After a week off, here is my latest update on local media stuff:
- The Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation is looking for a Social Media & Communications Officer. The deadline to apply is August 12 – here is the PDF.
- CBC Edmonton is looking for a Senior Broadcast Technologist (EDM00241) and an English television Videographer (EDM00242) – search here. You can follow @CBCJobsEdmonton for updates.
- Another CBC tidbit – they launched a cookbook called Flavours of Edmonton as a fundraiser for the Edmonton Food Bank.
- I don’t know when they made the change, but I love that the Edmonton Sun now uses Disqus for comments.
- Yikes, retirement looks tiring. Here’s what Graham Hicks has been up to since “retiring” from the Edmonton Sun.
- Oilers Lunch with Bob Stauffer is moving to 630 CHED from Team 1260.
- Congratulations to Lucas Timmons on being one of three applicants from around the world to receive the MJ Bear Fellowship from the Online News Association.
- Karen’s latest Edmonton New Media Roundup is here. Her update from last week is here. She has also been busy contributing to Longshot Magazine.
- I meant to link to this one earlier: the Unknown Studio interviews Jay Runham as a welcome to the local podosphere.
- Here’s a great thank you post from Erin Despas who finished her four month term at the Journal last week.
- This is interesting: CKUA has signed on to use Groupigg’s software to provide daily deals to listeners across Alberta.
- Hot 107 is now being represented nationally by Bell Media Radio Sales.
- As I mentioned yesterday, Edmonton Next Gen is looking for presenters for PKN11!
- MediaMag reports that Art of Conversation LX is taking place at Sabor Divino on August 31.
- Citytv Edmonton has a new street team that has been fairly active on Twitter and Facebook so far. It looks like their photoshoot must have been lots of fun!
- From the Edmonton Journal’s August 2011 newsletter – they’re still killing it online, though the Edmonton Sun has shown some improvement and is rapidly catching CTV Edmonton:
- The homicide rate has been in the news in Edmonton a lot lately, which led to me launching everybodyinthiscityisarmed.com. Jeff has written lots of great stuff about this, so don’t miss his coverage. I focused on MacEwan criminologist Bill Pitt, but the media are just as much (if not more) to blame for the sensational coverage and hyperbole:
You can follow Edmonton media news on Twitter using the hashtag #yegmedia. For a great overview of the global media landscape, check out Mediagazer.
So, what have I missed? What’s new and interesting in the world of Edmonton media? Let me know!
Thanks so much Mack for the mention on your blog. I loved my time at the Edmonton Journal as part of a Mentorship program. I learned so much in the past four months; lessons that will definitely prove invaluable to me as I work toward becoming a journalist. I’m grateful to everyone at the Journal for their support, making me feel welcome and having confidence in me and my abilities.
That’s really great to here! I’m glad you were able to blog about it. Can’t wait to see what you get up to next!
That’s really great to here! I’m glad you were able to blog about it. Can’t wait to see what you get up to next!