Themes: COVID, Legacy News, Media
Michael Menzies is a reporter and editor for Lakeland Connect in Bonnyville, Alberta and the play by play voice of the Bonnyville Junior A Pontiacs hockey team. He graduated from NAIT’s Radio and TV Program in Edmonton in 2018 and jumped right into news media, as a journalist and reporter in rural Alberta. Only 2 years into his career, COVID hit, causing major setbacks to his organization. Michael struggled to keep sane while reporting on COVID updates, navigating hate from all sides and trying to uphold truth. This struggle lead him to step away from his career, a move he thought at the time would be permanent.
In this episode we talk about:
☑️ Michael’s experience learning on the job quickly as a reporter in a community with three levels of government.
☑️ The COVID “scandal” with political officials in his community of rural Alberta that became national news.
☑️ Trying to uphold truth in a world of media filled with narratives and self-righteousness, while facing heat from all sides.
☑️ Is news getting swallowed up by media as a whole?
Hear more from Michael at Lakeland Connect.
