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New Feature: 'Today's Big Story'
Check daily for quick briefings on the day's hot news story.
You wanted fast, fresh context
I'm pleased to draw your attention today to the first example of our new, regular feature: "Today's Big Story." To read it, click here.
We listened to Tyee readers, who said they wanted us to provide quick reaction to the hot story leading other media. You wanted added context. And you wanted an opportunity to comment on the breaking news.
Consider "Today's Big Story," a briefing file specially prepared to satisfy those desires. It's always a fast read, much shorter than the usual Tyee article. It's a synthesis of what other media are reporting and saying all over the web, with the links provided. It gives you previous Tyee stories on the subject. And it's a perfect place for you to weigh in on the issues and see what other Tyee readers are thinking.
"Today's Big Story" for Monday, October 23, 2006, is Iraq. Specifically, a cluster of news breaks this weekend that signal the crumpling of the "stay the course in Iraq" stance among U.S. and British officials. Tomorrow's Big Story is...who knows?
The roll out of this new feature offers an opportunity to introduce our new senior editor, Richard Warnica, who will be crafting "Today's Big Story" much of the time. You may recognize his byline. Richard has already contributed many articles to The Tyee and edited our Election Central blog during the federal election last winter. If you are a reader of the "Reported Elsewhere" links daily refreshed on The Tyee's home page, you already appreciate Richard's discerning sweep of the Internet. He's the mind and droll voice behind those headlines.
Richard joins our editorial team that also includes the valued talents of managing editor Vanessa Richmond and Tyee Books editor Charles Campbell. We're a small team, but of course we've had the pleasure and benefit of fielding contributions from marvellous writers and photographers numbering into the many hundreds as The Tyee nears its third birthday.
And that affords me one more opportunity. To offer thanks to those skilled contributors and engaged readers whose efforts and goodwill have helped us get this far.
I hope you will find "Today's Big Story" useful, enjoyable, and a regular read. ![[Tyee]](http://thetyee.cachefly.net/ui/img/ico_fishie.png){kind=small}
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Fiat lux
5 years ago
Comments on "New Feature: 'Today's Big Story'"
Big business, politicians and the military survive on secrecy, lies, deceit and fraud to entice people into climbing the scaling ladders for some "noble cause", which ususally turns out to be "wealth creation" into the pockets of a power elite.
This is why history keeps on repeating itself, because people are unwilling to learn the lessons from past mistakes and crime waves, started usually on "divine orders". As its is now on both sides.
Iraq was a lost cause from day one and so is Afghanistan, where 20,000 NATO troops are floating around in their armoured vehicles, in a roadless country, without a hope in hell to make any difference, wasting lives and resources, creating hate. The Taliban just walk around them.
The generals should know this, but it gives them a chance to make speeches and demand more weapons, plus, in Canada's case, to get people and the soldiers used to the ides of becoming part of the NAU force to serve "national interests".
Which always turn out to be the demands of the multinational corporate mafia for the free movement of capital and removal of profits while millions starve to death.
Ed Deak, Big Lake.
Moosebeer
5 years ago
I am not in favour of "The Tyee" reporting on the hot media topic and looking like the rest of the news media. The reason I read I come here is so that I can find out about things that the corporate media is not willing to cover. Withoout this unique viewpoint there really is not a much reason for this site to continue.
Alcibiades
5 years ago
And where's today's big briefing?
So much for that idea.
coldmoon
5 years ago
While I think this feature is a nice additon to the Tyee, I'm sad to see that it seems it's not adding to original content, but taking away from it. I've noticed the Tyee typically posts three stories a day, and now it's two plus this roundup. Will this change?
G West
5 years ago
coldmoon,
No kidding!
Think of the thrilling editorial meetings where the decision about what constitutes the BIG STORY of the day is made. Narrow it to three and use paper, rock scissors to decide or - just leave it up to David – it’s his baby after all.
And, imagine the website after two weeks - it'll be long string of little green "BIG STORY" icons occasionally interspersed with a piece of 'real' investigative journalism and a fluff post about models.
Things are going downhill pretty fast around here.
Sad.
But we do have DISSENT!
haraldkann
5 years ago
Gee!Big Story of the day ???
According to whom ? What STANDARDS ?
I like French Vanilla coffee in the morning and I love Spumoni ice cream after dinner.Am i QUALIFIED to pick the BIG STORY OF THE DAY.
Mel Gibson slagging Jews or Sir Paul McCartney getting fleeced ???
Google buying youtube or the TYEE quietly
courting the CBC ???
GEE! It sounds good til you INVESTIGATE .
Alcibiades
5 years ago
The amount of money that goes into Government coffers every week from Lottery sales, it's kind of surprising no one thought this was a 'big' story today:
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1161770517449&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154
About the number of lottery retailers who are also 'big winners'; or, this:
New Jersey Court Backs Rights for Same-Sex Unions
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/25/nyregion/26marriagecnd.html?hp&ex=1161835200&en=51e657f351dfce95&ei=5094&partner=homepage
Alcibiades
5 years ago
In keeping with the MO of this new 'big story' feature, here's a suggestion for tomorrow:
U.S. campaign ad critical of Canada yanked
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 | 11:14 PM ET
CBC News
A campaign ad in a bitter Tennessee senate race that took a swipe at Canada has been pulled, though a Republican Party spokesperson said Wednesday the decision had nothing to do with the controversy it had generated on both sides of the border.
The race between Republican Bob Corker and Democrat Harold Ford Jr. is seen as key to helping determine which party takes control of the Senate come Nov. 7. The battle has led to a series of allegations and counterattacks in campaign ads and on political talk shows in the U.S.
Democratic Senate nominee Harold Ford Jr. is looking to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Senate after five terms as a congressman. Democratic Senate nominee Harold Ford Jr. is looking to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Senate after five terms as a congressman.
(Mark Humphrey/Associated Press)
Actors in one "man on the street" ad take turns as apologists for Ford's alleged shortcomings in policy and in character, with one expressing the view that Democrats and Canada are both soft on the issue of global security.
"Canada can take care of North Korea," the man in the ad says. "They're not busy."
A Canadian government source told the Canadian Press that ambassador to Washington Michael Wilson had expressed concerns on behalf of the Conservatives to a White House official.
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Liberal MP Omar Alghabra took up the issue in question period on Wednesday.
"Is this what Canadians should be expecting as the outcome of cozying up to Mr. Bush by the prime minister and his Conservatives?" said Alghabra.
"I have a question for the prime minister. Will he call his mentor, President Bush, and demand this insulting ad be pulled from the airwaves immediately, and stand up for Canada, but for real this time?"
Canadian officials were not the only ones with objections.
In the same ad, a blonde woman claims she met Ford, an African-American, at a Playboy party and beckons the candidate to "call me."
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People categorized the ad in a statement as "a powerful innuendo that plays to pre-existing prejudices about African-American men and white women."
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bob Corker called a controversial campaign ad directed at his opponent 'tacky.'Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bob Corker called a controversial campaign ad directed at his opponent 'tacky.'
(Tom Sherlin/Associated Press/The Daily Times)
Ford has denied ever having been to the Playboy mansion in California, but admits being at a 2005 Super Bowl party in host city Jacksonville, Fla., which was hosted by Playboy and attended by about 3,000 people.
The same ad also alleges that Ford took money from porn movie producers.
'Run its course'
A Republican National Committee official told NBC the ad had been pulled because it had "run its course," just one day after party chairman Ken Mehlman defended the ad and said it would continue to run.
Corker's team had said the ad had been created by a third party, though the candidate said it was "tacky" and "not reflective of the campaign we are running."
Yet another ad, however, takes aim at Ford's pro-choice stance, alleging "[Ford] wants to give the abortion pill to our schoolchildren."
Corker is the one-time mayor of Chattanooga, while Ford is in his fifth term in the U.S. house.
They are competing for the vacant seat previously held by Republican Bill Frist, who is believed to be mulling a run for presidential nominee in 2008.
With files from the Canadian Press
G West
5 years ago
Will this be tomorrow's BIG STORY?
First decent thing Canada's New Government has done since it came to power:
Ending the Income Trust tax dodge.
It's not enough, but it is a start.
Credit where due.
G West
5 years ago
Guess not, you've finally got it up on the sideboard. Half a day late, as usual. Way to go Tyee!
Are you tracking the effects on the market?