The province is mulling over options to rebuild or refurbish the dilapidated Victoria General Hospital, and certainly isn’t ruling out a P3 (public-private partnership) option. This, despite the boondoggle that resulted in the province paying way more for 39 schools across Nova Scotia than it should have. We speak with Chris Parsons of the Nova Scotia Health […]
A Chronicle of errors
Is the Chronicle Herald, in fact, the shittiest daily newspaper in Canada?
So here we are, one year into what may become the longest newspaper strike in Canadian history. The real reporters, editors, and photographers walking the picket line — those that haven’t accepted jobs elsewhere — may be demoralized, but it hasn’t translated into their content. You can still find excellent journalism at the Local XPress. Because that’s what […]
没有消息就是坏消息:Examineradio,集# 94
This week we speak with author Ian Gill. An ex-pat Australian, Gill cut his teeth as a journalist 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 […]
The return of Mother Canada™: Morning File, Friday, December 23, 2016
News 1. Road death “A woman is dead after a crash involving a fire truck on icy roads in Timberlea, N.S., Thursday night,” reports Cassie Williams for the CBC: RCMP say the crash happened around 9 p.m. The fire truck was on route to another accident call, of which there were many last night, a fire official told […]
Something fishy going on: Morning File, Friday, December 9, 2016
News 1. Big Halifax convention cancelled Another black eye for Halifax: ISPE’s 33rd International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management (ICPE) will NOT be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia Bethesda, MD USA – December 7, 2017 — The International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE) was notified that the Halifax Convention Centre that was scheduled to open […]
A post-Chronicle Herald Nova Scotia? Examineradio, episode #89
On this, episode 89 of Examineradio, we speak with long-time Halifax journalist and journalism professor Stephen Kimber. Over a wide-ranging interview, we look at the very real possibility that Halifax could become the largest city in Canada without a daily newspaper of record. Also, Halifax’s White Elephant has its opening date pushed back yet again, throwing […]
Welcome to our dystopian nightmare: Morning File, Wednesday, November 9, 2016
November Subscription Drive Tempa Hull was the Examiner’s first employee, and did a wonderful job setting up an administrative and bookkeeping system and then training her replacement before taking a job with the province. She writes: When Tim asked if I would share my thoughts on why readers should subscribe to the Halifax Examiner, I […]
Destroying my father’s legacy
Talks between the Halifax Typographical Union and The Halifax Herald have for the third time in nine months broken down, escalating frustration of all concerned. The 56 members of the union have reported they were told by Herald negotiator Ian Scott that if they don’t capitulate to the company’s terms they will be out on the […]
The stuff that dreams are made of: Morning File, Monday, November 7, 2016
November Subscription Drive Paul McLeod reported for the old Daily News, allnovascotia, and the Chronicle Herald. He now reports on US politics for Buzzfeed. He writes: I’m writing this for two reasons. One, I’m a passionate believer in robust, independent media that champions the interests of the people against the ever-powerful political class. Two, I owe Tim […]
The arrival of the Quantum Presbyterians: Morning File, Monday, October 31, 2016
News 1. Max’s Folly: Examineradio, episode #85 Bill Turpin is a lifelong journalist with stops at the Montreal Gazette and the Halifax Daily News. He’s just released his debut novel, Max’s Folly, a love letter to the craft of journalism. (direct download) (RSS feed) (Subscribe via iTunes) 2. I TOLD YOU SO “Nearly all Halloween candy […]