Read on Twitter
This argument breaks down pretty quickly when you remember how many journalists have detailed how their requests to ministers have been ignored, and how many interview requests go unanswered.
The gov't has plenty of opportunity to engage with the journalists. They choose not to https://twitter.com/Citizen004/status/1337067779845984259
The gov't has plenty of opportunity to engage with the journalists. They choose not to https://twitter.com/Citizen004/status/1337067779845984259
Shall we enumerate? Let's start with this one (thanks to @brrittannyh for the link): https://twitter.com/CBCFletch/status/1329505798888828930?s=20
"Education Minister Adriana LaGrange declined interview requests for this story." https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/year-ender-on-education
almost forgot this gooder: https://twitter.com/Jantafrench/status/1265315009283756032?s=20
"Requests to interview Shandro for this story were declined." https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/health-budget-doctor-pay-covid-19-financial-pressure
(thanks to @ahopeross for finding this one):
A good point from @engaged_AB that in cases, journalists have actually been told by press sec's to go to Twitter for official announcements, as per @CGriwkowsky :
"CTV News has not received a response after requesting comment from both Minister Shandro’s office and AHS". https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/alberta-paramedics-not-included-in-first-wave-of-covid-19-vaccine-distribution-1.5237842?cache=kvcvaggfaak%3FclipId%3D263414
"Shandro did not respond to an interview request." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-covid-19-response-tension-recordings-1.5814877
"Neither Shandro nor Kenney immediately responded to interview requests from CBC News." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-premier-jason-kenney-denies-call-for-health-minister-s-resignation-over-bullying-allegations-1.5512897
Thanks again to @ahopeross for flagging another: https://twitter.com/jasonfherring/status/1344798157801025536?s=20
This thread may continue until 2023 https://twitter.com/DrewPAnderson/status/1345108286366916608?s=20
I'm going to keep maintaining this thread indefinitely, so feel free to bookmark it for reference and then mute. The original tweet was deleted, so if anyone has a screenshot, send it my way. Thanks to others like @ahopeross for the help. Here's another: https://twitter.com/Tommy_Slick/status/1345504264743837706?s=19
For completeness, here is what started the whole thread, now deleted.
"As this article was being published on Wednesday night, Premier Kenney began speaking to Albertans in a Facebook Live. Media were not provided advance notice that Kenney would be speaking."
https://globalnews.ca/news/7560004/kenney-coronavirus-travel-alberta/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
https://globalnews.ca/news/7560004/kenney-coronavirus-travel-alberta/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
Not a journalist, but I think this is worthy of curation: https://twitter.com/mikesbloggity/status/1353861687531741185?s=19
"Rosin did not return emails or phone calls seeking comment" https://twitter.com/ProgressAlberta/status/1355185148942147587?s=20
"CTV News Edmonton has reached out to Minister Shandro's office, but had not heard back by time of publishing." https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/wood-buffalo-council-defies-province-votes-to-relocalize-ems-dispatch-centre-1.5303571?cache=piqndqvkh
This thread curation has been hoppin' this week. https://twitter.com/Jantafrench/status/1359744000228347907?s=20
someday I hope this thread will be useful to some historian or political scientist? It's depressing to maintain it. https://twitter.com/Tommy_Slick/status/1362601031880728579?s=20
Aaaaand, that goes on the list (I'd love an independent verification if anyone has one) https://twitter.com/Bruce4NoseHill/status/1362631736744550400?s=19
"requests for comment from the Premier's office and the status of women were not immediately returned" https://edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2021/03/01/where-are-all-the-working-women-backlash-after-government-ad-features-only-working-men/
"The minister's office did not answer questions by deadline about what would make Alberta's new curriculum among the most comprehensive in the nation to advance reconciliation." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-education-minister-pledges-nation-leading-school-curriculum-for-reconciliation-1.5945045
Another for the list: https://twitter.com/charlesrusnell/status/1374039036541562880?s=20
This is the thread that never ends... https://twitter.com/cbcrob/status/1375135205862879234?s=20
<adds to filing cabinet> https://twitter.com/Tommy_Slick/status/1376590127795867650?s=20
This thread took a dark turn. https://twitter.com/markusoff/status/1377745099296104449?s=20
I think this is a new appearance on this thread for Dreeshen:
"Dreeshen’s office did not reply to repeated requests for an interview with the MLA. " https://www.mountainviewtoday.ca/innisfail-news/mla-dreeshen-should-be-fired-says-union-3593898
"Dreeshen’s office did not reply to repeated requests for an interview with the MLA. " https://www.mountainviewtoday.ca/innisfail-news/mla-dreeshen-should-be-fired-says-union-3593898
