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June 30th, 2003, 10:03 AM
Actual Articl (http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/MediaNews/2003/06/28/122313-cp.html)
Creating News
An article (http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1056751810632&call_pageid=970599119419) in Saturday’s Toronto Star insinuated that racism is to blame for the fact that the city’s major league baseball franchise, the Blue Jays, has the fewest number of “visible” minorities on its roster this year than any other team in the majors.
The Canadian Press reports that the Jays are none too happy about the article.
"We've got a great team, who cares if we're white or black or Latin?" said first baseman Carlos Delgado, who is both black and Latin. "That should never, ever be an issue. I don't see anyone saying you don't have any black players in hockey - same city.”
The front-page story, under the headline "Whitest Team in the Majors," took the team to task for not being as multicultural as its home city.
Actual Article (http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=22586)
A Beef
An ad by a bank in South Africa imploring potential customers to “beef up” their account has infuriated and shocked the Hindu community there, reports the Press Trust of India.
The online ad by the Standard Bank of South Africa, featuring a cow with a catchline "beef up the way you trade," drew protests from folks who thought it implied they should eat beef.
"It's unbelievable how some companies can be so insensitive, and a bank like Standard Bank should know better," said Ashwin Tikramjee, the President of the South African Hindu Maha Sabha.
Creating News
An article (http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1056751810632&call_pageid=970599119419) in Saturday’s Toronto Star insinuated that racism is to blame for the fact that the city’s major league baseball franchise, the Blue Jays, has the fewest number of “visible” minorities on its roster this year than any other team in the majors.
The Canadian Press reports that the Jays are none too happy about the article.
"We've got a great team, who cares if we're white or black or Latin?" said first baseman Carlos Delgado, who is both black and Latin. "That should never, ever be an issue. I don't see anyone saying you don't have any black players in hockey - same city.”
The front-page story, under the headline "Whitest Team in the Majors," took the team to task for not being as multicultural as its home city.
Actual Article (http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=22586)
A Beef
An ad by a bank in South Africa imploring potential customers to “beef up” their account has infuriated and shocked the Hindu community there, reports the Press Trust of India.
The online ad by the Standard Bank of South Africa, featuring a cow with a catchline "beef up the way you trade," drew protests from folks who thought it implied they should eat beef.
"It's unbelievable how some companies can be so insensitive, and a bank like Standard Bank should know better," said Ashwin Tikramjee, the President of the South African Hindu Maha Sabha.