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

Thu May 2 06:44:07 PDT 2013

Aw, thanks for sharing, Joanna & Alex. I'm really looking forward to it.
There's going to be a lot of time for audience questions so I think
there'll be some great discussion.

On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 6:15 AM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> *Subject:* *Hear the news stories that weren’t paid for*
> *Reply-To:* Media Democracy Days <mediadem at sfu.ca>
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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
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> 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
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>  */// 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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> [1] BC Liberal Ad On 24 Hours Front Page An 'Illusion,' Adrian Dix Says.
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