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Ostensibly the idea was to do media criticism. That is what the article in the National Post, The Year Of The Graves, set out to do; to hold the press to account and to correct errors that occurred in the reporting of the discoveries of unmarked graves at former Indigenous residential schools.But that was not its impact.Featured in this episode: Terry Glavin, author of Year Of The Graves and National Post columnist; Karyn Pugliese, executive editor at National Observer; Robert Jago, freelance writer and entrepreneur.Further reading:The year of the graves: How the world's media got it wrong on residential school graves, Terry Glavin, National PostPushing through residential school denial no easy task, Niigaan Sinclair, Winnipeg Free PressTruth before reconciliation: 8 ways to identify and confront Residential School denialism, The ConversationFighting 'denialists' for the truth about unmarked graves and residential schooling, Kisha Supernant and Sean Carleton, CBC NewsSupport Canadalan