Dunderdale's Interview - You be the Journalist

“The criticism can sometimes be relentless, and from a small handful of people, but they tend to be very loud and scathing, and personal, and mean”

Okay so the Premier makes the statement above during a media interview. You be the journalist!

What questions would you ask of her?

How about the following:

Premier - What or who specifically are you talking about?

Premier - Can you give me some examples of this?

Premier - What criticism is acceptable?

Premier - Who do you think should be allowed to criticize you?

Premier - Isn't this just a part of democracy?

Premier - Do you attack critics personally?

Premier - What's personal?

Premier - Do you think refusing to open the House of Assembly has precipitated some of this?

When they get answers to this - perhaps the media can ask for the other side to comment on the Premier's remarks.

As it stands - the media is allowing all bloggers to be tarred with the same brush. They are allowing the Premier to threaten free speech by casually throwing out innuendo in an attempt to thwart justified commentary by the people She serves.

It is not acceptable for CBC to simply place the following poll online:

Dunderdale is not the first politician to be peeved with the tone and content of online criticism. What do you think?

Do the right thing CBC - get the answers from the Premier and then allow those she is attacking personally to respond.

New Blogger Society

A Newfoundland and Labrador Blogger Society is being formed to comment officially on public issues. It is also being created to respond to back-hand snide comments by politicians under fire.

See you soon from the Peanut Gallery - we will be open more to the public than the Gallery at the House of Assembly.

Dunderdale's words:  “The criticism can sometimes be relentless, and from a small handful of people, but they tend to be very loud and scathing, and personal, and mean,”