Special Issue
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Reforestation: The Myth of Sustainability
Many people assume, or maybe just want to believe, that after an area of forest is clear-cut, a crew of tree-planters goes in and replants all of the trees. After a few decades, the trees will be well on their way to adulthood and life in the forest will return to normal. By this definition, it’s a sustainable practice. But that’s not exactly how it works.
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Access to ConU Info
Whether it’s media-shy sources, public relations spokespeople giving canned answers or the less-than-media-friendly local, provincial and federal governments, journalists often find themselves searching for answers.
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Right to Report
Possible Press Accreditation Requirement in Quebec
New legislation might require journalists in Quebec to obtain accreditation in order to continue pursuing their roles as reporters. It all began last January when Dominique Payette, a professor at Université Laval and former journalist with Radio-Canada, submitted a report on the state of the media.
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Covering Cops
Crime Beat Reporter David Goldberg Opens Up on Access
“If you really upset the cops, they may never speak to you again, and they know they don’t have to,” Goldberg told The Link. “You can upset politicians, but they’re always going to come back around because they know they need the media. Cops don’t.” “If you really upset the cops, they may never speak to you again, and they know they don’t have to,” Goldberg told The Link. “You can upset politicians, but they’re always going to come back around because they know they need the media. Cops don’t.”
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Renaissance Man
Kai Nagata on the Possibilities of Post-Corporate, Citizen Journalism
Kai Nagata suggested we meet at the bar where, just one night prior, he gave a very regular patron a very fake name.
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Weapons and Words
When we were kids, it wasn’t uncommon for our parents to tell us to use our words, not our fists. The idea was that physical violence was more hurtful than verbal confrontation. In Might Makes Right: News Reportage as Discursive Weapons in the War in Iraq, however, Concordia journalism professor Mike Gasher …
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The Great Leveller
The Internet and New Media Democracy
It’s been hailed by many as the great leveller, in that a blogger with no budget has the potential to get as many viewers as the biggest broadcaster. But does the Internet really make news more democratic? There’s an enormous potential online for news equality, but the ideal can’t outrun reality.
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The Holy Grail
Broken sentences, long pauses, rambling responses, and a slew of different answers are probably all you’ll get if you ask a bunch of journalists what they think about objectivity. While their thoughts on the subject may be initially inarticulate and rather jumbled, journalists have lots to say about the term that has been ingrained in their brains since their first days of J-school.
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Media Democracy
Getting Past the Gatekeepers
When we were brainstorming ideas for this issue, one word kept coming up: access. It’s simple, really. Journalists require access to information so we can do our jobs properly. Members of the media need to access documents and sources in order to make our discoveries and analyses available to the public.
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Misallocation of Funds Not in Students’ Interests
As tuition steadily increases, both the Quebec and Canadian governments are doing little to bolster student aid programs, with private and political interests converging at the expense of mounting student debt.