Last week Birgitta Jónsdóttir kicked off the second series of the Samara/Massey journalism seminars.  Many thanks to Samara volunteer Alex Derry, who summarized her remarks below.  CPAC recorded the event, which can be watched in full here. *** Like many of Canada’s MPs, Birgitta Jónsdóttir never aspired to be a politician. As a single mother, a writer... [More]

Many thanks to Samara volunteer Alex Derry, who reported from the recent Samara/Massey seminar.  His first post on the event is available here. ------ Earlier this month, Kathy English posed three key questions about the future of journalism, in light of Pew’s 2010 State of the News Media report: 1. What ethical values about journalism will guide new media? 2. Will legacy media coop... [More]

Many thanks to Samara volunteer Alex Derry, who reported from this week's Samara/Massey seminar. - - - As the most respected barometer of journalism in North America, the goal of the PEJ's 2010 State of the News Media report is “to help both the journalists who produce the news and the citizens who consume it develop a better understanding of the what the press is delivering, how the media... [More]