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Vivian Krause signs off

Vivian Krause signs off
June 28, 2012 11 Comments »

Her quest for fairness and compassion for rural communities isn't putting food on the table I was introduced to Vivian Krause just about two years ago. It was in June 2010 that City Caucus published this story about how Krause ... Read More »

Journalism society says “no comment” to questions regarding award

Journalism society says “no comment” to questions regarding award
June 26, 2012 15 Comments »

Jury shrugs off formal complaint to the Canadian Journalism Foundation An update for readers regarding the decision by a jury of the Canadian Journalism Foundation to award a website viewed locally as an organ of Vision Vancouver and environmental charities ... Read More »

VENI, VIDI, VIVI…AN

VENI, VIDI, VIVI…AN
June 15, 2012 21 Comments »

Vivian Krause signs off — good night, and good luck Thought of The Day “The Krause Brief…” I've just found out that Vivian Krause is taking a break from blogging and investigative journalism. "Family comes first!" concludes Vivian here: http://fairquestions.typepad.com/rethink_campaigns/2012/06/thank-you-bye-for-now.html ... Read More »

Blogs are not the new journalism

Blogs are not the new journalism
June 15, 2012 22 Comments »

Can modern journalism withstand the rapid shift in the media landscape? The blurring lines between mainstream and social media resulted in an unfortunate gaffe last week by the Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF). They awarded a Vancouver-based partisan blog with its ... Read More »

Questions raised by top journalism award

Questions raised by top journalism award
June 8, 2012 88 Comments »

Website used "to attack the opponents" of editor's brother deemed worthy by CJF An organization which devotes itself to rewarding "accountability, accuracy and independence" in journalism is coming under fire from members of the Vancouver journalism community after issuing their ... Read More »

Media ramp up ‘fair questions’ about Vision Vancouver funding

Media ramp up ‘fair questions’ about Vision Vancouver funding
May 11, 2012 36 Comments »

Tides Canada connections to Vision Vancouver and associates now under scrutiny by Revenue Canada Was money from charitable sources funneled into Vision Vancouver's coffers to pay down their debt and to mount their 2008 election bid? That's a question we've ... Read More »

Audit of Tides Canada has been underway for past year

Audit of Tides Canada has been underway for past year
May 9, 2012 55 Comments »

An influential environmental organization battles to save its reputation and charitable status The charity that had its humble beginnings in Vancouver early last decade, with an organic farmer named Gregor Robertson as one of its founding board members, is now ... Read More »

Campaign finance disclosures reveal interesting contributions

Campaign finance disclosures reveal interesting contributions
March 22, 2012 8 Comments »

Medical unions, Cortes Islanders add to curious mix of Vancouver's 2011 election donors As the saying goes “he who pays the piper calls the tune.” Based on the financial disclosures from the major political parties in Vancouver, the music must ... Read More »

12 minutes, 30 seconds with @FairQuestions Vivian Krause

12 minutes, 30 seconds with @FairQuestions Vivian Krause
January 16, 2012 67 Comments »

Vivian Krause – photo: Postmedia Readers of CityCaucus.com are no strangers to Vivian Krause, who kindly shared some of her detailed research on our blog back in 2010 – you can find links to these articles here. Krause became a ... Read More »