By inmedia
The blogosphere seems to be abuzz with the revelation that Canadians hold many powerful positions in the U.S. and international media. We’re everywhere! An article in yesterday’s National Post tweaked Gawker and the Huffington Post to the fact that a large contingent of Canadians are influential media pundits, editors and journalists. Just as Canadians seemingly dominate the entertainment field, be it music – Celine, Avril, Shania, Nelly, Feist et al – or movies – Mike Myers, Jim Carrey, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, just to name a few – or books – Malcolm Gladwell, Douglas Coupland, Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje and so on, so too does it seem that the true north, strong and free is well represented in the list of influential decision-makers in the media. Anecdotally, I was indeed surprised last year when my mother was planning on attending her high school reunion and discovered that she went to the same high school as Graydon Carter, Vanity Fair’s editor in chief. Pleasantly surprised though I was, sadly, my subscription cost remains the same.
