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Christian Journalism Get the scoop on tthehe disher Mac Parry Christian joujournalismrnalism faithfully reporting the news DocumeDocumentariesntaries more tthanhan the 6 o’cloo’clockck newnewss ISM AL RN U O J The Langara Journalism Program offers two distinct streams: • a one year (two-semester) program designed for those with university degrees. • a two-year (four-semester) program for high-school graduates Both streams encompass all aspects of the gathering, writing and preparation of news and feature stories for print and broadcast. Courses include: • researching and interviewing skills • writing for newspapers, magazines, and broadcast • photojournalism • publication layout and design Apply to: • media ethics and law Student Services • radio and TV reporting Langara College 100 West 49th Avenue • electronic publishing Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 2Z6 Check our website at www.langara.bc.ca Cover Mainstream media neglect Christian points of view. Cover story page 16 SHORTS 4 News nuggets edited by Gary McKenna Tasty treats for curious minds. 12 Mac the man by Annabelle Lucero Did you hear the news about Malcolm Parry? He’s not a gossip columnist. 24 Tuned to the dance by Brishkay Ahmed 19 Juggling family life and a journalism career is possible. 28 Talking heads trump the printed press by Clinton Swann Placing your trust in TV anchors. 29 Minding the public’s privacy by Erin Hitchcock A journalist’s take on the right to know. 30 An unlevel playing field by Aman Mann Amateur sports always finish last. LONGS 7 Up in smoke by Veronika Stewart 10 Playing with objectivity is like playing with fire. 10 Covers of our own by Katharine Sawchuk How media affect our body image. 13 Media and messages: Cutting through political spin by Iain Stewart Should journalists be more PR savvy? 16 The gospel according to... by Mark Hasiuk Mainstream media neglect the Christian perspective. Cover story. 19 Battle up by Rebecca Aldous Mustering reporters on election night. 21 Life behind the lens by Chris Stephenson Documentaries tell the real story. 25 Cutting through the clutter by John MacDermid 13 Blogs: An alternative to traditional media? NuggetsNuggets Processed and packaged for News your satisfaction... Everyone gets The future is E-Ink a soapbox writing love letters to pet tur- A company called E-Ink has partnered with tles or other animals. LG.Philips LCD and created a product called elec- The site aims to give every- tronic paper. This “paper” is less than 300 microns one a chance to be heard. The thick, which means it's as thin and flexible as con- Orato.com, the news website fee for a 500-word ad, and one struction paper. It has a resolution of 100 pixels- based on first-person journal- image, which is good for 30 per-inch on a six-inch by eight-inch screen. ism has launched “the world’s days, is only two dollars Essentially, E-Ink has created electronic most innovative and unusual American. reusable screens that look and feel like paper. classifieds section.” Users are encouraged to The paper is made of steel foil material provid- According to Paul Sullivan, submit comments or sugges- ed by the Sumitomo Corporation, which is then Orato’s editor-in-chief, the tions for the classifieds, such developed by a steel company in Japan. new classifieds section will as a new category. Currently, “[It is] 80 per cent thinner and lighter than glass allow people to announce or the categories are: announce- displays, and they do not break like glass displays. advertise almost anything, ments, bounties & rewards, You can roll them up and put them in your pocket,” including sex change confessions, eulogies, events, said Jennifer Haight, spokesperson for E-Ink. announcements, confessing genealogy, resumes & jobs, This technology allows for an image to look just lies, promoting demonstra- love letters, personals and like a printed page from all angles, even under tions, garage sales, tracking missing persons. direct sunlight, without reflecting light back. The down fugitives, finding long- e-paper is designed for handheld devices, such as lost relatives, getting dates or by Rob Swystun PDAs or pocket PCs, and uses up to 100 times less energy than LCD screens. Digital paper was created using nanotechnolo- gy; technology that determines an objects proper- Stay away Mary J ties by its molecular make up. Scientists are using this technology to increase the memory in small- er digital devices like Apple’s Ipod Nano. In a recent editorial, liber- drug testing an insulting ally sprinkled with sarcasm, a annoyance. Indulging jour- Los Angeles Times editor nalists in B.C. need not worry lambasted his paper’s drug though, because neither policy that requires newly Black Press nor Pacific hired employees to take drug Newsgroup have pre-employ- tests. ment drug screening. Noting that “We’ve never seen [pre- journalists and employment drug testing] as editors don’t a priority for our usually operate recruit- machinery heav- ment,” Oops! ier than a coffee said Brian pot, Norris, Mat t supervisor Welch, of human assis- resources for Pacific tant editorial page editor at Newsgroup. Norris says the Times, said most what people do at home Americans have tried mari- behind closed doors is their juana before the age of 25, business. and despite much govern- “There’s what people do in ment propaganda, most peo- their spare time and what ple don’t move on to harder people do on the job.” drugs. He called pre-employment by Rob Swystun 4 Langara Journalism Review 2006 News Editor Gary McKenna NUMBERSNUMBERS The Quark killer Graduating journalism stu- Quark as the gold standard of 20 the percentage of growth of dents are starting their job desktop publishing software,” search at an awkward time in writes Peter Josselyn, the com- community newspapers in Canada the industry. munications coordinator for since 2000 Most students have the Canadian Community spent the last few Newspaper Association. years learning the Josselyn speculates ins and outs of the the reason for the switch desktop publishing might be the cost. Adobe 2 the percentage of growth of daily standard, InDesign is roughly the QuarkXpress. same price as newspapers in Canada since 2000 But with the QuarkXpress, but when growing popularity purchased with the of Adobe InDesign Adobe Creative Suite, a in Canadian news- software package contain- 41 the percentage of newspaper rooms, the most recent grads ing Photoshop and illustrator, operating costs that goes towards are already behind the times. the can’t be beat. “Adobe's InDesign is gaining That’s music to the ears of staff salaries and benefits in market share in the publishing any editor at a struggling com- Canada. industry and will likely replace munity paper. $739.90 average weekly earnings Freebies hike trash, for a newspaper reporter in B.C. not readers—study Judging by the knee-deep over the last year. Publishers 53 number of journalists killed on amount of garbage generated hoped to use the new papers by the free dailies in as a way of luring younger the job worldwide in 2004. Vancouver, you would think readers to the medium. everyone is reading the news- Even smaller towns on paper. Vancouver Island have But a study done by newspa- jumped on the free daily 907 number of journalists arrest- per audience researchers bandwagon, with cities like James Collins and Kathleen Campbell River, Parksville, ed on the job world wide in 2004. Mahoney says otherwise. Nanaimo, Comox and According to a report the Cowichan Valley all boasting pair co-authored, the new papers. free dailies that have been Vancouver Island News 12 number of journalists killed in scattered throughout North Group publisher Wayne the Western Hemisphere in 2004. America have done nothing Porter said the new papers to increase overall newspa- are meant for a quick read per readership. and should not be seen as People who pick up the free people’s only source for news. dailies do so in addition to “They are more of a coffee 42 number journalists arrested in their regular paid newspaper read,” said Porter. “It’s an reading. overview of what you would the Western Hemisphere in 2004. Bite-size newspapers like get from a major daily.” the Metro, Dose and 24 Hours have popped up in Vancouver by Gary McKenna Langara Journalism Review 2006 5 The Langara Journalism Review A magazine focusing on media issues and trends in Western Canada, edited and produced by Langara College journalism students Editor Chris Stephenson Managing Editor Erin Hitchcock Art Director Katharine Sawchuk Photo Editors John MacDermid Brishkay Ahmed Copy Editor Mark Hasiuk News Editor LJR 2006 staff celebrate 10th year Gary McKenna Left to Right: Aman Mann, Clinton Swann, John MacDermid, Chris Stephenson, Rob Swystun, Iain Stewart, Courtney Carne, Gary McKenna, Mark Hasiuk, Annabelle Lucero, Kumal Dhillon Page Editors Sitting Left to Right: Brishkay Ahmed, Rebecca Aldous, Katharine Sawchuk, Erin Hitchcock, Veronika Kumal Dhillon Stewart, Sucheta Singh Clinton Swann Veronika Stewart A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Rebecca Aldous Aman Mann Sucheta Singh 10 years: A look at the past and present Iain Stewart Cover Team Kumal Dhillon n celebration of the LJR’s 10th year, this issue is dedicated to all the students and Katharine Sawchuk instructors who have put their hands and minds into this magazine. For a decade, Courtney Carne the LJR has represented the voice of a new generation of journalists. John MacDermid I Brishkay Ahmed Approximately 180 students have taken part in the conception and construction of this magazine over the last 10 years. The LJR has become a well-known vehicle for students Production Manager to discuss and challenge the media as they see it. Students have written thought-pro- Courtney Carne voking articles criticizing media conglomeration, debating ethical principals, present- ing technological advances, profiling the industry’s best and brightest and questioning Webmaster how they, as students, fit into the new-found roles of public watchdogs.
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