MEDIA INDIGENA 214
Added 2020-06-21 12:00:03 +0000 UTCMedia's digital reckoning / MI 214
On this episode: part one of our extended conversation on the limits and possibilities of journalism. And these days, we hear little about the latter, a lot about the former—even before COVID-19 took its toll on the industry.
Some blame media companies’ downfall on the digital: the interwebs and smartphones shredding the business model of now-obsolete oligopolies. And yet, it’s not all cause for techno-driven doom and gloom. In fact, there are those who believe digital might actually be a doorway to better journalism, especially for audiences legacy outlets have failed to reach, much less represent. Among the hopeful: Candis Callison and Mary Lynn Young, Associate Professors at UBC's School of Journalism, Writing and Media and the co-authors of Reckoning: Journalism’s Limits and Possibilities, a book about the media moment we’re living through, a time where crisis and opportunity co-exist.
. . . . . .
LINKS REFERENCED / CONSULTED THIS DISCUSSION (PARTS I & II):
• Seeing Red: A History of Natives in Canadian Newspapers University of Manitoba Press
• Correspondent Confidential: VICE Video
• Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media Encore +
• Finance, Fossil Fuels, and Climate Change: Networks of Power in Canada Transnational Institute (TNI)
• The Last Archive podcast by Jill Lapore
• The Conversation Canada
• CANADALAND, podcast network about Canadian media, news, current affairs, and politics
• "Torstar paid its top five executives $4,751,652 last year, equivalent to 70% of what it expects from the media bailout" @goldsbie
• How Systems Thinking Can Transform Journalism Journalism + Design
. . . . . . .
LISTEN NOW:
https://mediaindigena.libsyn.com/reckoning-the-limits-and-possibilities-of-journalism-pt-1-ep-214
Comments
Ron, sorry for the delay. Here is what Candis and Mary Lynn had to say: "Ron, please consider using an independent bookstore that sells online in Canada and can order in academic books. If you have to use Amazon -- please leave a review. We don't make money off the books, so it 'technically' doesn't matter where you buy the book, but more support for independent community-minded sellers is always good in our books." Hope this helps!
Rick Harp
2020-07-04 00:21:13 +0000 UTCHey, Rick, and everybody. Where would be the best place to buy Reckoning? Where would my purchase have the most positive impact for the authors? Great episode. I’ve been dismayed with the state of journalism for some time. Did a degree in Anthropology at UBC long ago, then a few years later a certificate in journalism at Langara. Enjoyed my education and small foray into writing for a while, but really didn’t like the basic structure of stories, and what makes news, that was passed down. I think newsrooms throughout the world would be better suited for information with at least a handful of indigenous contributors. Have a great summer!
Ron Morgan
2020-06-24 18:35:06 +0000 UTC
