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First major victory for blogs in Québec and in Canada (3)

August 24th, 2007 · by Heri · web2.0

sq montebello undercover cops
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The Sureté du Québec admitted early yesterday that they actually used undercover cops, disguised as protesters at the Montebello summit. Patrick Lagacé, reporter at La presse, also a blogger, hailed it as the first mainstream victory for blogs in Quebec and a proof at the new media’s power, at an article published today at La Presse. Major press outlets didn’t broadcast the youtube video, while local blogs continued to buzz continuously about the incident. The SQ was then forced to admit the evidence.

Beyond SQ’s obvious amateurism and abuse of their mission, I agree with Patrick Lagacé’s analysis, and I think it’s a sign that blogs, and other new media initiatives, are now going to be take off in Québec.

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