Offensive journalism fuels Facebook advocacy

ShareThisWhen you're shocked and appalled by what you read in the papers, you have a number of recourses. File a human rights complaint or a law suit. Write a letter to the editor or to your MLA. Or, just log on to Facebook. In this feature article for JournalismEthics.ca's special report on offensive journalism and freedom of expression, Sunny Dhillon probes the online backlash against journalism that offends.

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