Canada trash radio under fire after Quebec mosque attack

[leftynyc]

Source: Times of Israel

QUEBEC CITY, Canada (AFP) — In the wake of recent carnage at a Quebec City mosque, the Canadian province’s popular conservative talk radio hosts have come under fire for allegedly spreading intolerance and hate.

Critics say the talk shows fuel a divisive climate that allows extreme ideologies to take root and flourish — a claim that has taken on heightened relevance after a gunman with far-right sympathies opened fire on Muslim worshipers, killing six and wounding eight more.

While not pointing a finger at any particular person or organization, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard emphasized Tuesday that “words do matter.”

Residents of Quebec City tend to vote more conservatively than the rest of the province.

Some say that radio stations like local FM93 and Radio X — which are respectively the region’s second and third-most listened to in the region, with a combined 30 percent market share — simply reflect their audience’s views.

Read more: http://www.timesofisrael.com/canada-trash-radio-under-fire-after-quebec-mosque-attack/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[bucolic_frolic]

1. allegedly?

[leftynyc]

2. That's just a media

outlet covering their ass legally.

[KittyWampus]

3. If those stations/shows spread fake news/lies then they are NOT simply reflecting

their audience's views.

Saying Trump had a larger crowd is a lie.

How does Rush get around it? He calls himself an entertainer.

[FailureToCommunicate]

4. "Trash" radio?

Gee...sounds not too bad.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2012/08/03/study-conservative-talk-radio-promotes-echo-cha/189110

[orangecrush]

5. Eliminating hate radio

In Canada?

That would be a bwginning!

[leftynyc]

6. As long as you're okay

with the concept that next time they could be silencing you.

[orangecrush]

8. Canada

Has very strong anti hate speech laws.

They aren't governed by corporotacracy like we are

[leftynyc]

9. All depends on who

is making the determination something is hate speech, doesn't it?

[ffr]

7. The root of evil starts there.

Take the spreading intolerance and hate over the airwaves and 26% of the impressionable people out there that act on such intolerance and hate, will go on leading normal productive lives.