It was a bad day for umbrellas. That is apparently the best headline that Ontario's 4th largest paid circulation newspaper could come up with. Is this an April Fools' joke? Please tell me it is.
Articles like this are the reason media literacy is part of the Ontario Language Curriculum. The objective of "helping students develop the skills required to understand, create, and critically interpret media texts" is that they will become informed and responsible citizens and consumers of media in an age where information is readily accessible and extremely transient.
How can it be that a few broken umbrellas on a windy day take precedence over the abysmal living conditions in First Nations communities, spilled industrial waste leaking into city sewers, or the growing need for youth mental health services?
