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Allison Buchan-Terrell : Each medium has its place

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:51:19 +0000

Hi Jackie, Thanks for your thoughts. I find this discussion quite interesting. I thought the hierarchy of mediums in terms of my experience at j-school, so it's a limited hypothesis indeed. But anyhow, to your point, I agree with you that television is probably one of, if not, the most powerful medium. And when I place it at the base of my pyramid, I do so based on prestige. In other words, how the medium is viewed by journalists. I've found many frown upon television for its murky line between information and entertainment. On the other hand, it is one of the toughest mediums to do from a production standpoint and thus requires extremely tech-savvy and intelligent journalists. So it's complicated. Alas, it is simply a hypothesis. But if my sense about the changes in journalism is true, the hierarchy won't matter anyway!

Allison Buchan-Terrell : Each medium has its place

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 22:16:53 +0000

Thanks Danielle! I completely agree and I didn't mention it in this post, but I plan to start shooting some short videos and building a website for my doc as well. I think there is no reason not to use all the tools we have to tell a story.

Allison Buchan-Terrell : My Ontario Works experience

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 21:15:36 +0000

Thanks for your kind words Andy. I wish you all the best with your project. Please feel free to stop by and comment as I continue my project.

Allison Buchan-Terrell : My Ontario Works experience

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 23:43:49 +0000

Thanks Darryl. I really appreciate your words of encouragement. Keep the feedback coming!

Allison Buchan-Terrell : Three keys parts of news stories we don't get

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 16:06:10 +0000

I have the same aversion to daily news for that reason. I did daily news for four years as a student reporter and I found it very unsatisfying. I could only do so much within the span of one day and more often than not it was cover the event or happening and not what it means. Recognizing the gap is a good first step. The hope then is that we make an effort to provide context in all of our work. Too often we jump into a story in the middle and forget for our audience this might represent the first time they learn of it. My question is how do we do it? Context as its own story or as a sidebar (the usual) or as a part of the story? Or would a story entirely on explanation or context being too much of a change from what we do now?

Spark | CBC Radio : Spark 84 - September 13 & 15, 2009

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:26:20 +0000

Great first show back Sparklers! I really loved Hannah's piece on flying cars and her DIY hovercraft. Is she going to have a regular feature now?

Allison Buchan-Terrell : The explainer

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:53:35 +0000

I'm just curious. Could you provide a link to it? Also, was it in Canada or the U.S.?

Spark | CBC Radio : Do you send or keep digital love letters?

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:06:10 +0000

I agree there is no substitute for the care that goes into a handwritten letter, but what if there is no other way or it's just darned impractical. For six weeks (two years ago), my boyfriend toured South America and the best way to keep in touch was by email. After all, by the time I would have received a postcard, he would be back in Canada. And when a loved one is away it feels better to communicate often to ease the longing. I found I looked forward to each email as much as a letter or postcard - and found them to be as romantic as love letters. Or maybe the longing is part of the letter's mystique.. @meredi: When I wanted to move texts to my new phone, I would send them to myself. I have one or two I keep and I smile each time I read them. I think there is also an online service for saving text messages. It's called Treasuremytext .