1. The libel law background of the Ghomeshi case also worth thinking about.
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5. If libel laws have created room for challenging the powerful, Canada is at the start of new age of scandals. Which is good.
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6. Put it in perspective: a decade ago, neither Rob Ford nor Ghomeshi would've unfolded as they did.
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@HeerJeet brown in the Toronto life interview said he thought journalists weren't making full use of the exceptions available to themThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet 'Deference to authority' & terms of laws are culturally contigent, with changes to material culture (digital media), norms evolve. -
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@HeerJeet@jaxjacobsen No. Classic Anglosphere deference to authority is "working-class Tory" vote noted decades ago http://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/jun/05/why-working-class-people-vote-conservative …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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