Likewise, the Stampede has support from the media, which has been accused of providing an inordinate amount of positive coverage to the event while trivializing negative aspects. The local media faced national scrutiny in 2009 when both major newspapers refused to run anti-rodeo ads sponsored by the Vancouver Humane Society. While the "Calgary Herald" simply refused to run the ad, the "Calgary Sun" defended its position in an editorial. The "Sun" refuted charges it was kowtowing to the Stampede and justified its refusal by claiming "we are Calgarians and allowing a group of outsiders to come in and insult a proud Calgary tradition seemed just plain wrong." The "Herald" reversed its decision a year later, running a full-page ad sponsored by the Vancouver Humane Society.