The newsroom strike at the Chronicle Herald, now in its tenth month, is hitting arts organizations in the pocketbook. “We’ve seen our [audience] numbers drop by half,” said Pamela Halstead, a director at the Valley Summer Theatre in Wolfville. “We’ve lost tens of thousands of dollars.” Halstead was speaking this morning at a press conference called by […]
Protestors demand CBC retract “explainer” on North Preston
Upset with the a CBC “explainer” about the community of North Preston, eight protestors descended upon CBC’s Halifax offices and demanded a retraction. Last week, after the bodies of five-year-old Taliyah Marsman and her mother, Sara Baillie, were found in two locations near Calgary, former Nova Scotia resident Edward Downey was charged with two counts of first degree […]
Local Xpress expands: “We’re taking the Herald on head-to-head”
Local Xpress, the online news publication produced by striking Chronicle Herald journalists, has expanded. “We’re taking the Herald on head-to-head,” said Martin O’Hanlon, president of CWA Canada, the national union that supports the local Halifax Typographical Union. The revamped site will have national and local news, sports, entertainment, obituaries, event listings, weather and online flyers. The national news […]
What’s the state of the union at the Chronicle Herald? Examineradio, episode #59
On Sunday April 24 Solidarity Halifax organized a public meeting to discuss the strike at the Halifax Chronicle Herald, currently dragging into its fourth month. Striking Chronicle Herald news editor Pam Sword, Saint Mary’s labour professor Judy Haiven and the Halifax Examiner’s own Tim Bousquet spoke to a standing room-only crowd. Examineradio is happy to present the […]
The Chronicle Herald unfairly maligns kids in its attack on refugees
Yesterday, the Chronicle Herald published an article with the alarming headline “Parents worried over school kids’ brutality at Chebucto Heights Elementary School.” The lede: HALIFAX — Concerned parents are reporting incidents of violence by refugee students at Chebucto Heights Elementary School. Reports of students choking, pushing, slapping and verbally abusing their fellow classmates are causing […]
The community media boom: Examineradio, episode #52
This week, media strategist and all-around doer with Brown Paper Tickets Sabrina Roach talks about the explosion of low-power FM radio in her native Seattle and around the US. How does this movement increase dialogue within underrepresented communities and could that model work in Canada? Tim, meanwhile, reminisces about all the great bands he missed while getting high. […]
Chronicle Herald president Mark Lever a no-show at Game Changers event
The president and CEO of the Chronicle Herald was a no-show yesterday at a “Game Changers” event hosted by the Halifax Partnership at the Harbourfront Marriott hotel. Herald boss Mark Lever had been scheduled to hand out cash awards to three winners who entered 30-second videos of themselves in a “Pitch It!” competition aimed at […]
On race and journalism: Examineradio, episode #50
This week we’re excited to welcome noted journalist and author (and semi-regular Halifax Examiner contributor) Evelyn White. She talks about a career that includes a stretch at the San Francisco Chronicle and her time as Alice Walker’s biographer. We also speak with NSCC journalism instructor Erin Moore and student Kristen Brown about the program’s groundbreaking investigation into […]
Who was Brenda Way? Examineradio, episode #46
Today we take a deep look into the story behind the death of Brenda Way and the likely wrongful conviction of Glen Assoun, who spent 16 years in prison for her murder. Why were the Halifax police so eager to close this case? Why did the murder get so little media attention at the time? If Assoun is […]
Love This Town: Examineradio, episode #44
This week we speak with Dartmouth business owner and amateur historian Joel Plaskett about the fire service debate, the New Scotland Yard Emporium, the future of the Khyber building and his undying love of Billy Joel. Mr. Plaskett also dabbles in music, we understand. Don’t worry about your fire service, Dartmouthians. Everything will work out […]
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