A Seattle based social media campaign is gaining steam to try and find a Canadian man whose car was vandalized during mayday protests this week. The Twitter hashtag #findsam has been created and is being re-tweeted through Vancouver and Seattle to find the Canadian who only gave his first name. Sam was interviewed by Seattle media … [Read more...]
Visit the Newseum in Washington, DC for a look at campaign coverage through the years
April 18, 2012 by
In this election year, head to the Newseum in Washington, DC for a look at media’s role in presidential campaigns. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
Big media Twitter campaign backfires
March 16, 2012 by
One of Canada's biggest telecommunications companies is feeling the wrath of its customers. It looks like Rogers attempt to use social media to promote a service has backfired. Rogers was hoping a promoted tweet would help launch their new "Rogers 1 number" service -- but instead of signing up for the free service, customers are using the … [Read more...]
Grazer Set, Others Campaign For Oscars
November 10, 2011 by
In the wake of producer Brett Ratner and host Eddie Murphy's departure, it has been a busy 24 hours for those involved in the upcoming Oscars telecast. Yesterday Academy President Tom Sherak announced that film producer Brian Grazer will join Don Mischer as a producer on the ceremony, the first time he's produced the telecast. Grazer brings with … [Read more...]
Anton unveils focus of campaign
September 14, 2011 by
NPA mayoral candidate Suzanne Anton presented a three-fold focus on neighbourhoods, prosperity and accountability at a press conference yesterday. She emphasized the need for better leadership and accountability. If she were elected, Anton said, one of her first actions would be to lift the “media gag order” on civil servants and to publish … [Read more...]
BCGEU launches billboard campaign to bring attention to BC’s parks
September 4, 2011 by
The plight of BC parks is now the focus of a new billboard campaign by the union representing government workers. BCGEU President Darryl Walker says chronic underfunding has left the province's parks in total disarray. "The cuts to the number of forest and park rangers over the years, has left us in a position where our parks are not monitored, and … [Read more...]
NDP launches campaign to fight gouging at gas pumps
July 27, 2011 by
Beginning of Story Content The NDP says Canadians are being gouged by faulty gas pumps that overstate the amount of gas drivers are getting and overcharge them. The party says Canadians may be ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
