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Ep.171 -  Don't Fling Mud At The Scud Stud

Ep.171 - Don't Fling Mud At The Scud Stud

FromCANADALAND


Ep.171 - Don't Fling Mud At The Scud Stud

FromCANADALAND

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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Feb 13, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 2008, political pundit Don Martin penned a negative screed against former NBC wartime correspondent and at the time Alberta provincial electoral candidate Arthur Kent, aka the Scud Stud. Convinced that Martin had violated basic journalistic ethics, Kent took him and the CanWest news chain (later Postmedia) to court for defamation of character. Eight years later, an Alberta court ruled in Kent's favour. What issues drove Kent to undertake such an extensive - and likely expensive - lawsuit? And what does the ruling mean for journalists in Canada?Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Feb 13, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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