Here’s my latest update on local media stuff:

• The 2016 Alberta Magazine Awards were handed out at a gala event on March 3. The University of Alberta Alumni’s New Trail was named Magazine of the Year. Editor of the Year went to Curtis Gillespie of Eighteen Bridges. Avenue Edmonton picked up six awards while Alberta Venture picked up three. Omar Mouallem did quite well, winning for his own writing and as part of The Yards. Congrats to all!
• Here’s a “behind the news” feature from Global Edmonton with Gord Steinke, Carole Anne Devaney, and Jesse Beyer. It’s an extended version of the advertising feature included in the March 2016 edition of Avenue Edmonton.
• I had the opportunity a couple of weeks ago to help some Grade 5/6 students from Coronation School become journalists for a week at Edmonton Journal school. I spoke to them about what I do and answered their excellent questions about entrepreneurship. I wasn’t surprised to hear how much they know about Minecraft (the game itself as well as the business and everything around it) but I was pleasantly surprised to hear how interested they were in programming and how much they knew already. Very exciting!
• Episode 32 of the Seen and Heard in Edmonton podcast features Steven Schapansky of Radio Free Skaro, “one of the most successful podcasts to be produced in Edmonton.”
• The Edmonton Broadcasters Club Spring Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, April 13 at the Moose Factory on Calgary Trail. The event will serve as a 60th anniversary and reunion for CFCW.
• Karen reports that thirteen local podcasters have signaled their interest in joining the Seen and Heard Podcast Network. If you’re a local podcaster (or potential sponsor) you should check it out.
• In his latest column, Marty Forbes tackles the increasingly complex number of options we are now faced with for watching TV.
• Here is a trailer for Todd Babiak‘s new novel Son of France, which goes on sale tomorrow. Also check out how a murder changed the way novelist Todd Babiak writes about violence.
• The Globe and Mail is currently looking for a Reporter here in Edmonton. “The Globe and Mail is seeking a dynamic reporter to expand our journalistic reach in Alberta, a province that has been transformed in recent years by the West’s evolving political and economic clout.”
• CKUA is looking for a Manager of Marketing and Communications. The deadline to apply is March 15.
• Metro Edmonton is looking for a Reporter/Photographer. They’re also looking for a Junior Account Manager and an Advertising Sales Account Manager.
• Nominations are now open for the Canadian Music Week Alan Waters Young Broadcast Award. The deadline to nominate someone under the age of 30 is March 21.
• On March 24, IABC Edmonton is hosting a lunchtime session on how to successfully pitch to media in Edmonton’s changing landscape, featuring Karen Unland.

City Glow, photo by Dave Sutherland

And here is some slightly less local media stuff:

• Here are Linda’s latest social media notes. She is running a Snapchat for Beginners workshop at iMEDIA on the weekend!
• From Columbia Journalism Review: Facebook is eating the world. The world of media, at least.
• I’m really intrigued by what devices like Amazon’s new Echo Dot can do for media. Already you can get an overview of the latest headlines. I’d love to buy one to test it out, but currently you can only order it through Alexa!
• Here’s a promo video from Edmonton’s own Beverly Theresa for Social Media Camp, coming up in May in Victoria. You can learn more and register here.
• From the National Post: Why TV production is exploding across Canada.
• Shaw officially closed its $1.6 billion acquisition of Wind Mobile this week.

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:

• Mel Priestley wrote about the future of journalism in Vue Weekly last week and concludes “the onus is on the journalists themselves to diversify their skill sets as much as possible,” given the rapidly changing media landscape.
• Former Edmonton Journal editor Margo Goodhand was a guest on CBC’s The Current recently. She spoke about the importance of a local newsroom being local, saying “it has to support the community, it has to reflect the community, it has to inspire the community.”
• Marty Forbes wrote about his father’s legacy now that “the Jerry Forbes Centre for Community Spirit is about to become a reality.” They’ve purchased a building in northeast Edmonton.
• Linda is back with another list of local Instagram users to follow. I absolutely second her recommendation to follow John Robertson, his photos are great!
• Episode 31 of the Seen and Heard in Edmonton podcast features Sarah Hoyles, the storyteller behind Pet Sounds.
• Josh and Tracey have announced that #YEGMUSIC Magazine is shutting down. “It was a great run, and we will miss it. Keep on rockin’ and supporting your local music scene!”
• Global Edmonton’s Wardrobe Sale took place on the weekend and raised $9,100 for breast cancer research in Alberta.
• You may have seen this Reddit thread on Edmonton media personalities. Be warned: some of it is pretty mean.
• As mentioned yesterday, Paula has the scoop on OEG’s entertainment ambitions. Does that include a foray into the world of media?
• Season 4 of Big Brother Canada premieres this week and features four Albertans, including one Edmontonian.
• 93.1 The One in Leduc is looking for an On-Air Announcer / Promotions Assistant.
• If you’re a fan of The Expats, be sure to fill out their audience survey.
• Save the date: The Gateway’s 106 year print era will be celebrated on April 6 at an event hosted by “notable Gateway alumni, Adam Rozenhart, Todd Babiak and Sarah Chan.”

Moe Banga doing his first media scrum as Ward 12 Councillor

And here is some slightly less local media stuff:

• In her latest social media notes, Linda highlights that selfie deaths are now more common than death by shark attack.
• The CRTC announced on Tuesday that it has “received 12 applications to operate radio stations serving urban Indigenous Canadians in major markets.” Three of those applications are for Edmonton.
• Sharon and I watched Spotlight on Saturday night and were happy to see it win Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay on Sunday at the Oscars. Definitely one to see!
• So-called “Skinny” TV packages are here. We’re on Shaw, so I priced out their “Limited TV” plan plus some of the additional packages we’d be interested in. The total came out to be quite a bit less than what we pay currently (and I confirmed with support that for each of the channels in the add-on packages you get both the SD and HD variants, assuming they both exist via Shaw). So it looks like there will be a cost savings for us!
• “For the first time in more than 40 years, the Stanley Cup playoffs may lack a Canadian team this season.” And that means Rogers Media could be forced to take a hit on advertising revenue.
• Bloomberg TV Canada has announced the launch of Bloomberg North, a new weekday show featuring Amanda Lang, Pat Kiernan and Rudyard Griffiths.
• The folks behind FiveThirtyEight say they are here to stay, and won’t end up like ESPN’s Grantland.

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.

Congratulations to Moe Banga on winning the Ward 12 by-election this evening! You can see the full unofficial results here. The official results should be released later this week, with the swearing-in ceremony taking place Friday afternoon.

Here’s my latest update on local media stuff:

• The big story of the week was Rebel Media’s fight with the Government of Alberta.
  • Dave posted a summary of what happened.
  • The Canadian Association of Journalism took the government to task for its decision. “Albertans should be choosing what coverage of their government they want to read, not seeing government try to choose what coverage is suitable for Albertans,” said CAJ President Nick Taylor-Vaisey.
  • Ryan Jespersen spoke to Sheila Gunn Reid and Dave Cournoyer about the issue on Tuesday last week.
  • Ultimately the NDP government acknowledged it “made a mistake” and reversed the decision to ban Rebel Media. But as Graham Thomson argues, it’s not over yet. “At play here are bigger issues including, how do we define who is a journalist in the digital age? And, just as important, who gets to make the definition?”
• After 16 years with the Journal, Jodie Sinnema has decided to move on. Her last day is Wednesday, and she starts a new job in public relations on March 1.
• Matt Dykstra has announced he is leaving the Sun and Journal to take on a new role as a press secretary with the Provincial government. “I love journalism and I know I will miss it,” he wrote.
• Bill Mah is back at the Journal on general assignment. “It’s been a roller-coaster month but I’m happy to be a journalist again,” he wrote.
• One other change to note at the Journal/Sun: Elise Stolte is now the city hall reporter. “It’s not a huge change from the more loosely-defined urban affairs beat I held before, but it’s an opportunity to lead our coverage of how this city is run,” she wrote.
• Oh, and oddly enough: “The Edmonton newsroom of Postmedia Network Inc., which publishes the Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun, has an immediate opening for two reporters who will help drive coverage of issues and events in Edmonton and northern Alberta.” I assume they’re looking for cheaper people than the ones that were let go.
• As mentioned last week, Tom Braid is leaving the Edmonton Sun. Now he has been immortalized in cartoon form.
• On Friday, former Journal reporter Jana Pruden and former Journal managing editor Stephanie Coombs joined Ryan Jespersen for the weekly roundtable.
• Janis Galloway has decided to wind down Dress Me Dearly. She has been sharing memories on Instagram, like the first “outfit post” she ever did. “Next week I’ll be posting the final blog post on DMD after seven years reporting on Edmonton’s fashion scene,” she wrote on Friday.
• In his latest column, Marty Forbes interviews Stacey Brotzel about her trip to Nicaragua during which she and her husband donated and built playgrounds for children as part of the Castle Downs Recreational Society. And as he notes, congrats to CTV Edmonton’s Breanna Karstens Smith on winning the November Project’s Positivity Award.
• Are you a podcaster here in Edmonton? Be sure to check out the Seen and Heard Podcast Network. The aim is to increase audiences and generate revenue for local podcasts.
• Episode 30 of the Seen and Heard in Edmonton podcast features David Dodge, the man behind Green Energy Futures.
• Venture Publishing is looking for an Assistant Editor. The deadline to apply is March 15.
• The Yards will launch its first edition of 2016 on March 10 at DECL. “We’ll be chatting about the virtues of small retail spaces, why they are good for business, good for community and good for urban form/vibrancy.”
• Save the date: the next #MeetTheMedia is set for April 15 at The Pint.

Protection measures in place early to prepare for wildfire season, photo by Premier of Alberta

And here is some slightly less local media stuff:

• In her latest social media notes, Linda highlights the iMEDIA Conference which is coming up on March 11 and 12.
• I really like Longform for recommendations on in-depth articles to read. This week while browse I came upon one by Omar Mouallem at Hazlitt. It’s actually the second time he was featured on the site – here’s the first.
• In a speech in Toronto last week, CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais slammed news executives on their local news efforts. “Local television news is failing us. But it need not. The system sits at a position of strength,” he said.
• Here is the new Limited TV package from Shaw, the first “skinny” package as mandated by the CRTC.
• Margaret Sullivan, the public editor of the New York Times, will be joining the Washington Post as a media columnist later this year.

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:

• Here are some thoughts on the shuttering of local news from CKUA CEO Ken Regan. “Acquiring and distributing reliable, fact-based news content in any professional media organization is labour intensive and expensive,” he wrote. “Real news after all does not arrive at the doorstep of the media.”
• While I think suggesting Ezra Levant’s The Rebel “has become one of Albertans’ top Internet sources of reporting and commentary in just its first year in operation” is a bit of a stretch, Lorne Gunter makes some great points about the NDP’s apparent actions to prevent The Rebel from participating in media events. “It is very dangerous in a free society to give politicians, bureaucrats or government lawyers the power to determine who is and isn’t a journalist,” he wrote.
• There’s a celebration of the life of Dave “Crash” Cameron taking place on Tuesday at 7pm at Cook County Saloon. You can learn more and share your memories here.
• Tom Braid has announced that his last day at the Edmonton Sun will be February 19. “Gonna miss the pace and the craziness of being in the middle of the Tabloid tornado that was the Edmonton Sun photo the past 28 years (26 years in helping to or running this award winning department),” he wrote.
• Mike Ross wrote about his 25 years of covering music at the Edmonton Sun.
• After 12 years at City Hall, Gordon Kent is now taking on the role of business reporter at the Journal, replacing Bill Mah who was let go during last month’s cuts.
• Congratulations to Amber Bracken and Ryan Jackson on being nominated in the 2015 National Pictures of the Year Awards.
• CTV Edmonton’s new weekend anchor team, Dan Grummett and Shanelle Kaul, debuted on Saturday. Here’s more on the duo.
• Mont Thirty, “Edmonton’s premiere photography-based magazine”, is launching on Saturday, February 27. “Created and designed right here locally by three photographers, Dexter Da Silva, Redd Angelo, and Chan Rin (Vivid Ribbon Photography and Founder of UrbanYEG), Mont Thirty is a bi-monthly magazine that features the top 30 photos in each issue.” The first issue is slated to be distributed in mid-March.
• Episode 29 of the Seen and Heard in Edmonton podcast features Lori Godin, the woman behind Frugal Edmonton Mama, among other sites.
• The local film & television industry has been in the news recently. Some feel with the low Canadian dollar that we should be able to attract more productions. Council discussed the issue and decided (surprise, surprise) to gather more information about the film commissioner role and office before making any changes.
• The First Kiss and other Rites of Passage, a ten-part documentary series filmed on location in Edmonton, Fort McMurray, and Grand Prairie, launched on TELUS Optik on Thursday.
• APTN is “readying an offbeat new Canadian sitcom based on the webseries Delmer & Marta” which was shot in Edmonton and features Aboriginal actors and comedians Sheldon Elter and Howie Miller.
• A new podcast from the Edmonton City as Museum Project launched on Thursday. For now they have committed to a three-part pilot, but I hope it sticks around longer than that!
• The St. Albert Gazette is looking for an assistant editor.
• The Aboriginal Commission on Human Rights & Justice held a dialogue on the role of media in reconciliation on Friday.
• To help celebrate Family Day, here’s a look at how parenthood changed the Global Edmonton family.

Ricardo Miranda, Minister of Culture and Tourism, announces $10 million in funding to support non-profits, photo by Premier of Alberta

And here is some slightly less local media stuff:

• Here are Linda’s latest social media notes. Looks like it was a busy week for Twitter news, with much fretting about the algorithmic timeline, now in beta.
• Rogers Media has begun the 200 job cuts they announced last month. And according to The Huffington Post Canada, Canadian Business magazine “may be on the verge of closing its doors after 87 years.”
• Sirius XM Canada might be going private in deal that values it at $750 million, or it might have been approached with a takeover deal.
• This one is on my “to read” list for the week: Inside Harvey Levin’s TMZ.
• From Poynter: How BuzzFeed built an investigative team inside a viral hit factory.
• If print is dead and digital isn’t the future, is there a viable economic model for a written news product? If your worldview depends on advertising, then perhaps not.

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:

• ICYMI: Here is Margo Goodhand’s article on Postmedia, an “inside look at the damage being done to Canada’s newspapers.”
• Sheila Pratt is the latest to announce her departure from the Edmonton Journal (as mentioned last week). And just a few days before that, it was Karen Kleiss who announced she’s leaving both the Journal and journalism itself.
• But here’s a bit of good news: Liane Faulder is back at the Journal on a part-time basis full-time, splitting her efforts between food and features. “I’ll still be doing food notes on Wednesdays, and my weekday blog so that people know what’s up on the culinary scene,” she wrote on Facebook. Just this evening I was speaking to someone who cancelled their subscription because Liane had been let go, so this is welcome news indeed.
• Ryan Jackson, who was let go from the Journal after nearly 9 years, is blogging about his time at The Journal.
• The Gateway, the official student newspaper at the University of Alberta, has decided to cease weekly printing and will focus instead on digital and online, augmented by a monthly print magazine. The final weekly print issue of The Gateway will appear around campus on April 6. The Gateway “has filled University of Alberta newspaper racks since 1910” but “will now be optimized and prioritized for consistent, daily online consumption in the 2016–17 publishing year.” Here’s what the Gateway going digital means for campus media, according to J-Source.
• Nominees have been announced for the 2016 Alberta Magazine Awards. Congrats to all! The winners will be announced at a gala event on March 3.
• Episode 28 of the Seen and Heard in Edmonton podcast features Ben Proulx and Dan Taylor, the comics behind 30 Minute Week.
• The City of Edmonton is looking for two Social Marketing Coordinators to join its Community Relations team.
• 93.1 The One FM in Leduc is looking for a Program Director / On Air Personality.
• Edmonton Ice Road Trucker Mike “Bad Apple” Simmons is shooting another season of the popular History Channel show. New episodes will being airing in August.
• Here’s a clip of CFRN-TV’s Popcorn Playhouse from 1978, courtesy of Vintage Edmonton. The popular kids variety show was resurrected by CTV a couple of years ago as part of the 60th anniversary celebrations.
• From Josh Hickmore in The Gateway: Local TV news offers little more than superficialities.
• Global Edmonton’s Morning News crew had a little dance party recently. Well, everyone except Slav!

Minister Deron Bilous speaks to the media at NAIT last week, photo by Premier of Alberta

And here is some slightly less local media stuff:

• In Linda’s latest social media notes, she links to all the Twitter news and points out that Instagram now lets you toggle between different accounts.
• Here’s a memo sent to Postmedia staff last week by CEO Paul Godfrey in which he wrote “the Toronto Star has made several scurrilous claims about our company, its investors and our products.”
• For a somewhat more optimistic take on the state of the newspaper business, check out Stephen Kimber’s piece for The Walrus. “The more I see what’s happening with the newspaper business, the more I’ve begun to believe it may simply be necessary for the old to implode in order to make psychic and fiscal space for the new and, hopefully, better.”
• Should the feds step in to “help democracy’s watchdogs”? That’s what Nick Fillmore argues.
• In the Globe and Mail, Peter Miller argues that the “CRTC’s ruling on Canadian ads during the Super Bowl is a fumble” and suggests that the regulator should reverse its decision on simulcast. I do agree that getting access to the American ads is much less of an issue now (they were online right away) but I still don’t think many will support his stance on this issue.
• I have to admit, I haven’t really been following the Ghomeshi trial. But so far at least, it doesn’t look good for his accusers.

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 26 years, David Howell voluntarily left the Edmonton Journal this week. He wrote: “Sincere thanks to all colleagues and contacts over past 26 years. Onward!”
• And according to Brent Wittmeier tonight, Sheila Pratt is also leaving the Journal. He said she was “one of #yeg’s smartest, deepest, most feared and respected reporters.”
• Various sources are reporting that the Edmonton Sun’s Dave “Crash” Cameron has passed away. A Facebook group has been created for family and friends to share memories of Dave.
• Here’s a great feature on Karen Unland of Seen and Heard in Edmonton and her efforts to highlight and grow Edmonton’s blog and podcast communities.
• Ryan Jespersen had Brent Wittmeier, Bill Mah, and John White on his show on Friday morning for a “post-Postmedia” discussion. Some interesting thoughts, but somewhat aggravating at times too. Bonus to end the segment though, Carrie Doll called in to share her thoughts! And in the final few seconds, a small suggestion that all the new ex-Postmedia folks could start their own newsroom.
• Mike Ross (of GigCity) is also feeling the Postmedia pinch: “After almost 25 years of reviewing concerts for The Edmonton Sun, I have been told my services are no longer required.”
• While many seem to be bailing on print media, either by choice or otherwise, Liv Vors has decided to quit blogging and will be “moving back to print media”.
• A new editorial in The Gateway by Richard Catangay-Liew argues the state of local journalism is dire.
• I missed the most recent Edmonton Podcasting Meetup, but you can listen to the audio here. The focus was on promoting your podcast.
• Congratulations to producer Andrew Scholotiuk and director Dylan Pearce on winning a Lumiere Award from the Advanced Imaging Society for their 3D film work in 40 Below and Falling, a feature-length romantic comedy filmed in Alberta.
• Capital Ideas Edmonton is looking for a Community Manager to join its team. The deadline to apply is February 2.
• Couple of regional opportunities to mention. The Bonnyville Nouvelle and Lakeland Regional is looking for an General Assignment Reporter/Photographer. And the Mayerthorpe Freelancer is looking for a multimedia journalist.
• Local photographer Bob Peterson, former official photographer for the Oilers, Eskimos, and Drillers, is putting his collection up for sale. It includes more than 3,000 sports negatives.
• Happy belated birthday to Stacey Brotzel!
• ICYMI: here is last week’s Edmonton blog roundup.

Jeff Jarvis at the World Economic Forum. He wrote that this was the post-Snowden Davos.

And here is some slightly less local media stuff:

• On the topic of the World Economic Forum, here is the Shaping the Future Implications of Digital Media for Society project and its report, Digital Media and Society.
• Here are Linda’s latest social media notes.
• The CRTC is accepting input from Canadians on local news until February 3!
• Here’s David Olive in the Toronto Star on the problem with Postmedia. And here is Andrew Coyne’s take in the National Post.
• Still on the topic of Postmedia, here is an interview with outgoing Ottawa Citizen editor Andrew Potter.
• Corus Entertainment is launching a new initiative called Corus Live that will “leverage Corus’ TV, radio, digital and production expertise to connect audiences with great talent and leading brands through immersive, live experiences staged across the country.”
• Bloomberg reports that Amazon is ramping up its investment in podcasts and other radio-style shows via Audible. Could be interesting.

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:

• Last week’s merger by Postmedia of the Edmonton Journal and Sun newsrooms has resulted in a series of knock-on effects in addition to the original 35 layoffs. At least two of those were hired back – photojournalist Shaughn Butts and editor Paul Bacon. But there have also been some resignations. Copy editor Dave Ryning resigned as did crime bureau chief Jana Pruden. She wrote, “I have decided to leave the Journal, to devote myself to my book and longform narrative true crime outside a daily news environment.”
• You have to wonder how long it’ll be until some of the other high profile names leave, by choice or otherwise. We know that additional cuts are on the way for Postmedia, and it feels a bit like the local newsroom is in a death spiral. On top of that, I’m not sure how long reporters are going to put up with having their stories completely rewritten but with the same byline. For instance, here’s a story Elise Stolte wrote in the Journal the day after the cuts took place and here’s the “same” story rewritten for the Sun. Both also carry a sidebar written by Dave Lazzarino. The changes will definitely take some getting used to.
• And speaking of knock-on effects, the timing on reprinting this feature on photographer Ian Kucerak and his wife Laurie Callsen could not have been worse.
• Karen Unland did some press last week talking about the cuts. Here’s her interview with Global Edmonton. And although it was recorded earlier, her conversation with the 30minuteweek podcast contains some relevant commentary. She also wrote a piece on when the unthinkable happens at your newspaper.
• Curiously in this time of cutting back, the Edmonton Sun is publishing a magazine called YEG MAN. I hadn’t seen this until recently but I guess the first (and so far only) issue was published back in September. It features dating advice from Dinner TV co-host Claire Hanna.
• Congratulations to Corus on raising $1,334,381 for the Stollery Children’s Hospital during last week’s radiothon. Here’s more on the annual event from Cam Tait and here’s a photo of some of the participants.
• Congratulations to CTV anchor Daryl McIntyre for being short-listed for top local news anchor in Canada in the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards. Here’s a list of the other Alberta nominees. The awards will be handed out on March 13.
• In his latest column, Marty Forbes wrote about the many changes taking place in the world of major electronic media. He notes that Doug McCulloch has moved from Edmonton to become General Sales Manager for Newcap in Calgary.
• Episode 26 of the Seen and Heard in Edmonton podcast features TJ Jans and Salena Kitteringham of the Curious Arts blog. Here is the latest podcast roundup and last week’s blog roundup.
• Happy birthday to Breanna Karstens-Smith and Courtney Theriault.
• Here’s an interesting video of a K97/ITV feature from the late 80s.

Former Edmonton Journal editor-in-chief Margo Goodhand who tweeted fond memories and praise for each of the staffers who lost their jobs

And here is some slightly less local media stuff:

• Rogers Media today announced that it is cutting 200 jobs across its television, radio, and publishing divisions. No word on the local impact yet. The cuts are slated to take place in February.
• Here are Linda’s latest social media notes. Congrats on #100 Linda!
• The Canadian Association of Broadcasters CEO Radio Council is launching a new “radio marketing and advocacy bureau” later this year.
• Frontline, a program series “that trains and supports writers who are exploring, testing, witnessing and reporting back on some of the most current and pressing issues of our time,” is offering a two-week residency at the Banff Centre for writers focused on environmental reportage.
• After a tough week for media in Canada, Marsha Lederman wrote in the Globe: “So if the day comes when media organizations are no longer paying journalists to dig up these stories, what will these sites do for material?”
• Also in the Globe, Simon Houpt wrote: “City newspapers aren’t just pillars of their communities. Ideally, they are the connective tissue of the body politic, as well as its first response to nascent cancers.”
• Newspapers aren’t the only ones being affected by the shift to digital: “Nearly half of the country’s local TV stations could be off the air by 2020 without a boost in revenues to pay for local programming, the national broadcast regulator has been told as it prepares to open public hearings into the viability of local TV.”
• This piece by Dave Winer covers a lot of the reasons that I’m uneasy about Medium.

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 17th annual Corus Radiothon in support of the Stollery Children’s Hospital takes place on January 19 and 20 from 5:30am to 6pm each day on CISN Country 103.9, 92.5 Fresh Radio, and 630 CHED. The initiative raised more than $1.3 million last year.
• Back in May, Rogers cancelled all local third-language newscasts broadcast on OMNI Edmonton and other stations across the country. After a review, the CRTC has found that found that this did not constitute a breach of the license conditions. “However, the Commission acknowledges the concerns raised by many interveners regarding the quality of programming on the OMNI stations and the importance to them of local news programming in third languages.”
• Here’s a feature on Alexandra Hryciw, social media specialists for the Shaw Conference Centre.
• Episode 25 of the Seen & Heard in Edmonton podcast features Stacey Knopp, the woman behind yegwed.
• This month’s mixed survey at the City’s Insight Community includes a couple of questions on media releases. You can subscribe to the City’s news releases or see the archives here.
• Here is the latest Edmonton podcast roundup. The next podcasting meetup is Sunday, January 24 at Variant Edition Comics & Culture – RSVP here.
• Local bridal consultant Tyrel Abbott has joined the cast of Say Yes to the Dress Canada. Season 2 premiered earlier this month.
• The Edmonton Police are the fifth most followed local police account in Canada on Twitter. Marianne Ryan, commanding officer of Edmonton’s K-Division warned Edmontonians today to be careful about what they share online.
• Look at what Rev Recluse found at the Blue Jar Antique Mall in West Edmonton! Very cool.

The local media interview Amarjeet Sohi, Sarah Hoffman, and Ben Henderson, photo by Premier of Alberta

And here is some slightly less local media stuff:

• Here are Linda’s latest social media notes. I’ve really gotta learn how to use Snapchat. This video overview is a pretty good start.
• Shaw Communications announced last Wednesday that it will sell Shaw Media to Corus Entertainment for $2.65 billion. “Alberta’s influential Shaw family, which spun off Corus in 1999, ultimately controls both companies through a family holding company, although they are separately listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.” The deal would put Corus’ share of TV viewership in Canada at just under 35%.
• Postmedia posted a $4.2 million loss in its first quarter results, and is now aiming for cost reductions of $80 million by 2017, with $50 million of that implemented by the end of May.
• BuzzFeed got its hands on an email from Postmedia CEO Paul Godfrey sent to the Mayor of Ottawa, asking him for a meeting to “brief him” on something. That led to speculation of course that the Sun and Citizen are getting merged.
• The owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com has donated all three via parent company Philadelphia Media Network to a new philanthropic organization called the Philadelphia Foundation. “It’s the first time since the 1970s that a major metropolitan daily has attempted to switch to nonprofit status, and thus the first attempted transition since the advent of the Internet.”
• After 50 years in publishing, Penthouse magazine is ending its print edition.
• 4K is coming! TSN will debut 4K programming on January 20 when the Toronto Raptors host the Boston Celtics. You can also catch the Edmonton Oilers game on February 4 against the Ottawa Senators in 4K.

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:

• Here is Seen & Heard’s blog roundup from last week. Remember under the new schedule blog roundups are published on Tuesday!
• Welcome back to Global Edmonton’s Laurel Gregory, who was away on maternity leave and returned to work on Wednesday last week. Michel Boyer, who was filling in, has now left Global.
• Remember the strange finger ads the Journal launched with its redesign back in September? Apparently they have gone national now and – surprise – no one likes them!
• A documentary produced by Edmonton’s Oromo community in partnership with local journalist Paula Kirman is attracting international attention. The documentary “aims to bring awareness to human rights abuses in Ethiopia.”
• Here is the second part of the Seen & Heard’s podcast on podcasting tech. And here is the latest podcast roundup.
• This is pretty neat: Sandra Sperounes found the letter and cheque she received for her first paid assignment with the Journal, which she did when she was 10!
• Congrats to Team Media who defeated the Oilers alumni 8-5 at Quikcard Minor Hockey Week.
• Metro Edmonton covered the end of The Unknown Studio.
• The iMEDIA Social Media Conference is taking place again this year, on March 11 & 12. You can check out the speaker lineup here and get your tickets here.
• Adam is back with a new episode of Just Adam Minute! Subscribe and help him reach his new year’s goal of 1000 in 2016.
• The Oilers Entertainment Group is looking for a Content Coordinator and “Reporter Oiler” to join the team. The deadline to apply is February 2.
• I’m very happy to see that #YEG Music Magazine has launched a weekly #yegmusic roundup!

Global Edmonton setup an ice living room at Deep Freeze on the weekend

And here is some slightly less local media stuff:

• Here are Linda’s latest social media notes. As long as it is treated as an attachment to the main tweet, like photos or videos currently are, I actually like the idea of Twitter launching support for up to 10,000 characters.
• Do you work for a media org grounded in print? You’ll like this. Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook, has put The New Republic up for sale four years after he bought it. “I underestimated the difficulty of transitioning an old and traditional institution into a digital media company in today’s quickly evolving climate,” he wrote.
• iHeartRadio, an audio streaming service popular south of the border, is coming to Canada thanks to a new partnership with Bell Media. The service’s parent company, iHeartMedia Inc., owns more than 850 radio stations in the US and was formerly known as Clear Channel Communications.
• Here’s a Q & A with Tyler Bleszinski, the co-founder of Vox Media who recently stepped down from the company. He shares some interesting insight on the fast growing company.
• The hot topic over the weekend was Sean Penn’s interview published in Rolling Stone with “Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the notorious drug kingpin known as El Chapo.” Questions are being asked about how the magazine handled the interview, apparently giving El Chapo pre-approval. Here’s more on the issues from Poynter.

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.