This blog was launched in February 2007 at http://meekermedia.blogspot.com. All posts prior to June 2007 are still available for reading at that location. For your browsing convenience, I have compiled the following table of contents with links to all posts. -GM
MAY 2007
May 28, 2007: Karl Wells announces his retirement from CBC
May 25, 2007: Announcement that the Meeker On Media blog is moving to The Telegram's web site
May 22, 2007: VOCM news reporter Scott Chafe passes away
May 21, 2007: A pitstop with quick commentary on Bob Wakeham and Ryan Cleary
May 18, 2007: Peter Walsh leaves CBC in Toronto to join The Telegram
May 17, 2007: CBC Radio Noon Crosstalk program on abortion raises a ruckus
May 16, 2007: Independent Editor is dissed for stumping at a political rally
May 15, 2007: Geoff's first technology column in The Telegram is posted
May 14, 2007: Atlantic Journalism Award winners are announced
May 13, 2007: Were audience numbers at the anti-Harper rally inflated by patriotic spin?
May 10, 2007: A photo of Rex you won't believe
May 9, 2007: National Post reporter Claudia Cattaneo opines on the local oil and gas industry
May 8, 2007: Craig Westcott's CBC Radio Morning Show commentary invokes the ghost of George Orwell in questioning spending priorities
May 7, 2007: Ken Regular takes a new position with CTV Toronto
May 4, 2007: A review of Stuart McLean's live Vinyl Café show in St. John's
May 4, 2007: A spot-on comment from an On The Go listener
May 3, 2007: Awards are no big deal until you win one
May 3, 2007: Greg Locke's journey picks up national coverage
May 2, 2007: Next steps for CBC Radio Noon, after Anne Budgell's retirement
May 1, 2007: A hilarious case of mistaken identity on live TV
APRIL 2007
April 30, 2007: Final On The Go show from old CBC building left bitter taste
April 27, 2007: Anne Budgell talks about her retirement from CBC
April 27, 2007: Marking the final day of the old CBC Radio building
April 26, 2007: Nightmare for Labrador couple in the Dominican Republic
April 21, 2007: The fakery of fast food photography; consumerism as art
April 19, 2007: NBC says the right thing about Virginia Tech
April 19, 2007: CBC's Tony Burman talks about Virginia Tech coverage
April 18, 2007: Big surprise: Virginia Tech killer produced a press kit
April 17, 2007: CBC Editor in Chief Tony Burman talks to Meeker on Media about Virginia Tech
April 16, 2007: Meeker on Media talks to Elliott Leyton, just hours after Virginia Tech
April 15, 2007: Craig Westcott's speech continues to make ripples
April 12, 2007: Sledworthy magazine needs to ramp up its safety message
April 11, 2007: The Muse takes satirical aim at The Independent
April 10, 2007: You read it here first: Anne Budgell announces her retirement from CBC
April 9, 2007: When rumours shouldn't make headines
April 7, 2007: A cute little ditty from Al Clouston
April 6, 2007: CBC gets exclusive on Nelson Hart confession tapes
April 5, 2007: A failing grade for math program changes
April 4, 2007: Greg Locke follows human tide to Alberta
April 2, 2007: Recognizing quality journalism
April 2, 2007: Ken Meeker and his adventures at the front
April 1, 2007: Scott Feschuk on Williams' equalization battle
MARCH 2007
March 31, 2007: Meeker on Media talks to Wade Locke about media coverage of current events (Part 2)
March 31, 2007: Analysis on media coverage of current events, particular to failed Hebron project (Part 1)
March 30, 2007: Craig Westcott's NOIA speech draws record traffic
March 29, 2007: Craig Westcott's speech to NOIA: Weighing the Cost of Lost Opportunities
March 28, 2007: What do reporters think of the media table?
March 28, 2007: Most frequent search subject: Father Wayne Dohey
March 27, 2007: A candid exchange between journalists (on the Paul Piggot case)
March 26, 2007: An epitaph for The Express (from Craig Welsh)
March 25, 2007: Why we didn't see crucial videotaped evidence of Nelson Hart
March 24, 2007: Marketing your own company (Jellybean Row) can be tricky
March 24, 2007: Does it make us angry or uncomfortable?
March 23, 2007: The Express has folded it's gone
March 19, 2007: Anne Budgell skewers Anthony Jenkins over seal hunt cartoon
March 17, 2007: Another take on the Mark Smith trial
March 16, 2007: Stay tuned more on the way!
March 15, 2007: A few bad apples in the lottery barrel
March 14, 2007: The new Current is drifting out to sea
March 13, 2007: We should think about the victim first not Father Dohey or parishioners
March 12, 2007: Former Current publisher goes on trial
March 8, 2007: A little known chapter in our history (involving Jewish refugees) in WWII
March 8, 2007: George Murphy won't be a free agent for long
March 7, 2007: Time vs. Maclean's: and the winner is
March 6, 2006: More questionable marketing stunts
March 5, 2007: Avalon caribou are safe for now
March 2, 2007: David Cochrane's speech had quite an impact
March 1, 2007: John Hickey's defamation suit is proceeding
February 28, 2007: David Cochane's speech to the Board of Trade on "patriotic correctness"
February 27, 2007: Greg Tiller's poem foreshadowed loss of Ocean Ranger
February 26, 2007: Rob Antle's Internal Economy Commission article will win awards
February 26, 2007: Unionized anchors impede change at Here & Now
February 26, 2007: A compelling editorial in The Muse
February 24, 2007: A note on my policy about anonymous posts (they aren't permitted)
February 23, 2007: CBC Here & Now could use a makeover
February 22, 2007: The Independent threatened to sue blogger
February 21, 2007: CBC erased priceless local programs Originally published in The Sunday Express, 1990
February 20, 2007: Living NL is a great bit of fun
February 19, 2007: CAJ Media magazine is highly recommended
February 19, 2007: Russian deportee may have been killed
February 16, 2007:Reflections on the Ocean Ranger'
February 15, 2007: Perceptions do compress with the passage of time
February 15, 2007: Quite a retraction from Consumer Reports'
February 14, 2007: 'Current' magazine sold to James Baird
February 14, 2007: David Cochrane to address Board of Trade
February 13, 2007: Tactical error for Hickey and Williams
February 13, 2007: New sports paper could use a good editor
ARCHIVED EXPRESS' COLUMNS
This blog was preceded by the monthly Media Spotlight column that ran in The Express newspaper, from May 2002 to February 2006. At the time, I knew that a monthly column was only scratching the surface of the local media scene, as demonstrated by the wide variety of material in this blog. The following archive contains a selection of Express columns that remain relevant or interesting.
Published March 2006: It's time to probe deeper on immigration
Published February 2006: The best media job in the province
Published December 2005: Privacy laws are wiping out public accountability
Published October 2004: Vaughn Whelan's ad stunt was a beautiful failure
Published September 2004: When journalists go undercover
Published April 2004: Bob Wakeham's journalistic influence is immense
Published January 2004: Toxic headines are making me ill
Published December 2003: The Bagbys are newsmakers of the year
Published August 2003: PR battle looms over fighting words
Published June 2003: Talking to PR people about media
Published April 2003: How journalists deal with death
Published February 2003: Northeast Avalon Times: The little newspaper that could
Published December 2002: Mayor Andy Wells locks horns over PR approach
Published October 2002: Major crisis communication blunder in B.C.
Published August 2002: Oh SHIT: That photo of the HITS FM van
Published July 2002: Why the news media are always so negative'
Published May 2002: Introduction to first newspaper column
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