Tag Archive: Journalism


Wednesday Charm,Local News media…

The Merritt Herald published in Merritt British Columbia since the first decade of the 20th century has moved upstairs in the building they had full run for a century.

Away from the Granite Avenue walk and now with a shared entry off Garcia we find four souls engaged in the information and disimination of truth in the jive and jitter of a community. Ground in a function to give a pride of place to its fellowship of being. The Nicola Valley; down stream of the lake and set in an expectation of livelihood

March 2021, CBC

Canadian trust in journalism is wavering. Here’s what CBC News is doing about it | CBC News

But where is the Truth?

Now, here?

The State of Newspapers in British Columbia

The newspapers in British Columbia continue to play a significant role in providing local, regional, and international news to the residents of the province. Despite the challenges faced by the print media industry globally, several newspapers in British Columbia have adapted to the digital age by expanding their online presence and offering digital subscriptions to their readers. This transition has allowed these newspapers to reach a wider audience while continuing to deliver in-depth reporting on issues that matter to British Columbians. Additionally, community newspapers remain an essential source of information for local events, news, and perspectives, contributing to the rich tapestry of media in the province.

In recent years, newspapers in British Columbia have undergone consolidation and reorganization, leading to shifts in ownership and operational models. This has impacted the landscape of journalism in the province, prompting discussions about the future of independent and investigative reporting. Despite these changes, continued efforts to maintain high-quality journalism and ethical standards are evident across various newspapers, contributing to a diverse and vibrant media environment in British Columbia.

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The Merritt News could not survive the withdraw of city support.

Awards for a now gone publication Merritt News Photo KDG

Did you play the exercise in school, you know the one where you are given a statement to whisper in the ear of the class mate in the desk ahead of you, then see how it ends up after going through the class. It was often way out of its starting voice You wonder if now days, is it starting out as something bad and maybe got closer to the truth along the way. That is how I feel when I try to see and add rational footing to statements that are inflaming and derisive. Where did this thing come from, a delusion forum, a fear and sensational reserve of misinformation, we wonder! Some say that it is now a public health issue , not a only a journalism or free speech issue.

. Humour sometimes softened the effect, but that science has gone over to one ( in most incidences) format, that is derogatory sex jokes, is it the last refuge of civility to use sex to get a laugh at hard positions of fear and delusion, we wonder.

Engagement worked as a softener of hard positions once, now power of speech is used to gain undeserved engagement. We separated criminal attitudes once, and most people knew what that was! Blinding of good values by constant misinformation ( once called slander or libel ) is a real prospect now, that has as its best cure the resolve to know that truth! Not just the truth as It may be truth, but is it presented in a way that will harm or in positive action in remedial gain. You are responsible to do that in a way that sees a pathway to peace, not in unrelenting wrath.

Gravediggers never run out of work, when it gets slack they can protest in a way that leaves only one way forward. While a recurrent evil, those attitudes do persist in the panic of mistruth and reciting it stirs that pot of inspiration, Do not be a gravedigger unless its a truth that has to live…We wonder…

Some Truths Kill…

A journalist films at a distance a murder in a local park, Police had on white
forensic coveralls and masks to prevent contamination
File Photo KDG, we wonder

“Trust in news has become a public health issue,” said CJF Board Chair Kathy English. “With misinformation about vaccines readily available online, journalists provide trustworthy information that can inform life-saving decisions.”

The CJF survey included a quiz that measured people’s belief in some of the most prominent false stories about COVID-19 and the vaccine. Quebecers were least likely to score an A (at least 10 out of 12 questions correct) compared to any other region in Canada and more than a quarter of Quebecers failed altogether. Only 28 percent of Canadians scored an A.

“Our research shows that those who trust media and journalists are more informed about the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines than those who mistrust media and get their information from other sources,” said Natalie Turvey, President and Executive Director of the CJF. “In addition, we found that 83 percent of the people who scored highest on the quiz trust journalists to give them information about COVID and the vaccines, indicating that their news literacy is high.”

The research showed that 64 percent of Quebecers will get the COVID vaccine as soon as it is available to them (higher than the national rate, which saw 61 percent of Canadians say they will get a COVID-19 vaccine right away).  Eight percent of Quebecers say they never will get a vaccine. By comparison, Alberta has the highest number of people who will never be vaccinated (13 percent).

Source: News

Editors Note: peace and good luck as we try to wise in our communications using proper tools of good will and prudence.

On this Day: June 1st 1980

CNN starts up broadcasting.

Community Engagement

The old court house on Nicola avenue , in Merritt. File Photo Photo KDG

The old court house on Nicola avenue , in Merritt.
File Photo
Photo KDG

The local community college NVIT is have in an Aboriginal Community Engagement evening at the auditorium at he school on March 1st.

The Chief Judge of the provincial Court of BC will be there. Thomas J. Crabtree was appointed toi the court in February of 1999 becoming its chief in April of 2010.

His honour participates in the Provincial Court Journalism Students Education Program.

The event is at lunch hour  free parking.

On this Day: February 24th 2011
The last launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery (OV103).

Journalism

Art displayed at the Baillie house File Photo. KDG

Art displayed at the Baillie House,art follows life then who,what,where, when and why.
File Photo. KDG

The press is a 20th century phenomenon in its present form. Oral communications and book publishing flourished for antiquity and through the middle ages but only since modern constitutions guaranteed a free press has it been so proactive and investigative. In times when things published were usually the dictates of authorities  a separate press and library system ensures democracy.

Pre World War 1 press ribbon...

Edwardian Era press ribbon at the Baillie House
 File Photo: KDG

On this Day: September 24th 1968
Sixty Minutes debuts on CBS