B.C. and Canada have two pivotal elections coming up — provincial and federal — that are certain to have large impacts on our lives.
As a veteran B.C. journalist, I can say that this political moment is like no other. The political maps have completely shifted in a short period of time, with the surprising surge of the Conservative Party in B.C. and Canada-wide.
That alone isn't so unusual, but this is all happening in a completely new communications environment. Audiences are fragmented into niche networks where politicians can talk directly to narrow audiences, without the rest of the voting public looking on.
And the news media in Canada is in worse shape than ever before — there simply aren't nearly as many working journalists chasing stories than in decades past.
We here at The Tyee feel a great amount of responsibility to put our journalists to work in this crucial political season. And we need your help to do it.
- David Beers, Editor-in-chief
Click here to Join Tyee BuildersB.C. and Canada have two pivotal elections coming up — provincial and federal — that are certain to have large impacts on our lives.
As a veteran B.C. journalist, I can say that this political moment is like no other. The political maps have completely shifted in a short period of time, with the surprising surge of the Conservative Party in B.C. and Canada-wide.
That alone isn't so unusual, but this is all happening in a completely new communications environment. Audiences are fragmented into niche networks where politicians can talk directly to narrow audiences, without the rest of the voting public looking on.
And the news media in Canada is in worse shape than ever before — there simply aren't nearly as many working journalists chasing stories than in decades past.
We here at The Tyee feel a great amount of responsibility to put our journalists to work in this crucial political season. And we need your help to do it.
- David Beers, Editor-in-chief
Click here to Join Tyee Builders