.
Right in the centre - Maybe there is a chance
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- Published on Thursday, November 24, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Manitoba government’s speech from the throne highlights priorities within three thematic areas – Fixing Our Finances, Repairing Our Services and Rebuilding Our Economy. At first glance, the themes should strike a common chord with most Manitobans.
Right in the centre - News must be reliable, verifiable
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- Published on Friday, November 18, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
If all goes according to plan, by the time you read this column, I will have made the following presentation to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage in Ottawa:
We have been involved full time in newspaper publishing since 1989, when we started up The Neepawa Banner from scratch, in competition with The Neepawa Press, which had been publishing since 1896. In 2010, the Neepawa Press was sold to a major corporation. I declined to sell to that same corporation and by 2015, they sold the Neepawa Press to us. We are pleased to be able to store 120 years of history in our archives.
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