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Kirk LaPointe, the Vancouver Sun’s Managing Editor, Media Manager, and an adjunct professor at the School of Journalism at UBC talks to Joseph Planta about the Olympics and Paralympics, the Sun’s and the world media’s coverage, the problems at CanWest, and whether he’ll be tending goal for Team Canada tonight.
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Jeremy Rifkin, an adviser to a number of heads of state and the European Union, discusses his new book The Empathic Civilization: The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis (Tarcher, 2009), with Joseph Planta.
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Books on the Radio’s Sean Cranbury talks to Joseph Planta about the Real Vancouver Writers Series, the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the closing of Duthie’s Books, and more.
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Sean Cranbury stands in for the absent Joe Planta as he enjoys a respite overseas.
In this interview Sean speaks to Vancouver-based globe-trotting photographer, technologist, blogger, social media savant and cultural provocateur, Kris Krug.
The Commentary »
As it’s year’s end and I’m on hiatus from the interview program, I figured it apt to reflect on the program and what’s been wrought. This year, 171 interviews were produced for this website, of which all but three I conducted.
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In less than a week, I’ll find myself on a long haul flight. It’s not the destination that worries me, rather it’s the journey. I’m not enthusiastic about the several hours I’ll be flying, and so I’ve sought advice from regular travellers like Rafe Mair and Rona Maynard. They have both suggested reading mid-air.
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A few weeks ago, Sean Holman, the talented and prodigious editor of Public Eye Online was on the program to discuss the year that was and the year to come in provincial politics. We got to talking movies, when I’d asked him if he’d seen State of Play, the fine American film based on the British miniseries of the same name. This got me thinking about what films had the best depictions of politics, media, journalism and the writing process. I came up with a few, and limited myself to twenty which seemed a workable number. Twenty favourites, as it were.
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Blogger (www.michaelkwan.com) and freelance writer Michael Kwan talks to Joseph Planta about a new book he’s co-writing (with John Chow), the new BlackBerry Bold and other gadgets such as readers and the sort–in Planta’s final interview of the year; Sean Cranbury, who’ll be filling in on the program, joins the discussion over readers and the future of books.
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George Froehlich, editor of the Savvy Insider, veteran journalist and former television executive talks to Joseph Planta about the Savvy Insider, the abrupt departure of Tony Parsons from Global BC, restaurants to go to, and movies to see this holiday season.
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Books on the Radio’s Sean Cranbury talks books, his new co-production the Advent Book Blog, Christmas book buying, and Vancouver book shops, with Joseph Planta; as well it is announced that Planta will be taking a break from the program, and that Cranbury will be filling in.
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Mike McCardell of Global BC’s News Hour, returns to the program to discuss his new book, The Expanded Reilly Method: Or Have a Great Day, Forever (Harbour Publishing, 2009), with Joseph Planta.
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The writers and marketers Darren Barefoot and Julie Szabo discuss their new book Friends With Benefits: A Social Media Marketing Handbook (No Starch Press, 2009), with Joseph Planta; they also discuss the world of social media and how people and business can use it, their writing, their blogs, and more.
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The Vancouver Courier columnist Mark Hasiuk discusses his work in the paper, livability in Vancouver, the Olympics, prostitution and human trafficking, and the sort of mail he gets from his readers, with Joseph Planta.
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Public Eye Online’s Sean Holman talks BC politics and favourite movies with Joseph Planta; they look back at the recent session in the Legislature, insight on covering Victoria, the recent NDP convention, and what to expect in 2010, what with the Olympics and all.
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Vancouver politics is discussed with CityCaucus.com co-editor Michael Klassen and Joseph Planta; they discuss the first anniversary party at City Caucus, the budget hearings at City Hall, the recent provincial NDP convention, the forthcoming Olympics, and more.
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