{"id":286,"date":"2012-05-01T11:49:10","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T15:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/?p=286"},"modified":"2012-05-01T11:49:10","modified_gmt":"2012-05-01T15:49:10","slug":"the-future-of-canadian-journalism-by-stephen-eldon-kerr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/the-future-of-canadian-journalism-by-stephen-eldon-kerr\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of Canadian Journalism by Stephen Eldon Kerr"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Currently, 80 percent of the world\u2019s population live on less than $10 a day; one billion people are illiterate; and 80 per cent of the world\u2019s population live in countries with a growing income differentials. Contextualising these statistics will prompt readers to ask hard questions about the way the world is governed. That is not to say that there is a correct answer to the questions, but that news, decontextualized, ignores the political realities of the day. It is impossible for most people to address society\u2019s ills on the basis of most modern media coverage. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Editorial in Alternatives,\u00a0<a title=\"Alternatives Edtorial, Monday 30 April 2012\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alterinter.org\/article3799.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.alterinter.org\/article3799.html<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Currently, 80 percent of the world\u2019s population live on less than $10 a day; one billion people are illiterate; and 80 per cent of the world\u2019s population live in countries with a growing income differentials. Contextualising these statistics will prompt readers to ask hard questions about the way the world is governed. That is not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"0","tag":"0","restrict_content":"0"},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[10,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-quote","hentry","category-politics-that-matter","category-writing","post_format-post-format-quote","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2buQs-4C","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15583,"url":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/waterfront-vision\/","url_meta":{"origin":286,"position":0},"title":"Verdun Council Proposes Waterfront Vision","author":"Tracey Arial","date":"March 11, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"During their March 4 Council Meeting, Verdun representatives passed three motions about renovations and construction along the Verdun waterfront. \u00a0 They approved a request for financial assistance from MELS for a pool to be built near Monsignor-Richard Secondary School Pavilion. 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