PETERS – Journalists are increasingly in the crosshairs

Posted on May 27, 2017 in Local Voices, Page One, Peters // 0 Comments

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WE HAVE a saying in the journalistic profession: “If you’re not making someone mad, you’re not doing your job.”

This maxim is, in fact, why many choose to leave this line of work.

It’s a paradox to be a people-pleaser when your life’s work is agitating the status quo, and a position in public relations might be more placid.

Tough to blame them.

Upsetting people as a journalist in North America has typically been a safe and accepted practice.

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James Peters is the radio anchor at CFJC, coming to Kamloops in 2006. He anchors the afternoon news on B-100 and 98.3 CIFM, and contributes weekly editorials to the CFJC Evening News. He tweets regularly @Jamloops.

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