Candidates ‘unchallenged’ and ‘uncovered’ in federal election as a fallout of dying local media: report

PSG Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne says competition is essential for a free and diverse press, but that it is eroding and commentary is now taking the place of factual reporting.

A Public Policy Forum report looking at media coverage of the 2025 federal election found some communities did not have any reporting about local candidates or public debates to hear from those running to become MPs.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ELEANOR WAND

August 22, 2025

The author of a recent report is sounding the alarm on the lack of candidate coverage in the 2025 federal election, where she said some MP hopefuls escaped scrutiny from local media outlets, which points to ...

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