“(Newspapers) have shown that they are capable of of abusing the public trust, and they are not providing anything of value to the public anymore.” – Ian Gill
This week we speak with authorIan Gill。一个咖喱澳大利亚,吉尔乔削减他的牙齿urnalist with the Vancouver Sun in the 1980s before moving on to produce documentaries for the CBC.
In his 2016 book,No News is Bad News: Canada’s Media Collapse – and What Comes Next, Gill explores the decimation of the newspaper industry – including right here in Halifax. He also looks at new journalistic ventures and enterprises around the world and wonders which of them might be a good fit in Canada.
Also, we look at how thewhite elephantcurrently sitting half-built on Argyle Street could’ve ended up in a better-suited location where the Cogswell Interchange sits.
Seems sadly fitting that there is a looming, unproductive hole where the Chronicle Herald building used to sit, and a looming, unproductive hole where the current Chronicle Herald building sits.