James McCarten
As seen in:
Manulife,
Yahoo Canada,
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC),
CBC Calgary,
CBC Edmonton,
CBC Hamilton,
CBC Manitoba,
CBC News,
CBC Sports,
CBC Windsor,
CBNT-TV (St. John's, NL)
and
Covers:
Politics, Canada-U.S. relations
Washington correspondent for The Canadian Press and editor of Canada's most venerable journalism guides, the Canadian Press Stylebook and Caps and Spelling.
Interview
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, but not especially well
How is social media changing news?
By amplifying and distorting public opinion and hyperbole, placing a greater premium than ever on objective, unbiased, thorough reporting.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Aspired to, but never did
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don’t despair. The world will always value storytellers in one form or another.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
The golf course, or maybe the practice range
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New York Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That politics is boring and doesn't matter to ordinary people.
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