Vancouver Sun Flip Flops Under Industry Pressure
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On June 18th, 2015 the Vancouver Sun published a fairly balanced story titled “Parliamentary report warns cellphones, Wi-Fi a serious health issue” by reporter Tiffany Crawford. Approximately 10 hours later without explanation the Sun took down the article, and replaced it with a very different one titled “Parliamentary report warns cellphones, Wi-Fi a serious health issue - But several leading Canadian health experts say that cellphones and Wi-Fi devices pose less risk to humans than run-of-the-mill fevers.” The revised version was a collaboration between the Sun’s reporter Gillian Shaw, and the National Post’s health reporter Sharon Kirkey. The National Post published a near identical article simultaneously.
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