Week three was supposed to be when things took off: media would know a whole lot more, and the election narrative would become clearer — and hopefully more dramatic. However, by week’s end not much had changed. Elly Alboim discusses the media’s search for good narrative when it comes to reporting Election 2011.
Mainstream media loves reporting on the ups and downs of election polls, often turning politics into a spectator sport. Unfortunately, when the media focuses on the horse race, weightier issues become back-page material. Erin James-Abra asks whether the media is really arming voters with the information they’ll need on May 2nd — and if polls…
The aftermath of this year’s leaders’ debate was a little same ol’: frentic coverage focused on who won, who didn’t answer the questions, who did (did anyone?). In this quick-and-dirty coverage many journalists ignored what drove the whole affair: the questions posed by so-called “ordinary Canadians” on tape. One journalist didn’t; for two days after…
On April 15, the London Free Press launched an initiative to help the community better interact with the paper. Citizens can now contact the paper with ideas, and the paper will provide an editor to help bring those stories to print — with the citizen’s byline. Innovative, right? Only if you plan on squelching the…
Industry guru D.B Scott has won the 2010 Award for Outstanding Achievement, granted each year by the National Magazine Awards Foundation. As the NMAF presser says: “With a dynamic career spanning four decades, D.B. Scott has earned his reputation as an eminent authority in the Canadian magazine industry. [His] experience is vast and varied.” Scott…
Disclosure: This radio clip link is for a show done by my friend, Sean Holman, and includes my husband, Alan Bass, who has been researching and speaking on professionalizing journalism for several years. Given the recent move in Quebec and some chatter on the Canadian Association of Journalists list, I thought some people might be…
Jay Rosen’s been teaching journalism for a quarter-century and, recognizing the milestone, he’s written about what he thinks he knows about it. Given the changes that have occurred in the past 25 years, his observations are interesting.
Terry Milewski is getting drowned out, Elizabeth May is getting left out, and tweeters everywhere are getting ready to speak out. As the clock ticks down to e-day, follow the ongoing adventures of the reporters, bloggers, politicos and pollsters in J-Source’s Election 2011 Special Section. What do you think about the stories? Comment early, comment…
La dernière ligne droite de la première campagne électorale fédérale 2.0 est lancée. Au cours des dernières semaines, journalistes et politiciens ont été nombreux à intégrer les médias sociaux à leur quotidien. Si bien que le sujet a fait couler beaucoup d'encre depuis un mois. La base de données Eureka recense en effet plus de…
Before launching It’s Your Life, Terri-Ann Cormier didn’t know squat about the publishing biz, but that didn’t stop her from following her dream. Literally.