Wednesday 15 April 2009

White towel?

The Toronto Sun appears to have thrown in the towel with its coverage of Woodstock's missing eight-year-old girl.

The only online story this morning on torontosun.com is a Canadian Press story by Allison Jones. No Sun Media input from its own Woodstock Sentinel-Review, London Free Press and Sun, just CP. So pardon us for once again asking where's the news judgment?

Joe Warmington's journey to Woodstock produced a column Tuesday - six days after Victoria "Tori" Stafford vanished. Is that it for Sun input?

Meanwhile, other Toronto media have not given up on the national story:

Today's Toronto Star coverage by , a staff reporter;

The Globe and Mail's Christie Blatchford reports today from Woodstock;

The National Post has a Canwest story today by Jordana Huber.

It is week one without Tori for her family, friends and the community. Kudos to Sentinel-Review staff for videos being viewed by hundreds of YouTube visitors.

3 comments:

  1. Beg your pardon, but don't question our "news judgment." We have been covering Tori's disappearance, but as per the convergence mantra, the Toronto Sun doesn't send its staff to cover something in one of our sister papers' locations. Unfortunately, the London Free Press writes stories geared for the broadsheet London Free Press and not for the chain. So sometimes we've used CP copy, yes. As for the website, remember there's only one person working on it.

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  2. " 'Beg your pardon, but don't question our "news judgment.' "

    "But as per the convergence mantra ..."

    "Unfortunately, the London Free Press writes stories geared for the broadsheet London Free Press and not for the chain."

    "As for the website, remember there's only one person working on it."

    Right.

    Sorry, but these are ALL poor excuses for defending your cheapening faux journalistic empire and sagging behind on what's become a high-profile story.

    The Toronto Sun of old would've covered off this story properly covered off in a timely reputable manner, regardless of its other chain papers, convergence mantra blah blah don't question corporate orders blah.

    Now please excuse me while I go back to my Globe and Toronto Star reading ... something with a tad more credibility ...

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  3. Will someone please explain why the Sun is lambasted for using a CP story while the National Post's use of a Canwest story is cited as evidence of not giving up on the story?

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