Edmonton Journal Reporters Win National and Provincial Awards
The Edmonton Journal was recognized during the National Newspaper Awards in Toronto on Friday, April 27, 2012 for exemplary news coverage. Veteran writer and editor Sheila Pratt received a certificate of merit for political writing and a team of reporters, editors and photographers received a certificate of merit for breaking news coverage of last May’s devastating wildfire in Slave Lake. Canada’s equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize, the National Newspaper Awards were established in 1949 by the Toronto Press Club and are presented annually by the not-for-profit Canadian Daily Newspaper Awards Programme Administration. Read more 
Calgary Herald Journalists Win Two Alberta Education News Awards
Two Calgary Herald journalists win education news awards Alberta Teachers’ Association honours journalists on April 24, 2012. A Herald photographer has been honoured for his work by the province’s teachers, while a reporter has been honoured for her work at another Alberta newspaper before joining the Herald. Stuart Gradon, a photographer at the Herald for eight years, has been given an award by the Alberta Teachers’ Association for a photo of Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School’s volleyball team after they won the provincials. Read more
TEC Edmonton Venture Prize 2012 Awards with Interesting Companions at the Media Table
Mack Male aka mastermag.ca
I had the good fortune to sit with Mack Male (aka Mastermaq), Graham Hicks and Cheryl Croucher at the media table at the TEC Edmonton Venture Prize Gala last night. Both Graham and Cheryl hired me in the past for private training on blogging and social media, intensive sessions I won’t soon forget. You know what they say about how keen adult learners are, once they set their mind to it. They both set a high water mark. Mack is a blogger extraordinaire and an around enthusiast/promoter of all things Edmonton, especially at the municipal political level. He shares many of my interests, attends every major event in Edmonton and posts photos and writes about these events on his blog. I was at the TEC Edmonton Venture Prize event to support the finalists for the awards who had participated in the “Pitch Your Story to the Media” workshop I’ve been contracted to provide to the nominees by TEC Edmonton for the past four years. Read more
Alberta Radio Station > Edmonton’s CHBN / The Bounce 97.7 FM
Edmonton’s CHBN, branded as The Bounce, is a contemporary hit radio station owned by Rogers. Sister stations in Edmonton include CHDI, branded as the Sonic, featuring a modern rock format, and CKER, branded as World FM, a multilingual station that complements OMNI, their multilingual television stations in Edmonton and Calgary. Calgary radio stations operated by Rogers include CFFR, an AM station broadcasting an all news format branded 660 News; CFAC, an AM station broadcasting sports branded as Sportsnet 960 or The Fan; CJAQ/96.9 FM, branded Jack FM with adult hit format and CHFM/99.3 FM branded Lite 95-9 with an adult contemporary format. Read more
Alberta Media Moves for May 2012
Recent postings for radio personnel on the Milkman Unlimited website include Newcap Television seeking a Weekend News Anchor / Reporter for Newcap Television in Lloydminster, Alberta. Application deadline: May 4/12. Apply to: Stacey Commer, Mgr. of News & Information Services, Newcap Lloydminster, scommer@newcap.ca. Newcap is also looking for a new member for it Marketing Team in Northeast Alberta! Application deadline: May 18, 2012 and also seeking a marketing consultant for its Red Deer stations. Application deadline: May 12, 2012 via e-mail to Al Lucas, General Sales Manager, Newcap Radio – Alberta South, alucas@newcap.ca. Newcap’s KG Country 95-5 in Red Deer is looking to hire a Weekend Announcer. Application deadline is May 11th, 2012. Apply to: awhite@newcap.ca Read more
MacEwan Writing Works: “The Ps and Qs of CP Style” for Journalists and PR Professionals by Karen Unland, May 5, Edmonton
Correct grammar and style add to your professionalism, and save time for you and the manager/editor who reviews your work. This one-day workshop for PR professionals and journalists and anyone who writes, edits or produces a newsletter for their organizations and focuses on basic grammar rules and CP Style. You learn how to adapt between styles (formal pieces may need formal grammar) and how to develop and adopt a style guide for your organization in order to keep your writing clear, concise, and consistent no matter the message or the messenger.
WRIT 0170 OP01
Sat, May 5
9 am – 4 pm
Instructor: Karen Unland
unlandmedia.com
$154, noncredit Read more
Imagination Conversation Conference, May 15-17, Winspear Centre, Edmonton
For three days in May, Alberta’s most innovative business leaders, entrepreneurs, educators and artists will join internationally known speakers, creativity advocates and education pioneers in an immersive, experiential conference like no other, as they work together to build a more Creative Alberta. Listen to speakers from NASA, the Lincoln Centre, Harvard and more explore the “why” of creativity in unique rapid-fire presentations. Explore practical ways to make creativity blossom in our businesses, schools and communities, while working together to solve Alberta’s most signficant creative challenges. Create specific ways that business leaders and educators can work together to build a more creative Alberta. May 15 – Day One – 7:00pm to 10:00pm, May 16 – Day Two – 8:30 am–5:00 pm, May 17 – Day Three – 8:30 am–12:30 pm. Some more information about the Alberta Creativity Conference speakers and register. Read more
Alberta Film > “One Problem” by Calgary Filmmaker Documents Underwear Delivery to Homeless Shelters Across Canada
In the summer of 2009, Calgary film-maker Ramin Eshraghi-Yazdi, 32, and medical engineer Brent King, 42, loaded an RV full of men’s underwear to be delivered to homeless shelters across Canada. Eleven days and 10 cities later, they had delivered more than 25,000 pairs of tighty-whities to shelters across Canada and they documented the trip in the short film “One Problem.” “One Problem” is a survey of the Canadian homeless community through the lens of an eleven day cross Canada underwear drive. Yazdi and King had three simple goals in mind; to deliver a small luxury to as many people as possible, create some media excitement to bring attention to the issue, and learn as much as possible about homelessness in Canada, Brent acts as a guide through a sensitive and touching journey into the issues of some of Canada’s forgotten citizens. Read more
Three Local Illustrators Discuss their Process and their Work on May 31 in Edmonton
Graphic Designers of Canada – Alberta North is pleased to bring you a new speakers series for the 2012/2013 year! Each event will feature 3 local creative talents speaking for 30 minutes about their process and work. There are 5 events in total, the first of which is featuring 3 local Illustrators: Dwight Allott, Amanda Schutz & Jeff Sylvester on May 31, 2012 from 7:00 – 9:00pm at the John L. Haar Theatre, Grant MacEwan University, 10045 – 156 Street, Edmonton, Alberta. Free for GDC members and students! $10 for non-members. Register now with Eventbrite. See more about GDC – Alberta chapter.
Alberta 2012 Juno Award Winners and Nominees
The nominees for the 41st annual Juno Awards were announced by CARAS (the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) in Toronto early on February 7. A number of Alberta fan favorites were nominated this year. Congratulations to Terri Clark and Feist on winning their Juno Awards on April 1, 2012. Terri took home the award for Country Album of the Year, and Feist took home the awards for Artist of the Year and Adult Alternative Album of the Year. Way to go ladies! Check out the other Albertans (past and present) who were nominated: Read more
2012 Edmonton Poetry Festival to Feature “Blink Poetry” and Other Poetic Events, April 22 – 29
The 2012 edition of the Edmonton Poetry Festival will feature the brief but deadly art known as “blink poetry”; some super cool workshops; and tons of other events sure to satisfy any stripe of poetic interest. Some events are open for anyone to participate in and some are “featured events” wherein the readers are chosen for their top-shelf performance chops and your poetic enjoyment. The Edmonton Poetry Festival is a unique blend of events featuring both the local poetry community and esteemed, famous poets from around the world held in restaurants, bookstores, and libraries and other high and low brow literary locations around Edmonton Check out their schedule.
Dare We Hope for Another Cultural Renaissance in Alberta Under Alison Redford and the PCs?
Much as I admire Graham Hicks, it’s not often our politics align. His article “Wildrose bad for E-Town” in today’s Edmonton Sun, made me stop and think and, dare I say, hope. I agree with his argument that, “a change of government, any change, after 40 years is attractive. Away with the PC’s arrogance, entitlement and intimidation.” I couldn’t express my thoughts better. I also agree with him that: “The most practical course for Edmontonians to save our jobs, to prevent corporate pullouts to Calgary, to not be second class citizens in our own province, is to hold our nose and vote Conservative.” Hicks points out that in the past, whenever governing parties had a strong majority, typically Edmonton got the “shaft”. And he offers convincing evidence of this consequence many times in Alberta’s recent past. Read more
Marilyn
Jones is a corporate and social media advocate for individuals, small businesses
and nonprofit organizations in Alberta. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada and is the proprietor of RiverCity Productions. You can contact her
by phone at 780-695-5675 or by email at marilyn@mediamag.ca.