[Wamvan] See WAM!Van member Jarrah on all star local independent media panel! Fwd: Hear the news stories that weren’t paid for

[Joanna Chiu]

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> Date: May 2, 2013 9:00:05 PM GMT+08:00
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> Subject: Hear the news stories that weren’t paid for
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> With the BC election just two weeks away, the stakes are getting higher, and so are the efforts to spin the news. Join our event this Friday, May 3rd to hear the missing stories in BC’s provincial election.
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> Two weeks from now, BC residents will go to the polls and choose a new government for their province. The race is getting heated, and efforts to control the message are ramping up. Things are getting so desperate that advertisements are being mistaken for actual news, as one party resorts to buying a front page story.1
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> This is not the kind of news we need. We need news that is representative, responsive, and enhances democracy. But where are we going to get it? What role do the alternative and independent media play?
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> Tomorrow evening, join an expert panel of media makers and advocates in dialogue on the under-reported stories in this year’s provincial election – the missing news.
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> The event will feature Gwen Barlee (Wilderness Committee), Bob Hackett (Newswatch Canada), Jarrah Hodge (Gender-Focus.com), Andrew MacLeod (The Tyee), and Derrick O’Keefe (rabble.ca) for a feature dialogue on the environment, gender, the legislature, and many more important blindspots in the coverage of our provincial election.
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> We hope to see you there! Also, be sure to let us know you're coming on Facebook.
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> /// Panelists ///
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> Gwen Barlee (Wilderness Committee)
> Bob Hackett (Newswatch Canada)
> Jarrah Hodge (Gender-Focus.com)
> Andrew MacLeod (The Tyee)
> Derrick O’Keefe (rabble.ca)
> /// Event Details ///
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> What: Panel Discussion on Media Coverage of the Election
> Date: Friday, May 3, 2013
> Time: 7:00PM
> Free Attendance | First Come, First Served
> Venue: Labatt Hall (Room #1700), SFU Vancouver (515 W. Hastings St.)
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> Twitter: @MediaDemocDay
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> Footnotes 
> [1] BC Liberal Ad On 24 Hours Front Page An 'Illusion,' Adrian Dix Says. Source: Huffington Post.
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> With the BC election just two weeks away, the stakes are getting higher, and so are the efforts to spin the news. Join us tomorrow evening to hear the under-reported BC election stories before you vote on May 14th.
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