My thoughts on The Future of Media: Part 1
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Journalism
When I found out my boss was planning to attend her first Toronto Girl Geek Dinner, I jumped at the chance to join her. I’m a girl and a geek; plus, I figured I could use the networking experience and something fun to do on a Monday night.
I was also very interested in attending because [...]
Tags: bias, newspaper industry, the future of media
On evaluating and acknowledging our biases
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Ethics, Journalism
There are few professions in which individuals are expected to be completely without bias. In most professions, our biases rarely interfere with the integrity of our work.
Yet, as a journalist, it’s a constant battle. Because we consume so much information on a daily basis, we probably have opinions on many more topics than the average [...]
Tags: bias, National Post, story
Signs of life for Hollywood North (and me)
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Career, Journalism
The first three days of my internship at the National Post have already come and gone, and, as usual, I shouldn’t have stressed myself out so much beforehand.
In some ways, it’s exactly what I expected, but mostly it’s not what I expected at all.
For most of the day (until it gets closer to deadline), the [...]
Tags: internship, National Post, story
Media consumption and criticism
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Ethics, Journalism
Every media outlet has a bias. The business side of each outlet may try to convince people otherwise, but any journalist or media consumer with half a brain can figure it out.
Sometimes the bias is political. Sometimes it’s financial, racial or socio-economic. Other times it’s just a matter of a lack of resources and, most [...]
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