The number of journalists in Canada has been shrinking. Per-capita, there are fewer in B.C. than in Canada as a whole.
Meanwhile, the communications profession (PR, marketing, advertising) is booming. @chrischeung reports: https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/12/16/Losing-Journalists-PR-Jobs-Rising/
That's disturbing on many levels. People stressed, lack capacity to understand & digest what isn't easily consumable w/ immediate gratification -- a distraction. The really important stuff in life, long-term health & well-being, gets ignored.
It creates an enviro for mis- & disinformation (last 3 yrs of crazy + current 🦃 platform). The public needs good, real journalists to shine a light on what matters.
Jen St. Denis
Cindy