| The Next Big Thing: The Dalton Camp Lectures in Journalism Contributor(s): Lee, Philip (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0864923481 ISBN-13: 9780864923486 Publisher: Goose Lane Editions OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies |
| Dewey: 070.4 |
| LCCN: 2019393632 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Canadian journalist and political insider Dalton Camp left behind a powerful legacy, including books, essays, and newspaper columns on Canadian politics and public policy. To both celebrate his career and continue his passionate efforts to encourage and support the practice of journalism, St. Thomas University has held the annual Dalton Camp Lecture in Journalism since 2002. In cooperation with CBC Radio's Ideas, the series has become an annual highlight for listeners across the country. Now, for the first time, the Dalton Camp Lectures have been gathered together in one remarkable compilation. Commencing with the foundational address "The Best Game in Town" by journalist and social activist June Callwood, about her love affair with journalism, and ending with the 2013 lecture "The Next Big Thing Has Finally Arrived" by New York Times business, media, and culture writer David Carr, the contributors collectively forecast the future of news and the public discussion of ideas in a vastly changing world. Featuring contributions by Callwood and Carr as well as Nahlah Ayed, Sue Gardner, Chantal H bert, Naomi Klein, Roy MacGregor, Stephanie Nolen, Neil Reynolds, Joe Schlesinger, and Ken Whyte, The Next Big Thing addresses the contemporary practice of journalism like no other book. |
Contributor Bio(s): MacGregor, Roy: - In the fall of 2006, Roy MacGregor, veteran newspaperman, magazine writer, and author of books, came to campus. Since 2002, MacGregor had been writing columns for the Globe and Mail, but he had a long and distinguished career in hand before he came to the national newspaper. He has won National Newspaper Awards and in 2005 was named an officer in the Order of Canada. He is the author of more than 40 books 28 of them in the internationally successful Screech Owls mystery series for young readers on subjects ranging from Canada, to the James Bay Cree, to hockey. That fall, he spoke to a packed room in the St. Thomas chapel. After the lecture, Hermenegilde Chiasson, the Acadian poet, artist, and New Brunswick's Lieutenant Governor of the day, hosted a reception at the majestic Old Government House on the banks of the St. John River. MacGregor spent the evening surrounded by young journalists and the conversation continued late into the night. After allAyed, Nahlah: - In the fall of 2012, Nahlah Ayed was based in London and covering the world for the CBC. Her stories were filed from Riyadh and Tehran, Beirut and Baghdad, India, Pakistan, Kenya, and Haiti. For a decade, she lived in and covered the Middle East for the CBC. Her book, A Thousand Farewells: A Reporter's Journey from Refugee Camp to the Arab Spring, tells the story of her journey from Winnipeg to a refugee camp in Jordan, which formed the foundation of her life as a foreign correspondent. Days after she visited campus she was back in Egypt, reporting from Tahrir Square.Lee, Philip: - Phillip Lee is an award-winning journalist, who has received two Canadian Association of journalists awards and several Atlantic Journalism Awards. His writing has been shortlisted for the Michener Award and the National Magazine Awards. He has published two books: Home Pool: The Fight to Save the Atlantic Salmon and the national bestseller Frank: The Life and Politics of Frank McKenna. |