Each week two consumers of news Millicent McKay and Ernesto Carranza will visit headlines from local (P.E.I.), national (Canada) and International news outlets and tell you about what they think about news coverage from different outlets, the benefits of sources and telling a story, chatting with industry players and more.
Episode 5: Support local journalism and equal representation in newsrooms
Hey listeners! This week Ernesto and Millee talk about the importance of supporting local, community journalism and how vital it is to have proper representation of those communities in newsrooms.
LINKS:
Postmedia closing papers: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/postmedia-manitoba-papers-closing-1.5547793 (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/postmedia-manitoba-papers-closing-1.5547793)
Papers closing over 10 years: https://j-source.ca/article/over-250-canadian-news-media-outlets-have-closed-in-the-last-ten-years/ (https://j-source.ca/article/over-250-canadian-news-media-outlets-have-closed-in-the-last-ten-years/) \
Can the media survive COVID-19: https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/05/06/will-canadas-media-survive-the-pandemic-fifty-papers-have-closed-in-just-the-last-six-weeks.html (https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/05/06/will-canadas-media-survive-the-pandemic-fifty-papers-have-closed-in-just-the-last-six-weeks.html)
Imani Walker and Wendy Mesley: https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5629414 (https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5629414)
Christine Genier, host of Yukon Morning, quit after calling for change live on air: https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5616241 (https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5616241)
QUICK CORRECTIONS:
By the time this podcast was released, five new cases of COVID-19 were found on PEI. These are said to have no connection with the Atlantic Bubble that opened on July 3.
13 Jun 2020
Covering Black Live Matter and racism
After the murder of George Floyd, Millee and Ernesto look at how newsrooms have been covering the subsequent protests and issues surrounding race.
28 May 2020
Episode 3: Showing kindness while disagreeing
Hey news friends! This week Millee and Ernesto cover local news and the New York Times decision to run the names of those who have died in the US from COVID-19 on their front page.
Morrison and King get emotional of criticism
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-covid-19-friday-may-22-1.5579951
Related: Temporary foreign workers
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-temporary-foreign-workers-quarantine-1.5548804
Related: NB asks middle and high school students to work at seafood plants
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/covid-19-seafood-processing-temporary-foreign-workers-local-hiring-1.5570176
Potential Travel between New Brunswick and PEI (bubble provinces)
https://globalnews.ca/news/6947780/bubble-between-n-b-and-p-e-i/
Related:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/covid-19-new-brunswick-pei-summer-cottages-1.5586005
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/reader-center/coronavirus-new-york-times-front-page.html https://www.glamour.com/story/hidden-message-in-time-magazine-person-of-the-year-2017-cover https://medium.com/@pjhollis123/how-the-watergate-scandal-changed-journalism-676b1923c278
22 May 2020
Ep. 2: Dotting the i's and crossing the t's
This week Ernesto and Millee talk about a column written by former NHL winger with the Calgary Flames and his experience with hazing. Then in the second half, the pair discuss two articles, one from the New York Times, the other from The Globe and Mail which highlight the stresses people are seeing and experiencing as they find a way to work in this new normal and how some in Canada are turning to pets (specifically dogs) for comfort and companionship.
"Hockey is not for everyone" - By Akim Aliu - https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/hockey-is-not-for-everyone-akim-aliu-nhl (https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/hockey-is-not-for-everyone-akim-aliu-nhl)
"The stresses of the way we work now" - By Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/14/well/mind/coronavirus-work-stress-unemployment-depression-anxiety.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/14/well/mind/coronavirus-work-stress-unemployment-depression-anxiety.html)
"Dogs in high demand as Canadians crave companionship..." - By Jana G. Pruden - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-dogs-in-high-demand-as-canadians-crave-companionship-during-covid-1/ (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-dogs-in-high-demand-as-canadians-crave-companionship-during-covid-1/)
Email - pressreleasepod@gmail.com
Social medias:
Millee (Twitter and Instagram) @modernmillee
Ernesto (Twitter) @ernesto_carranz
13 May 2020
Introducing: Press Release
Hey listeners, Millee and Ernesto here! We're two people who love the news (consuming it and creating it) but we also have a lot of thoughts about it too! Each week we plan to discuss headlines and major stories controlling the news cycles and hopefully share some insight into what we see as reporters and editors, our thoughts when we read, watch or listen to news coverage and much more! This week we talk about a local headline from Prince Edward Island (where we live) where there are alleged cases of people being brought into the province by hiding in a car or other vehicles. We also tackle a possible second wave of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Article links: CBC PEI: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-stowaways-investigation-1.5566597
Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canadian-snowbird-living-in-his-car-after-being-turned-away-at-bridge/
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-52613138 The Intercept: https://theintercept.com/2020/04/02/coronavirus-europe-travel/
QUICK CORRECTIONS (ALREADY, I know): The podcast mentioned is actually titled, This Podcast Will Kill You. P.S. Sorry about the crackling on my end, it will be resolved next episode - Ernesto
Also, Taylor Winchester who did our cover art can be found on twitter as taylor-tries-art and on other platforms like Instagram as taylor-is-trying.
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