http://bernardgauthier.disqus.com/enFri, 12 Jun 2009 06:27:49 -0000http://www.bernardgauthier.ca/?p=19#comment-10791621<p>Its been a while since this post I hope everything has been settled and yes, the best years are already happening. The advertising world? oh boy, already at its finest - hoping....care to update us. </p>SlingshotFri, 12 Jun 2009 06:27:49 -0000http://www.bernardgauthier.ca/?p=19#comment-3611024<p>Hey Bernie, one of the topics currently swirling around the communications and journalism worlds is, "who is a journalist?"</p><p>Of course the world of journalism is under attack from the corporte world in the guise of ownership concentration and shareholder influences over editorial. But that is old news, except in Halifax, maybe.</p><p>The additional assult on traditional journalists is from the newly-minted "citizen journalists." Blogs, iReports and the like are now filling in the gaps left by mainstream media as they struggle with their space and time limitations. Even the mainstream journalists who have a daily outlet for their news and views are turing to their Blogs to provide the additional background that doesn't fit in the mainstream format, and also to solicit new sources of information.</p><p>Canada's Parliamentary Press Gallery is faced with the question of "who is a journalist?"</p><p>So I put the question out there ...</p>Tim KaneWed, 07 May 2008 16:43:05 -0000