J-Links for June 21: Is a journalism degree useless?; Let’s talk about suicide; Ethiopia’s Skype ban bad news for journos
Today’s media links from Canada and beyond: Rogers hopes to bring MLB Network to Canada, will journos be heroes again in TV?, a recent j-school grad discusses her “useless” degree and Ethiopia’s Skype ban blocks journos, too. And today’s read: Hamilton Spectator columnist discusses media’s coverage on teen suicide.
In Canadian media:
How will Sorkin’s The Newsroom portray journalists?
Award-winning journalist and co-creator and co-producer of television series Rookie Blue, Ellen Vanstone discusses television’s portrayal of journalists. She wonders if Aaron Sorkin’s news anchor character can make journalists look like heroes again in new television series The Newsroom. Vanstone also takes us back through history and explores how journalists have been portrayed on screen.
A recent j-school grad on her degree being deemed “useless”
CastCareer.com created a list of the top 200 jobs of 2012; a newspaper reporter is listed as the fifth worst and a broadcast reporter as the 10th worst. Nataliya Schafer, a recent j-school graduate shares her views on why this doesn’t bother her. In fact, she likes where journalism stands.
MLB Network in Canada? Rogers hopes so
Owner of the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications Inc. wants to bring the MLB network to Canadians, but first it needs permission from the Canadian Radio-television Commission.
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In international media:
Ethiopia’s ban on Skype detrimental to journalists, too
Ethiopia passed a law May 24 to ban Skype and other VOIP services, but international media didn’t pick up the story until last week. The government said the ban was put in place to prevent the country’s state-run telecommunications provider from losing money. However, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says that this prevents journalists from talking to international sources securely and affordably.
Today’s read:
Hamilton Spectator columnist: we need to talk about teen suicide
The Spec’s Susan Clairmont discusses teen suicide and if media coverage is “helpful or hurtful.” After receiving much feedback from a first column, Clairmont wrote a second column highlighting some of the numerous calls, e-mails and tweets she received about the issue.
Angelina King is a freelance journalist who works as a reporter for CTV News Channel in Toronto. She previously reported for CTV in her hometown of Saskatoon and is a graduate of Ryerson University's journalism program. Angelina has a special interest in court and justice reporting, but is always grateful to share a human interest story. You can reach her at: @angelinakCTV.