Media Monday Edmonton: Update #360

Taproot Edmonton’s latest Media Roundup was published today. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox every Monday morning.

Here are a few select updates from today’s Media Roundup, written and curated by Linda Hoang:

After 30 years, veteran CTV Edmonton anchor Daryl McIntyre has signed off for the final time with the station. In his last broadcast on CTV News at 6 on Sept. 13, McIntyre bid farewell to viewers. Watch the video at ctvnews.ca.
Kent Morrison has officially replaced Shaye Ganam as Global News Morning anchor. Morrison will also continue to anchor Global News at Noon.
After being fired from the Edmonton Journal for a controversial open letter to Jason Kenney, writer and comedian Tim Mikula is back at it, writing Old Man Mikula’s Controversial Opinions for Gig City.
Congratulations to Anthony Johnson and Dr. James Makokis, an Indigenous, two-spirit couple from Amiskwaciy-Wâskahikan (Edmonton), who won this season of The Amazing Race Canada.
The 2019 Ember Awards, which celebrates digital excellence from individuals and organizations across Alberta, are accepting submissions until Sept. 18. Tickets are also on sale for the awards night.

Here are some non-local media links that I found interesting this week:

Taproot is participating in Covering Climate Now, an initiative to provided focused coverage of the climate crisis that more than 250 news organizations around the world have committed to.
Netflix has landed the global streaming rights to all 180 episodes of Seinfeld starting in 2021.
From The Washington Post: TikTok’s Beijing roots fuel censorship suspicion as it builds a huge U.S. audience
Bloomberg says it is on track to double its digital subscribers by the end of the year, with revenue from subscribers reaching double-digit percentage of total digital revenue in 2020.
"In these contentious days of bad-faith politics and maneuvering for advantage, the presentation and framing of stories — as well as their dead-on accuracy — are more important than ever," writes Margaret Sullivan. "There’s little room for error and not a shred of forgiveness for it."

Follow Edmonton media news using the hashtag #yegmedia and be sure to check out Mediagazer for the latest media news from elsewhere. You can see past Media Monday Edmonton entries here. If you have a tip or suggestion for future updates, let me know.

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Published by Mack Male