Former Kamloops newsman writes of life as a war correspondent
BOOK REVIEW By MEL ROTHENBURGER TITLE: Kings, Killers and Kinks in the Cosmos (paperback) AUTHOR: Robert Egby PUBLISHER: Three Mile Point Publishing Have you ever known [Continue]
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Former newspaper owner Allie Campbell passes away
A former Kamloops newspaper man died this week. He was Allie Campbell, one of my former partners in the ownership of this newspaper way back when it was locally owned. While [Continue]
Almost a strange new chapter in the story of Pollux the dog
We’ve all heard of breaking news. Then there’s breakaway news. This newsroom can be an interesting place to work in. Friday afternoon, reporter Michele Young was [Continue]
CBC Radio could start new era in Kamloops
I for one, am thrilled with the announcement that CBC Radio will launch a Kamloops-based morning show next year. It is about time. For too long we’ve had to be [Continue]
Film commission’s 10th anniversary party
I dropped into the 10th anniversary party held by the Thompson Nicola Regional Film Commission on Friday evening in the Panorama Room at TRU. After having been off the [Continue]
Community involvement versus journalism
I’ve argued for years that journalists need to be involved in their communities, and that worries about conflict of interest are only what you make them. Last Friday, [Continue]
