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Gaining A Voice [VHS]

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Much of the material in the half-hour shows is aimed at teaching community groups how to contact reporters and editors and what approaches work or fail. Paul Brent, CJOH-TV's station assistant asignment editor concedes he won't pay much attention to news releases that aren't clear and tightly focused. "Rule number one: Don't lie to me," says Michael Enright, host of CBC's 'As it Happens'. A 'Globe and Mail' reporter advises people to hand reports to her first if they want a page-one hit in the newspaper. Much of the series simply explains how the media operates. Tina Spencer, former city editor of The Ottawa Citizen, explains why some events are judged newsworthy and others not. Much of this series would be an eye-opener for journalism students.

Much of the material in the Gaining A Voice, half-hour shows is aimed at teaching community groups how to contact reporters and editors and what approaches work or fail. Paul Brent, CJOH-TV's station assistant asignment editor concedes he won't pay much attention to news releases that aren't clear and tightly focused. "Rule number one: Don't lie to me," says Michael Enright, host of CBC's 'As it Happens'. A 'Globe and Mail' reporter advises people to hand reports to her first if they want a page-one hit in the newspaper. Much of the series simply explains how the media operates. Tina Spencer, former city editor of The Ottawa Citizen, explains why some events are judged newsworthy and others not. Much of this series would be an eye-opener for journalism students.