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Originally Posted by Hondaracer
So you would say these “biased” conservative supporting newspapers had an influence on the election outcome?
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That is quite difficult to gauge without some metrics behind it.
Postmedia is primarily online nowadays, if you don't think the National Post, Financial Post, and all of their provincially based outlets can't influence ideas and politics, I don't know what to tell you. That's like trying to say Fox News doesn't have an influence on US politics, come on man
Outside of the Vancouver Sun and The Province, what other online local news media is really consumed here? Daily Hive?
The Tyee?
Postmedia has a monopoly on Canadian news.
You want to know how they can influence politics?
Take a look at any provincial election and see how both The Province and Vancouver Sun prop up the BC Liberals, read how many op-eds they produce and publish online for BC Liberal affiliated lobbyists and party members.
I worked for a lobbying firm that worked hand and hand with them, they certainly have a major influence.