Insights for Communicators, Interesting for All. 'Speaking of Media' – the Podcast that brings together communicators and the media to consider and critique the world of mass storytelling, hosted by former journalist turned corporate communicator, Keith Marnoch. If you are a communicator - or perhaps someone who speaks on behalf of your organization - 'Speaking of Media' allows you to learn from experts on both sides of the media microphone. The Podcast aims to highlight effective ways to wi ...
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Reta Ismail: From Beta Cams to Backpacks. How 'digital' transformed Local News
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38:50Send us a text The digital revolution hasn't just changed how we consume news—it's fundamentally transformed how journalists produce it. CTV London reporter Reta Ismail takes us behind the scenes of modern local journalism, revealing a landscape where speed and versatility have become essential professional skills. Remember when TV reporters travel…
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Navigating the Front Lines of Corporate Comms with Anne Marie Aikins
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39:01Send us a text In this engaging episode, we explore the dynamic world of communication with Anne Marie Akins, a seasoned communicator who has spent years navigating large organizations. Anne Marie shares her insights on the evolving media landscape, highlighting the importance of transparency and timely responses in crisis communication. As the for…
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Communicating from the Trump White House - Lee-Anne Goodman
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46:40Send us a textBy Keith Marnoch
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Tom Hayes - Hyper-Local News in an Evolving Media World
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40:02Send us a text On this episode of Speaking of Media, I’m joined by veteran TV reporter and longtime friend Tom Hayes to explore nearly 40 years of journalism evolution. From our shared early days of volunteering in community TV to Tom’s success with his online news program, 1-Minute Morning Toronto, we discuss how trust, adaptability, and storytell…
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Send us a text On this edition of the speaking of media podcast, we dive into the nuts and bolts of media relations …with one of the industries top media trainers warren Weeks. This episode provides a great opportunity for those of you who are looking to understand, media relations, more particularly. And maybe if you’re up against it and need to l…
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Create a Podcast, like this One! - Keith Marnoch
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8:11Send us a text Want to create your own podcast? Learn from the producer of this podcast - Keith Marnoch. You need to know that, in a crowded podcast landscape, only about 20% of podcasts thrive long-term, with only 6% reaching 100 episodes. This episode that you are presently listening to is not there by a long shot. Still, thanks to our listeners …
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Pandemic Protests & Leadership: Kym Geddes Coaches the Media Message
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29:59Send us a text The global pandemic has seen a shift in established norms of communication, both through the channels and the messages we share. There is currently a particular focus on leadership both corporate and political; as we all navigate previously uncharted waters. We are at a place and time where many of the conventional constructs of mass…
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Satellite Radio Possibilities: with SiriusXM's Sarah Burke
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28:42Send us a text Satellite radio is often an overlooked media channel. In a world where individuals can subscribe to services that allow them to listen to their music and other programming independent of others … platforms like SiriusXM Canada have to work harder to frame their entertainment offerings to be unique and attractive to their various nich…
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TSN's James Duthie: Canada's Best Sports Post
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36:08Send us a text In this episode, we go behind the desk that turned into a Sportcentre for James Duthie, TSN’s lead host and sports journalist. James’ work has earned him multiple awards including three Geminis, a Canadian Screen Award, and the Excellence in Sports Broadcasting Award from Sports Media Canada. Coincidentally I was working as a corpora…
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Peter Mansbridge: 'Off the Record' Stories from a fascinating News career
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35:15Send us a text Peter Mansbridge worked at the CBC for more than 50 years including a long run as the television network’s Chief correspondent and lead news anchor until his departure in 2017. To this day he remains passionate about the public broadcaster and maintains a deep respect for the journalists there although he has also has thoughts about …
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Leveraging Expert Commentary: with Carmi Levy, Technology Journalist
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32:43Send us a text Is there a way for you to develop a channel or opportunities for you to be seen as a media go-to expert; or even better, a pundit who can legitimately comment and provoke a story or discussion – based on the news of day that can benefit your overall comms goals?? What is the value of expert commentary? … and is your organization pois…
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Front-Line Media Relations with Steve Kee
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41:05Send us a text Media Relations in its purest form really hasn’t changed much over time … Media relations is essentially the practice of promoting your story or defending your position with a third-party channel that has a wide audience that extends beyond your organization’s channels. What hasn’t changed is that developing professional relationship…
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Pandemic Journalism: Graham Richardson on maintaining Quality & Scrutiny in the COVID era
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34:40Send us a text The Global Pandemic has affected us all … but perhaps nowhere has it been more obvious than through the channel where the stories about the pandemic have been shared – through broadcast news … But ….has the influence of this worldwide health crisis been a boom?? or a bust for television news? How crucial is local news in an era where…
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Politics & The Pandemic: How Vassy Kapelos Covers the Ottawa Bubble
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40:21Send us a text Learn more about Vassy Kapelos and CBC's Power & Politics, here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/author/vassy-kapelos-1.4586663 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS-NIyvelhPwRFobcEJhtQw Visit SPEAKING OF MEDIA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaSpeaking Join the SPEAKING OF MEDIA COMMUNICATOR'S DISCUSSION GROUP on Fa…
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Being interviewed for Local TV News; with Tara Overholt, CityTV Calgary
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29:15Send us a text A Television interview is among the most intrusive and disruptive request that a communicator will receive when they are in a challenging media spotlight… …but tv also offers the biggest bang for your communications buck when you want to broadly pitch a story or a personality from your organization, in a positive light …. It can be a…
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Professional Approaches to Community Connections with Steve McAllister
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36:20Send us a text The responsibility and benefits of having professional relationships with media and the communities who support your organization are more important now than ever before … and it takes someone who has worked both sides of the media microphone to understand how to work those relationships. In this episode, Steve McAllister explains ho…
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Call-in Talk Radio: The Secret Sauce with Tom McConnell
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33:12Send us a text The magic of radio … do you know how to make the magic work for you or your organization ??? Tom McConnell is a radio call-in talk show host from Southern Ontario … and our guest … as he offers a ton of valuable insights and stories from his almost 20 years on the air In this episode, we will explore what communicators need to unders…
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SERIES TRAILER - What is 'Speaking of Media'?
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2:07Send us a text Trailer – Speaking of Media Welcome to Speaking of Media – the Podcast where communicators and the media come together to consider the world of mass storytelling … I’m Keith Marnoch – former journalist turned corporate communicator… I’m hoping that YOU - As a communicator - or perhaps someone who speaks on behalf of your organization…
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Crisis Comms, Part 1: What PR Pro Bob Reid thinks of Your Biggest Comms Problems
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36:35Send us a text Crisis Communications – among the most challenging disciplines of corporate Communications … Do you need more experience regarding Crisis Communications, or how to do a better job of tackling it? In this podcast, Bob Reid, the Director of Brand Reputation for Veritas Communications, illustrates how he brings clarity and counsel to hi…
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Crisis Comms, Part 2: What PR Pro Bob Reid thinks of Your Biggest Comms Problems
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31:53Send us a text Crisis Communications – among the most challenging disciplines of corporate Communications … Do you need more experience regarding Crisis Communications, or how to do a better job of tackling it? In this podcast, Bob Reid, the Director of Brand Reputation for Veritas Communications, illustrates how he brings clarity and counsel to hi…
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Kevin Newman: A Network News Correspondent's Message to Communicators (Ep.3)
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40:52Send us a text Interview: Canadian Journalist and network news correspondent and investigative reporter for CBC, CTV, Global, and ABC News speaks on the state of journalism and social media news for the benefit of corporate communicators who are looking to engage with media. Elements included in this episode: Kevin's early days in journalism. How a…
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How to Land a Talk Radio Interview - with broadcaster Lisa Brandt
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35:04Send us a text Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a guest on a radio talk show? Have you been tasked with placing a guest on radio? How do you go about doing it? And what is the true value of being on the radio for you and your organization? Elements included in this episode: *The importance of storytelling and why it should be uppermos…
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Send us a text Welcome to Speaking of Media – the Podcast where communicators and the media come together to consider and critique the world of mass storytelling … I’m Keith Marnoch – former journalist turned corporate communicator… I’m hoping that YOU - As a communicator - or perhaps someone who speaks on behalf of your organization, will join me …
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