The Next Big Thing: The Dalton Camp Lectures in Journalism - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0864923481 ISBN 13: 9780864923486

Publisher: Goose Lane Editions, 2014

Synopsis

Canadian journalist and political insider Dalton Camp left behind a powerful legacy, including books, essays, and newspaper columns on Canadian politics and public policy.

To both celebrate his career and continue his passionate efforts to encourage and support the practice of journalism, St. Thomas University has held the annual Dalton Camp Lecture in Journalism since 2002. In cooperation with CBC Radio's Ideas, the series has become an annual highlight for listeners across the country.

Now, for the first time, the Dalton Camp Lectures have been gathered together in one remarkable compilation. Commencing with the foundational address "The Best Game in Town" by journalist and social activist June Callwood, about her love affair with journalism, and ending with the 2013 lecture "The Next Big Thing Has Finally Arrived" by New York Times business, media, and culture writer David Carr, the contributors collectively forecast the future of news and the public discussion of ideas in a vastly changing world.

Featuring contributions by Callwood and Carr as well as Nahlah Ayed, Sue Gardner, Chantal Hébert, Naomi Klein, Roy MacGregor, Stephanie Nolen, Neil Reynolds, Joe Schlesinger, and Ken Whyte, The Next Big Thing addresses the contemporary practice of journalism like no other book.

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Canadian journalist and political insider Dalton Camp left behind a powerful legacy, ranging from books to essays, from radio broadcasts to newspaper columns. To celebrate his career and continue his passionate interest in politics, public engagement, and the practice of journalism, the Dalton Camp Lecture is held each year at St. Thomas University and broadcast on Ideas on CBC Radio.

Here, for the first time, gathered together in one remarkable compilation, are the Dalton Camp lectures in journalism. Beginning with journalist and social activist June Callwood's inaugural address, "The Best Game in Town," and ending with New York Times business, media, and culture critic David Carr's "The Next Big Thing Has Finally Arrived," the book centres on the journalist's dilemma: how to find the stories that need to be told and the words that can best be used to tell them.

Featuring the lectures of Callwood and Carr as well as contributions by Nahlah Ayed, Sue Gardner, Chantal Hébert, Naomi Klein, Roy MacGregor, Stephanie Nolen, Neil Reynolds, Joe Schlesinger, and Ken Whyte, The Next Big Thing forecasts the future of journalism and its relationship to democracy and the free expression of ideas.

About the Author:

Phillip Lee is an award-winning journalist, who has received two Canadian Association of journalists awards and several Atlantic Journalism Awards. His writing has been shortlisted for the Michener Award and the National Magazine Awards. He has published two books: Home Pool: The Fight to Save the Atlantic Salmon and the national bestseller Frank: The Life and Politics of Frank McKenna.

About this edition

• Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0864923481
• ISBN 13: 9780864923486
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208
• Editor: Lee Philip