{"id":12571,"date":"2011-10-04T12:59:27","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T17:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=12571"},"modified":"2011-10-04T13:43:19","modified_gmt":"2011-10-04T18:43:19","slug":"media-talk-%e2%80%94-oct-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2011\/10\/media-talk-%e2%80%94-oct-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Talk \u2014 Oct. 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>David Fancy<\/strong>, chair of Dramatic Arts, was quoted in the <em>St. Catharines Standard<\/em> and <em>Niagara Falls Review<\/em> article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.niagarafallsreview.ca\/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3288964\" target=\"_blank\">Production celebrates migrant farm workers<\/a>&#8221; on Sept. 7.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Sainsbury<\/strong>, History professor, published the opinion piece &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/opinions\/opinion\/david-camerons-very-bad-summer\/article2157182\/\" target=\"_blank\">David Cameron&#8217;s very bad summer<\/a>&#8221; in the <em>Globe and Mail<\/em> on Sept. 8.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12572\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12572\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12572 \" title=\"Jason Sykes\" src=\"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/hottopicelectionweb-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Jason Sykes\" width=\"180\" height=\"101\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason Sykes<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Political Science instructor <strong>Jason Sykes<\/strong> was quoted in the <em>Niagara Falls Review<\/em> article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.niagarafallsreview.ca\/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3290771\" target=\"_blank\">Mudslinging starts to flow early in the campaign<\/a>&#8221; on Sept. 8. He was also quoted in the <em>Huffington Post<\/em> article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.ca\/2011\/09\/08\/simple-desire-for-change-may-sink-dalton-mcguinty-ontario-election_n_954245.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dalton McGuinty&#8217;s Bid For Third Term May Be Sunk By Ontario Voters&#8217; Simple Desire For Change<\/a>&#8221; on Sept. 8, and in the <em>St. Catharines Standard<\/em> article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3307581\" target=\"_blank\">NDP stands by embattled candidate<\/a>&#8221; on Sept. 21.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott Henderson<\/strong>, associate professor in Communication, Popular Culture and Film, was quoted in the article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.niagarafallsreview.ca\/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3292825\" target=\"_blank\">After 9\/11: This feels like the Age of Angry<\/a>&#8221; in the <em>Niagara Falls Review<\/em> on Sept. 9.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Antonia Mantonakis<\/strong>, a researcher in the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute, was quoted in the article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/business\/cheaper+wines+wine+snobbery+longer+palatable+says+study\/5390132\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Go for cheaper wines: wine snobbery no longer palatable says study<\/a>&#8221; in the <em>Vancouver Sun<\/em> on Sept. 12.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brian Metcalfe<\/strong>, associate professor of Marketing, International Business and Strategy, was quoted in the Wall Street Journal article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424053111904491704576572303349548680.html\" target=\"_blank\">Prudential Financial plans China joint venture<\/a>&#8221; on Sept. 16.<\/p>\n<p>PhD candidate <strong>Paul Adachi<\/strong> appeared in various media outlets for his research into video games and aggression, including <a href=\"http:\/\/tucsoncitizen.com\/usa-today-news\/2011\/09\/14\/study-the-player-not-the-video-game\/\" target=\"_blank\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Niagara Community Observatory brief about municipal governance models was the focus of a <em>Niagara This Week<\/em> article entitled &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.niagarathisweek.com\/news\/article\/1083450--pitfalls-in-governance-models\" target=\"_blank\">Pitfalls in governance models<\/a>&#8221; on Sept. 16.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Larry Savage<\/strong>, associate professor of Labour Studies and Political Science, was quoted in the Toronto Star article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/business\/article\/1057054--labour-turbulence-on-the-rise\" target=\"_blank\">Labour turbulence on the rise<\/a>&#8221; on Sept. 20. He was also quoted in the CBC News article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/story\/2011\/09\/16\/ontario-election.html\" target=\"_blank\">Wedge politics haven&#8217;t helped PCs, experts say<\/a>&#8221; on Sept. 17. The article also appeared in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespec.com\/news\/ontario\/article\/595786--wedge-campaign-hurting-ontario-tories-but-election-far-from-over-analysts-say\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Hamilton Spectator<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christopher Fullerton<\/strong>, associate professor of Geography, was quoted in the <em>St. Catharines Standard<\/em> article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3305846\" target=\"_blank\">Road or rail? Niagara faces question at the polls<\/a>&#8221; on Sept. 20.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Debbie Slade<\/strong>, Centre for the Arts director, was quoted in the <em>St. Catharines Standard<\/em> article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3307522\" target=\"_blank\">Arts centre designs unveiled<\/a>&#8221; on Sept. 21.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Charles Conteh<\/strong>, assistant professor of Political Science, was quoted in the <em>Globe and Mail<\/em> article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/politics\/ontario-election\/why-northern-ontario-is-important-for-both-the-leaders-and-the-economy\/article2177074\/?from=sec431\" target=\"_blank\">Why Northern Ontario is important for both the leaders and the economy<\/a>&#8221; on Sept. 22.<\/p>\n<p>Sociology professor <strong>Andrea Doucet<\/strong> was quoted in the article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/report-on-business\/careers\/career-advice\/leah-eichler\/say-it-with-me-i-earn-more-than-my-husband\/article2178400\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Say it with me: I earn more than my husband&#8221;<\/a> in the <em>Globe and Mail<\/em> on Sept. 23.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael J. Armstrong<\/strong>, associate professor in the Faculty of Business, published an opinion piece titled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/opinions\/opinion\/government-rules-are-keeping-students-from-innovative-online-products\/article2178134\/\" target=\"_blank\">Government rules are keeping students from innovative online products<\/a>\u201d on the <em>Globe and Mail<\/em> website on Sept. 26.\u00a0 His article discussed the Ontario government policy that limits the ways university courses can use commercial online learning tools.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Charles Burton<\/strong>, associate professor of Political Science, had a number of media appearances in Canada and China, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the <em>Globe and Mail<\/em> article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/politics\/baird-stands-by-mp-who-flirted-by-e-mail-with-chinese-reporter\/article2161321\/\" target=\"_blank\">Baird stands by MP who flirted by email with Chinese reporter<\/a>&#8221; on Sept. 12<\/li>\n<li> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/09\/12\/email-exchanges-between-mp-chinese-journalist-a-serious-matter-analysts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Email exchanges between MP, Chinese journalist a serious matter: analysts<\/a>&#8221; in the <em>National Post<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunnewsnetwork.ca\/video\/search\/all\/flirt-fallout\/1161605206001\">an interview with Jacqui Delaney<\/a> on Sun TV&#8217;s \u201cFlirt Fallout\u201d on Sept. 15 (also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunnewsnetwork.ca\/video\/1157843957001\" target=\"_blank\">Newswire<\/a> on Sept. 12 and &#8220;The Source&#8221; with Ezra Levant)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Flirtation between cabinet minister, Chinese journalist must be taken seriously: analysts&#8221; in numerous newspapers, including the <em>Vancouver Sun<\/em> and canada.com<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/2011-09-13\/rest-of-world\/30148564_1_chinese-journalist-foreign-minister-chinese-reporter\" target=\"_blank\">Canada MP slammed for flirting with Chinese reporter<\/a>&#8221; in the <em>Times of India<\/em><\/li>\n<li>the CTV Power Play segment &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctv.ca\/CTVNews\/Politics\/20110912\/mp-passed-security-check-after-emailing-chinese-journalist-110912\" target=\"_blank\">Tory MP facing pressure to step down over flirty emails<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>an interview on CTV&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctv.ca\/CTVNews\/TopStories\/20110916\/dechert-emails-espionage-china-potential-risks-110917\/#.TnSwMViodno.email\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cAre Dechert E-mails Evidence of Chinese Espionage?\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li>an interview on Sun News Live with Brian Dunstan in the segment \u201cDechert and jeopardizing national security; also, how does this compare to Bernier case?\u201d on Sept. 17<\/li>\n<li>an interview for the <em>Digital Journal<\/em> article \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaljournal.com\/article\/311645\" target=\"_blank\">Canadian government not taking espionage seriously<\/a>\u201d on Sept. 18 on Radio Canada International Mandarin Service on Sept. 19<\/li>\n<li>an interview with John Robson on Sun TV on Sept. 23: \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunnewsnetwork.ca\/video\/search\/all\/red-rising\/1178602467001\" target=\"_blank\">Charles Burton of Brock University on whether the west should be worried about China launching a space station<\/a>\u201d<\/li>\n<li>an interview for the article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lfpress.com\/news\/canada\/2011\/09\/15\/18691946.html\" target=\"_blank\">Canada a target-rich environment for Chinese spies<\/a>&#8221; in the <em>London Free Press<\/em> on Sept. 15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Shari Sekel<\/strong>, director of graduate programs in the Faculty of Business, was quoted in the <em>Financial Post<\/em> article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.financialpost.com\/executive\/admissions+committee\/5462216\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\">How to woo the MBA admissions committee<\/a>&#8221; on Sept. 27.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Douglas Kneale<\/strong>, Dean of Humanities, was quoted in the <em>Niagara This Week<\/em> article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.niagarathisweek.com\/news\/article\/1136822--brock-receives-rotary-s-largest-donation\" target=\"_blank\">Brock receives Rotary&#8217;s largest donation<\/a>&#8221; on Sept. 27.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Financial Post<\/em> did an article on the Great Canadian Appathon at Brock on Oct. 2. The blog entry is called <a href=\"http:\/\/business.financialpost.com\/2011\/10\/02\/brock-students-running-on-cold-pizza-and-adrenaline-as-clock-ticks-down\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Brock students running on cold pizza and adrenaline as clock ticks down&#8221;<\/a>. It was preceded by the blog entry <a href=\"http:\/\/business.financialpost.com\/2011\/10\/01\/brock-students-aim-for-dream-jobs-building-video-games\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brock students aim for dream jobs building video games&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some recent media appearances by Brock faculty and staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12571"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12571"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12575,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12571\/revisions\/12575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}