Here’s my latest update on local media stuff:

• This was the “big flip” weekend as 790 CFCW, Canada’s first country station, is now 840 CFCW! They made the switch to 840 on the AM dial at 8:40 pm on August 1 from the Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose. Why the switch? “The 790 AM signal has deteriorated over the years. The ‘flip’ to the 840 AM dial position will be a much clearer and better signal and be able to serve our thousands of listeners throughout north/central Alberta.” Here’s a rundown of CFCW’s history at PSR.
• Congratulations to Ryan Jespersen and Kari Skelton on the birth of baby Wyatt Rudy!
• Remember the $500,000 defamation lawsuit that the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees filed against Twitter personality Kathleen Smith? Well she has now filed a $1.15 million counterclaim, saying the lawsuit damaged her credibility.
• CBC Edmonton’s Hidden Gems show on Friday featured food bloggers Cindy Ngyuen and Brittney Le Blanc, not to mention a selection of blogs and podcasts from Karen Unland.
• Here’s an interview with Sharon Mallon, author of The Gift of Adultery. Before becoming an author she was a broadcaster with CFCW and K-97.
• Linda’s blog is sporting an updated look this week! Check out her weekly social media notes here. I’m totally on board for a Facebook Events app.
• Here’s the latest local blog roundup from Seen and Heard in Edmonton. It’s a big long-weekend edition!
• Episode 4 of the Seen and Heard in Edmonton podcast features Andrea Beça, “a filmmaker, blogger and ukulele aficionado who loves to set herself challenges that she has to do out loud.”
• If you haven’t already done so, be sure to check out this awesome reality TV music video for 925 by R.J. Cui featuring local media celebs Omar Mouallem and Josh Classen. Who knew Josh could rap?!

• As previously mentioned, rates for Shaw’s Internet & TV, as well as Business TV, offerings increased as of August 1.
• The Aga Khan Foundation Canada and the Canadian Association of Journalists have launched the second cycle of the Fellowship for International Development Reporting, which offers recipients $25,000 “to undertake a substantial overseas reporting project that helps Canadians develop a greater understanding of the complex issues facing the developing world.”
• Came across this link on Twitter for a research study on freelancing called JournoLancing. You can fill out the survey until August 21.
• NBCUniversal is apparently close to a deal to invest $250 million in BuzzFeed and is negotiating a separate deal to make an investment in Vox Media. They’re eager to get into digital in a big way, it seems. Vox Media is being called “the modern-day Condé Nast” as a result.
• Here’s a blast from the past: 17 investors raised $2 million to buy and revamp Tiger Beat magazine.
• With declining ratings, cable networks are putting more commercials into their broadcasting. AMC has increased ad time by 10%, for instance.
• Twitter is testing a “news” tab inside its new Android and iOS apps in the US. Seems like a no-brainer.

100.3 The Bear had a big setup at Heritage Festival

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!

You can see past Media Monday Edmonton entries here.

Here’s my latest update on local media stuff:

• Global Edmonton’s new chief weather anchor Jesse Beyer made his on-air debut today. He spent some time with Mike Sobel on the Morning News and also spoke to Emil at I Heart Edmonton. He was also featured at K-Days in a pop-up photo booth. Jesse is a NAIT grad and will soon be a graduate of the Mississippi State meteorological program.

Global Edmonton’s weather team as of today

• I sent Jesse a few questions via email, asking for just quick answers. Here’s what I learned:
  • Which weather app do you use on your phone? I don’t use a weather app—but Global News Skytracker app would be my first choice if I did…
  • Rain or snow, and why? Snow! I can at least ride on it on my snowboard or snowmobile
  • What do you think of the Long John Index? Long john index is… cute
  • How do you think we’ll be receiving weather forecasts in three years? Hopefully still from a trained on air professional! Hopefully, human.
  • What are you most looking forward to in your new position? I’m looking forward to bringing accuracy and reliability to our weather forecast team.
• David Climenhaga has the scoop on plans to bring the Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun closer together this fall. Sounds like the Sun editorial staff will be moving into the Journal building but will remain separate, while the sales teams will be merged.
• Cory Edel has joined the weather team at CTV Edmonton (his last day at CBC was Thursday). You’ll find him on CTV Morning Live starting Wednesday and you can follow him on Twitter here. As Al Girard notes, the station now has three meteorologists.
• Here is the latest local blog roundup from Seen and Heard in Edmonton. Karen has also posted episode 3 of the podcast which features Adam Rozenhart. They discuss OilersNation, The Unknown Studio, and some of his other online projects.
• Marty Forbes has news on some dynamic women in the local media, including Sharon Mallon, Jennifer Martin, and Jennifer Dalen.
• Congratulations to Edmonton Journal food writer Liane Faulder on receiving the Discovery Prize for her play The Long Walk Home.
• Edmonton Sun crime reporter Pamela Roth is moving to Victoria, BC. Her last day was Thursday.
• Edmonton-born Lisa Gilroy is the host of YTV’s The Zone and is now based in Toronto, but the Examiner caught up with her on a recent trip back to town.
• Here’s an introduction to Hannah, one of half of the sisters behind Honey & Betts.
• Here are Linda’s latest social media notes!
• Here in Edmonton it’s all McDavid, all the time, but down in the USA, they’ll only get to see Connor on TV once. Only the March 1 game between the Oilers and the Sabres (where No. 2 pick Jack Eichel will play) will be televised on NBCSN.
• The Fort McMurray Today is looking for a multimedia reporter. The deadline to apply is August 3.
• Senator Art Eggleton says the federal government should commit to stable and predictable funding for the CBC. “It is important to have a strong and vibrant CBC, to tell our stories, to entertain and inform us as Canadians.”
• A recent survey by Cision on “social journalism” found that while social media is becoming more accepted, journalists overwhelming prefer to receive pitches via email.
• Flipboard has raised another $50 million with a rumored valuation of around $1 billion.
• It’s 2015. If your excuse for not linking more is your CMS, you’re doing it wrong.

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!

You can see past Media Monday Edmonton entries here.

Here’s my latest update on local media stuff:

• I’d love to see/hear more of this: Omar Mouallem vs. David Staples on Ice District, on CBC Edmonton.
• I like to start my week with Seen and Heard in Edmonton and I hope you do too. Here is the latest roundup of local blog posts and here is episode 2 of the podcast featuring Rev Recluse of Vintage Edmonton.
• Stephanie Dubois’ last day at Metro Edmonton was Friday. She is joining Alberta Primetime as a reporter/producer. “Thank you & awkward hugs to my Metro colleagues who were great,” she tweeted.
• Jennifer Martin is off to Vancouver, according to MediaInYeg.
• Regina’s Drew Dalby spoke with HOT 107’s Ryder for the latest episode of The Off Mic Podcast. He talks about “some of his infamous stunts, his interesting Vancouver experience, and how important it is to actually know your audience.”
• EEDC (or Make Something Edmonton, more specifically) is looking for a Digital Content Specialist to join the team.
• The opening in the Edmonton Journal newsroom for full-time reporter closes on Wednesday!
• In her latest social media notes, Linda highlights the latest update to Instagram on the web. You can now search and load tags. There are apparently 1.6 million posts tagged #yeg as of right now. That compares to about 865K tagged #edmonton.
• Corus reported 3rd quarter figures last week and posted an $8 million loss. Revenue was down 5% from the same period in 2014.
• I came across The Local Fix via Karen and so far I really like it. It’s “a weekly roundup of news and resources for local journalists” delivered by email.
• The Wall Street Journal has launched ten magazines on Flipboard. Will be interesting to see how they are received and if WSJ decides to expand the experiment or not. I’ve followed Ideas and Essays. Thanks to Bruce for the heads up.
• Are mobile apps succeeding because the mobile web sucks? Interesting argument by Nilay Patel at The Verge.
• Quebecor has submitted its “candidacy for the NHL expansion process in order to bring the Nordiques back to Quebec City.”
• More validation for streaming services: Netflix, Amazon get record Emmy nods. Netflix received 34 nominations compared to 126 for HBO.

Virgin Radio at Slide the City

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!

You can see past Media Monday Edmonton entries here.

Here’s my latest update on local media stuff:

• The first episode of the new Seen and Heard in Edmonton podcast is up and it features food blogger Michelle Peters-Jones. I thought it was great! Can’t wait for more stories with local content creators.
• Michelle has been nominated for a Taste Canada award for bloggers, by the way. Congrats!
• The latest Edmonton blog roundup is here. In addition to blog posts, Karen has rounded up some podcasts too.
• Have you subscribed to How to Douglas? It’s a weekly newsletter where you can learn about “what’s good this weekend in Edmonton + music you should be hyped about.” It’s run by Douglas Dollars. I love the concept!
• The Wanderer is now accepting applications for the 2015/2016 team, “including visual editors, content editors, managing editors, and marketing and communications ninjas!” The deadline to apply is Monday, July 20.
• The latest edition of Postscript is of course about the Metro Line LRT uproar.
• Here are Linda’s social media notes for the past week. Lots of Facebook and Reddit news recently.
• As mentioned previously, you have until July 27 to apply to contribute to The Noteworthy.
• Jenna Marynowski has an open call for Fringe 2015 media releases. Want to be featured on the award winning After the House Lights blog? Email her your news release!
• The Edmonton Journal is looking for a full-time newsroom reporter. The deadline to apply is July 22.
• ICYMI: Lincoln Ho is now @yegventures on Twitter. He promises “great things coming.”
• You may have seen this opinion piece on Edmonton in the Sparks Tribune from Sparks, Nevada. It was written by Jake Highton, “an emeritus journalism professor at the University of Nevada, Reno.” I guess it is appropriately labeled as opinion, but it seriously contains stuff like this: “Entering the science museum we found the hall blocked by kids sketching and painting. To get to the bathroom we had to push instructors out of the way.” Our city is too accommodating to children for this guy!
• Recoil Creative Films and Television Production Inc. is looking for an experienced full-time editor and camera operator.
• Postmedia folks should expect another $50 million in cuts coming by the end of 2017 due to the Sun Media merger.
• Edmonton-based AutoCanada has joined the SiriusXM Canada pre-owned vehicle program that offers a complimentary three-month subscription to anyone who buys a pre-owned vehicle outfitted with a satellite radio. Do people to listen to SiriusXM any other way?
• Starting January 1, 2016 any Canadian with an Internet connection will be able to subscribe to CraveTV, the Netflix competitor from Bell. The same will happen with Shomi once it leaves beta before the end of the summer.
• From The Verge: Why are the most important people in media reading The Awl?
• A recent survey in the US found that “two-thirds of new local online news sites make $100,000 or less a year, with more than half generating $50,000 or less.”
• I have definitely noticed this disappointing trend: News Sites Are Fatter and Slower Than Ever.

Local media got to check out Ice HQ today

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!

You can see past Media Monday Edmonton entries here.

Here’s my latest update on local media stuff:

• Karen’s roundup of local blog posts has a new home at Seen and Heard in Edmonton, which is a blog and podcast about blogs and podcasts in Edmonton. I make a cameo in the introduction to the podcast. Follow along on Twitter here and sign up for the newsletter too. Looking forward to great stories about local storytellers!
• Congratulations to Adam on the launch of his new podcast, The Expats. Sharon and I listened to the first episode the other day and really enjoyed it!
• In case you missed it: here is the sixth season wrap up show from The Unknown Studio, featuring new music, stand-up comedy, and interview with Karen Unland on media stuff.
• Capital Ideas Edmonton turned three years old last week – congrats! Here’s their anniversary report. Capital Ideas currently has 2,647 members here in Edmonton.
• Congratulations to yegwed.com on turning one year old! Here’s to many more.
• Mary Bailey, publisher of The Tomato, is Global Edmonton’s latest Woman of Vision.
• Have you got something interesting to share? The Noteworthy is looking for collaborators. Gillian writes: “So far, I’ve been the only voice on The Noteworthy, and it’s time for others to add to the conversation about our fascinating city.” Email her by July 27 if you want to share something.
• A new digital magazine focused on music has launched, called #YEGMusic Magazine. Watch for their first issue in January 2016.
• Flying within Canada this month? Omar brings a bit of Edmonton to both WestJet Magazine and Air Canada’s enRoute.
• Faces of Edmonton is now available as a physical book, featuring about 100 portraits. You can buy it online, or here in Edmonton at Audrey’s, Tix on the Square, and the Muttart Conservatory.
• Back in 2006, Todd Babiak co-wrote a screenplay about Wayne Gretzky called “The Great One” but couldn’t find anyone who wanted to make it. Now, thanks in part to the hype surrounding Connor McDavid, the movie might get made after all.
• The latest edition of Postscript is all about reporting on the McDavid mayhem.
• CBC Edmonton is sponsoring Kids Town at K-Days and will be giving away four sets of family passes starting next week.
• Shaw has an opening for a full-time Supervisor, Online Journalist here in Edmonton.
• Here are Linda’s latest social media notes. I’m happy to see Instagram is going to be supporting larger photo sizes.
• A new CBC research report from May 2015 suggests that more than half of Canadians currently without cable television have cut the cord. The number of Canadians who do not pay for a traditional TV service is growing, unsurprisingly.
• I know this news is a bit old, but wanted to mention it. Starting August 1, Shaw is raising the rates on residential Internet and TV plans, as well as business TV plans. Here’s an FAQ on the rate increase. Sounds like the increase is $3 or so.
• I’m very interested in the idea of news via WhatsApp, which is what the New York Times is experimenting with for Pope Francis’ trips to Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
• From the Columbia Journalism Review: The media milestone the media (fittingly?) forgot. Podcasting was enabled in iTunes on June 28, 2005.

Interviewing the German women, photo by IQRemix

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!

You can see past Media Monday Edmonton entries here.

Here’s my latest update on local media stuff:

• Colby Cosh was named to Alberta Venture’s list of the 50 most influential people in Alberta for 2015.
• CKUA will soon have its first publicly accessible station in Calgary thanks to a $3 million donation from The Calgary Foundation to both the National Music Centre and CKUA.
• In his latest column, Marty Forbes covers the CTV and Global fall programming schedules. He also shares the news about Shaye Ganam. “Also if you’ve noticed that Shaye Ganam is absent from the Global Morning Show over the past few weeks it’s because he is off dealing with a family health issue for a few months. We wish Shaye and his family all the best and hope to see him back on the morning show in the fall.”
• Aboriginal Voices Radio, which operated CKAV-FM-4 here in Edmonton, has had its CRTC broadcasting license revoked. The CRTC says AVR has not honoured its commitments and that at each renewal they “found numerous, repeated and serious instances of non-compliance with several sections of the Radio Regulations and with conditions of licence.”
• I always enjoy Malcolm Mayes’ cartoons, especially the controversial ones. The latest installment of Postscript covers the reaction to a recent cartoon on gun culture.
• Karen is back in Edmonton and has posted another roundup of local blog posts. That’s how I found about this book review of The Social Life of Ink. Looks like something I’d enjoy reading, even if I rarely use a non-digital pen!
• I missed the live finale of The Unknown Studio’s season tonight, but I hear they recorded it! Looking forward to hearing what Karen had to say.

Here we are interviewing @KarenUnland #yeg pic.twitter.com/gwNzEmriDH

— The Unknown Studio (@unknownstudio)

June 30, 2015

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• Congratulations to Andrew Grose and Josh Classen on being recognized in the St. Albert Gazette’s Readers Choice Awards.
• Want to get your event, charity, or initiative on the noon news on CTV Edmonton? They have spots open this month.
• Here are Linda’s latest social media notes. That’s where I found about Tumblr TV, a GIF search engine with a full-screen viewing mode.
• This is fun: former Oilers play-by-play man Rod Phillips will be the 54th admiral of the Sourdough Raft Race.
• I recently came across The Original Self, the latest site to profile local people. Looks like photography is what sets this one apart. It is run by Cory Johnn.
• Shaw Communications reported an 8% fall in third-quarter profit last week. They lost more than 27,000 television subscribers during the period.
• Quartz describes itself as “a digitally native news outlet for the new global economy” and they’ve done some pretty interesting things with information display. Now they’ve launched Atlas, a new website for building and exploring charts.
• From time to time I do find events and announcements via Instagram, but it’s certainly not my go-to service for news. But it sounds like they may want to change that.

FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015, photo by IQRemix

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!

You can see past Media Monday Edmonton entries here.

Here’s my latest update on local media stuff:

• Congratulations to Global Edmonton’s Lesley MacDonald on receiving the Gold Medal Award from the Western Association of Broadcasters for the Woman of Vision program. Global Edmonton has won the award twice before, as ITV Edmonton, in 1997 and 1995.
• Adam and Scott are planning to record the season finale of The Unknown Studio in front of a live audience on Monday, June 29 at the Citadel. Tickets are $21 in advance and profits will be donated to Knight’s Cabin.
• Congratulations to Rev Recluse on the launch of the new Vintage Edmonton Music Podcast! You can listen to the first episode here.
• Last week I mentioned that John Archer and a bunch of other journalists have gone to work for the new NDP government. I missed a few that Dave had mentioned a couple weeks ago, including Veronica Jubinville and Laura Tupper from CTV Edmonton.
• CBC’s Edmonton AM will be on location at Cafe Bicyclette on Thursday, June 25. There will be crepes and coffee on the patio!
• Global Edmonton is getting ready to update its news image and has been sharing behind-the-scenes photos on Instagram and on Twitter.

Behind the scenes. Busy week! We had so much going on including a news image photo shoot! #yegmedia #OurYEG pic.twitter.com/53sHEcpROV

— GlobalEDM Community (@GlobalEdm_plus)

June 20, 2015

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* Here’s a Philadelphia-based journalist on Edmonton: “I had been reasonably convinced by my friends north of the parallel that Edmonton was boring,” referring to the Canadian journalists he follows on Twitter. So what did he think after actually visiting? “I would glady argue that Edmonton is not boring.”
* There are lots of American journalists in town at the moment because of the US game against Columbia which took place this evening. Apparently there’s a lot more interest in the team south of the border this time around.
* Karen’s latest roundup of local blog posts was filed from New York City, where she is learning how to be an entrepreneurial journalist.
* As Karen noted, Sunil Agnihotri of The SuperFan is joining The Copper and Blue. He’ll be posting there semi-regularly, while still maintaining his current efforts at The SuperFan.
* Congratulations to Erin Isfeld on ten years with CTV Edmonton!
* The latest edition of Postscript talks about covering the FIFA Women’s World Cup here in Edmonton.
* Here’s a pretty interesting feature on Shaun Donnelly, a Sherwood Park-based TV producer who might also be Edmonton’s elusive porn producer.
* I linked to Zoe Todd’s manifesto for the Edmonton arts scene a couple weeks ago. I’ve only causally followed the response, but I did sense that some of it was pretty intense. Turns out it was pretty bad, and so she is leaving Edmonton sooner than planned. Always disappointing to lose valuable voices like Zoe’s.
* Former Global Edmonton anchor Lynda Steele is making another career move, this time from CTV Vancouver to the radio at CKNW. She makes the jump in September.
* Linda is back with another roundup of social media notes! She notes that YouTube has launched something called Newswire to verify eyewitness footage of breaking news.
* Google made another news-related announcement today: a new initiative called News Lab aims to provide resources for journalists. You can learn more in their blog post here.

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!

You can see past Media Monday Edmonton entries here.

Here’s my latest update on local media stuff:

• The latest radio ratings for Edmonton have been released by Numeris, and once again, NOW! 102.3 FM leads the pack. Their lead over CBC Radio 1 has increased from 0.3 to 1.8 points. Once again in third is Capital FM though they are now tied with 630 CHED. The biggest increase seems to be for 91.7 The Bounce at 1.3 points, though that still only takes them to 9th place in the busy Edmonton market.
• Marty Forbes has a few additional thoughts on the radio ratings and here is the Puget Sound Radio post.
• The latest edition of Postscript looks at the decisions journalists had to make in covering the shooting of Const. Daniel Woodall.
• John Archer confirmed on Tuesday that he has joined the Premier’s office here in Alberta and is no longer at CBC Edmonton. He’s the latest in a string of local media folks who have jumped over to communications for the Province including Laurie Callsen (Metro), Leah Holoiday (Metro), and Cheryl Oates (Global).
• Here’s more on Archer’s move from David Climenhaga: “Mr. Archer was the president of the Alberta Legislative Press Gallery. As a Legislative reporter, he was known as a tough questioner who refused to accept the usual evasions favoured by politicians of all stripes and bureaucrats of many varieties.”
• Crystal Darche is the new midday host for 92.5 Fresh FM as of Monday. She joins the station from Vancouver.
• Both Global Edmonton and CTV Edmonton held their fall launch events in the last week. You can learn more about Global’s lineup here and CTV’s lineup here.
• Liane Faulder reports that Battista’s Calzone Company will be featured on an upcoming episode of Food Network Canada’s You Gotta Eat Here. They’ll be filming on July 6.
• This is a neat story. Longmou Li is the colour commentator for CCTV, the Chinese state broadcaster, and he got his start right here in Edmonton.
• The Journal’s Press Gallery podcast has a new host! Brett Wittmeier takes over for Sarah O’Donnell.
• In her latest local blog roundup, Karen notes this post from Owen Brierley: A Heliocentric Model of Transmedia. He spoke about the topic at the Banff World Media Festival three years ago and is revisiting the ideas now.
• This is pretty funny: Global Edmonton’s Shaye Ganam and Erin Chalmers can’t keep it together when they see the video of a little girl accidentally getting hit in the head by one of the queen’s guards.
• Another big scandal for CBC. This time Evan Solomon was fired for allegedly using his to position to profit from the sale of valuable art. “The string of scandals has created a journalistic crisis at the country’s public broadcaster, once widely respected for the balance and integrity of its current affairs broadcasting.”
• On Friday, “a coalition of professional associations, unions and media organizations” launched an ad campaign called JournalismIS to highlight “the value and benefits of professional journalism.” The campaign is sponsored by The Globe and Mail, Postmedia, Bell Media, Winnipeg Free Press, Ryerson School of Journalism, and many others.
• CNBC reports that Rupert Murdoch will step down as CEO of 21st Century Fox, handing the job to his son James.
• How important is mobile to the New York Times? Important enough that they are blocking staff from accessing the newspaper’s website via desktops for the week. “The New York Times isn’t encouraging staff to think about mobile, they’re forcing them to consume content via smartphones — and it’s brilliant.”

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!

You can see past Media Monday Edmonton entries here.

Here’s my latest update on local media stuff:

• Karen Unland has announced that she is leaving Capital Ideas and the Edmonton Journal to attend the 2015 Beat Business training program at the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at CUNY. Jeff Samsonow will be taking over her responsibilities at Postmedia. Very exciting, congratulations Karen!
• Don’t miss Karen’s latest roundup of local blog posts. It was another very full week.
• We now know where Jesse Beyer has landed – he is the new chief meteorologist and weather anchor at Global Edmonton. You’ll see him on the Early News at 5 and News Hour at 6 starting in late July. Congrats Jesse!
• Starting this weekend you can catch Ziyah Karmali on 91.7 The Bounce from 12-6pm every weekend.
• It sounds like Leah Holoiday has left Metro Edmonton and will now be working as press secretary for the Minister of Advanced Education.
• As mentioned previously, Marty Klinkenberg is leaving the Journal for the Globe and Mail. Check out the awesome cake they had for him at the Journal!
• Congratulations to CBC Edmonton on winning four national awards for “Aura of Power” including the Don McGillivray award from the Canadian Association of Journalists.
• CTV Edmonton also picked up a couple of RTDNA Canada awards, congrats!
• The Edmonton Sun’s Trevor Robb noticed the very similar Journal and Sun front page headlines recently. Should we read into this, or is it just a coincidence? I’m sure we could find pre-Postmedia-takeover examples of this, but it does seem like the two papers used to go out of their way to have different headlines.
• You’ve no doubt been subjected to Cathal Kelly’s piece in the Globe and Mail by now. Here is Reid Wilkins’ love letter to Kelly in response.
• Edmonton’s High School Brawl won a live pitch competition at the Banff World Media Festival and will be going into production. Parts of the trailer were filmed at the old Edmonton Remand Centre.
• Also pitching at the Banff World Media Festival is KittenTV, a project of Edmonton-based filmmakers. The first season called “Kitten Town” can be found on demand on Telus Optik.
• From Vintage Edmonton: CJCA’s Bob Bradburn’s Review of 1970.
• Accessible Media Inc. is looking for an Assignment Editor to join the team here in Edmonton.
• I believe the deadline has passed unfortunately, but Bell was looking for a Reporter/Producer for CTV Two.
• Heads up: there’s a CJCA/K-97 reunion scheduled for September 13 for anyone who worked at the stations during the sister station years of 1979-1993.
• Here are Linda’s latest social media notes. She highlights “Answer Time”, which is Tumblr’s new competitor to the wildly popular Reddit AMA.
• At WWDC today, Apple announced Apple News, a new personalized feed of news and articles that will replace Newsstand. It will launch in the US, UK, and Australia. “A number of publishers have signed up as launch partners for News, including The Economist, Vanity Fair, Financial Times, Time, Wired, BuzzFeed, Vox, the New York Times, Bloomberg Business, and of course The Verge.”
• Nieman Journalism Lab called it the most important set of Apple announcements in years, while the (excluded) Washington Post took a decidedly less enthusiastic stance.
• According to a study by Alan D. Mutter, one out of every four ventures listed in the Columbia Journalism Review directory since 2010 has failed.
• Dave Winer perfectly captured one of my primary issues with Medium: “When people post to Medium they think about exposure for their ideas today, but imho they should also be thinking about how people are going to find their ideas in the future.”
• Congratulations to 88.1 The One FM, which launched in Parkland County on June 4:

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!

You can see past Media Monday Edmonton entries here.

Here’s my latest update on local media stuff:

• After 190 weekly editions, the St. Albert Leader has shutdown. The final issue was published on May 28, 2015. Editor Rob LeLacheur wrote: “Unfortunately, there is not much room for a small independently owned newspaper these days, especially in a major metro market.”
• Our region’s newest radio station, 88.1 The One FM, goes on air at 8:01am on Thursday, June 4. Based in Stony Plain, the new station will serve Parkland County.
• Congratulations to Sarah O’Donnell on becoming the new Sports Editor at the Edmonton Journal, the first woman in the paper’s history to hold the position.
• On June 8 after three years with the Edmonton Journal, Marty Klinkenberg will be making the jump to the Globe and Mail. He says: “My first assignment, for the next year, is to cover Connor McDavid and the Oilers in his first season in the NHL.”
• Dean Millard has been named the new evening host on TSN 1260. You can hear him from 9pm-midnight.
• In his column from Thursday, Marty Forbes talks about giving back, and highlights K97’s Terry Evans, CTV Edmonton’s Robbie Williams and TSN’s Bryan Mudryk, 102.3 NOW FM’s Fitzy, and many more local media folks doing great things in the community.
• Here’s a thoughtful and in-depth piece on “adapting to the digital age for the newsroom and living room” from Cory Sellar, a TV Broadcasting student at NAIT and Shaw TV volunteer. Lots of great visuals and links in there too, check it out.
• The latest installment of Postscript discusses the media’s desire for details about homicide cases with veteran crime reporter Jana Pruden.
• Poppy Barley has a series called 5 Minutes With in which they interview customers who wear their shoes. The latest entry is with Ryan Jespersen.
• Looks like Vue Weekly has launched a new responsive website design. Looks nice and clean, and appears to be built using WordPress.
• Tanner Young Publishing, the company behind WHERE Edmonton and other magazines, is looking for a photography intern. They’ve also got an opening for an editorial intern.
• Venture Publishing is still looking for an Assistant Editor for Alberta Venture.
• Don’t miss Karen’s latest blog roundup!
• It appears that Jesse Beyer has left CTV. No word on where he’s off to next, but he did indicate he’d be doing the weather somewhere in Edmonton. Thanks to Bruce for the tip!
• I missed this a couple weeks ago: Postmedia CEO Paul Godfrey plans to lead the company until December 2018.
• Radio ratings from the Spring 2015 period have CBC Radio One ranked first in seven markets across the country.
• Over the last few years I have shared more than a few congratulatory messages in this series. That’s one reason why I found the story behind @CongratsJourno so fascinating. It’s a “mixture of hubris and narcissism” and also a love for Twitter.
• Speaking of Twitter and journalists, it turns out that about 25% of Twitter’s verified users are in the media and they are definitely the most active of the bunch.
• After 20 years as editor of the Guardian, Alan Rusbridger is stepping down. He rightly reflects that the Guardian is “now vying with the New York Times for the mantle of largest serious English-language newspaper website in the world.”
• A new report by ZenithOptimedia says that the average amount of time spent reading newspapers fell more than 25% globally from 2010 to 2014.

Edmonton International Cat Festival organizer Linda Hoang is interviewed by the media, photo by Nanc Price Photography

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!

You can see past Media Monday Edmonton entries here.